Andrew Wilkie speaks on rural and regional Australia’s medical workforce

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, speaks on rural and regional Australia’s medical workforce as a matter of public importance.

A Labor Budget … just

“This Government’s budgets have been markedly better than the budgets brought down by their predecessor. They are more compassionate, and we see evidence of that in this budget, with more…

Wilkie speaks on the 2024 Tasmanian Election

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, discussed the important issues facing the community in the lead up to the 2024 Tasmanian election in a speech to the Federal Parliament. Please…

Federal Government must make a splash to save Glenorchy Pool

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, delivered the following statement to the Federal Parliament. Please see above video for full speech. “The Glenorchy War Memorial Pool has been a great…

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…

State Government still missing in action on St Helen’s mother and baby unit closure

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, joined Dr Frances Rose and Dr Marita Jones to voice their deep concerns with the State Government’s response to the closure of St Helen’s…

Vape changes very welcome news

The proposed changes announced by Federal Minister for Health, Mark Butler, regarding a crackdown on non-prescription vapes, also known as e-cigarettes, is very welcome news. The use of vapes is…

Horror health stories highlight need for change

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, addressed the Federal Parliament to discuss the issue of Tasmania’s broken health system. “How long do Tasmanians have to put up with a health…

Andrew speaks in Federal Parliament about the cost of living crisis

While the rising cost of living is greatly affecting the whole nation, Tasmanians are especially feeling the pressure. After all median weekly earnings for all employees in Tasmania is $1,000,…