It’s been one year since the unsuccessful Voice Referendum and the Federal Government still seems to be avoiding Indigenous issues. Indeed according to the latest Productivity Commission report, only five…
“It’s unconscionable that only five of the 19 Closing the Gap targets are on track, with some shamefully actually going backwards, according to the latest Productivity Commission report,” Independent Member…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has announced that he will seek re-election at the next federal election, which is expected before late May next year. “I am as determined…
“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…
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…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has welcomed the announcement of 14 October 2023 as the date for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament Referendum. “The policies…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, spoke in the Federal Parliament in support of the Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023. Please see above video for full…
Andrew supports Indigenous ranger programs and Indigenous Protected Areas (IPA), for instance because Indigenous people should have the right to care for their land with which they are culturally and…
If the Federal Government is serious about ‘closing the gap’ then it is essential that First Nations people have a constitutionally-enshrined voice in the Parliament. We must listen to the…