Wilkie push for Government to buy recycled products

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, this morning introduced the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Sustainable Procurement Principles) Bill 2020 which enshrines principles of sustainability into the Federal Government’s procurement policy.…

Federal Government must step in and fix Tasmania’s broken health system

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, will call on the Federal Government to refer Tasmania’s busted public health system to the Productivity Commission for real solutions. Mr Wilkie makes the…

NDIS must stop discriminating against older Australians

Deputy Speaker having a disability makes life hard enough but, if you’re 65 or older, it can be a disaster because older Australians are not allowed to enter the National…

Medicare rebate must be increased

According to the Tasmanian Council of Social Service ‘the median age of death in Tasmania’s most disadvantaged neighbourhood is 66, compared to 84 in the State’s most advantaged neighbourhood.’ This…

Adjournment speech on State Government incompetence in delivering vital infrastructure projects

Speaker my home state of Tasmania is the best place in the world to live. But its governance is appalling, and if you hand a Tasmanian state government a great…

Lifting the lid on Australia’s true carbon footprint

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, will this morning table the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (Transparency in Carbon Emissions Accounting) Bill 2020. Mr Wilkie’s Private Member’s Bill would…

End the cruelty

Live Animal Export Prohibition Bill to be tabled again today Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, will this morning introduce another Private Members Bill to wind down the live export…

Regional processing asylum seeker bill tabled again today

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, re-introduced the Refugee Protection Bill 2019 to Parliament this morning. It was seconded by independent MP Dr Helen Haines. “Confining people for an indefinite…

Bill of Rights introduced into Parliament

The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, will today introduce legislation in the Federal Parliament that would enshrine a Bill of Rights in Australian law. The bill is modelled closely…