On Saturday I attended the Hobartians Facing Homelessness rally, where again I was outraged to hear stories from people about the great difficulties they face sleeping rough, or finding and…
The Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, today re-introduced his Ending Indefinite and Arbitrary Immigration Detention Bill 2022, which would also effectively abolish offshore detention. The Bill was seconded by the Member…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, delivered the following 90 second statement to the Parliament. “One of the major brakes on economic development in Tasmania is the cost of getting…
I was delighted to read a speech by Caitlin Woolley, a 19-year-old student from Hobart, as part of the Youth Voice in Parliament campaign. Caitlin works as the Tasmanian health…
It was entirely unsatisfactory for the Federal Government to refuse to commit to help establish a national framework for supported decision-making when I put the question to the Prime Minister…
This morning I was joined by Helen Haines MP, Adam Bandt MP, Bob Katter MP, Rebekha Sharkie MP, Bridget Archer MP and John Alexander MP to call again for a…
Once again, both major parties pander to racism, bigotry and xenophobia for political gain. Shameful.
I hope to return next Parliament, and I look forward to more independents joining me so that we can hold the major parties to account and push for the real…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, introduces a Bill in the Federal Parliament to strengthen the transparency and accountability of political donations in Australia. “Figures released earlier this month by…