Environmental alarm must spark immediate action

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, says the catastrophic state of Australia’s environment laid bare in an alarming new report underlines the need for urgent action on climate change and…

Wilkie welcomes decision to drop charges against Bernard Collaery

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has welcomed the news that the Commonwealth Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus QC, has ordered the Commonwealth to drop the charges against Bernard Collaery.…

Super housing plan risks harming those it’s trying to help

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has warned the Federal Government’s plan to allow young Australians to access their superannuation to help fund a house deposit could end up hurting…

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…

Both Libs and Labor must lift their game on NDIS

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has called on the major parties to commit to ending age discrimination in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and enshrining funding based on…

Fuel security solution staring us in the face

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has called on the Federal Government to immediately deliver on its promise to subsidise a fleet of Australian-flagged liquid fuel carriers to help provide…

Why Medicare-funded dental care is a must

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has joined Chigwell resident Jane Bridges to call on the Federal Government and ALP to pledge to include basic dental services in Medicare as…

It’s beyond time for Tassie to embrace electric vehicles

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has joined Good Car Company founder Anthony Broese van Groenou to discuss Tasmania’s rising fuel prices and the role electric vehicles (EVs) can play…

Medicare rebate rise key to curing GP crisis

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has joined Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Tasmania Chair Dr Tim Jackson to talk about the worsening GP shortage in Tasmania and…