Centrelink support for older Australians slipping

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, delivered the following statement to the Federal Parliament. Please see above video for full statement. “Australians need a social safety net that works for…

Wilkie calls on Federal Government to fully implement banking Royal Commission recommendations

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, will asked the Minister for Financial Services, the Hon Stephen Jones MP, the following in Question Time. Please see above video for full question…

Fishy business at Woolies

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, delivered the following statement to Parliament. Please see full video above. “Despite allergen safety needing to be taken extremely seriously, concerned constituents have provided…

Coal quality fraud allegations found to be true, pressure on Government to hold fair dinkum inquiry

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has welcomed the announcement by ASIC that it is suing TerraCom Limited, it’s managing director, chief commercial officer, former Chair and a former director…

NACC looks good, now to make it happen

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has welcomed the legislation by the Federal Government to establish a National Anti-Corruption Commission. “The crossbench has led the charge when it comes to…

Buy-now, pay-later schemes land many in serious strife

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has backed a national call from a community coalition to better regulate buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) and payday lending schemes, citing the case of a…

Harm minimisation, not profit maximisation

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has joined fellow independents Kristie Johnston and Meg Webb to call for the inclusion of effective harm minimisation measures to the State Government’s poker…

Consumer law lacking in travel and tourism industry

When the pandemic hit, many Australians obviously had thousands of dollars tied up in travel plans that had to be suddenly cancelled, replaced instead by lengthy periods of confusion and…

Andrew speaks in Parliament about problems with consumer protections in the travel industry

The flight and travel industry remains in diabolical strife, with thousands of Australians chasing refunds for ill-fated holidays cancelled due to COVID-19 and travel agents going to the wall. The…