A good Budget so far as it goes

The Federal Budget is good so far as it goes. It’s more compassionate than what we’ve seen during the previous LNP government’s budgets and it delivers on Labor’s election promises.…

Crime Commission slams clubs and pubs, recommends mandatory anti-money laundering card

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, joined Rev Tim Costello AO to discuss the NSW Crime Commission’s damning findings into money laundering in clubs and pubs. “The damning report by…

Ashley whistleblower abandoned by Tasmanian Government

Federal Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, joined fellow Tasmanian independents, Kristie Johnston MHA and Meg Webb MLC, to call on the Tasmanian Government to put a stop to the…

Wilkie seizes chance to wind back live sheep exports

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has lodged a motion to disallow the regulation made by the former Federal Government that shortens the northern summer live sheep export trade prohibition…

Robodebt victims deserve answers

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has welcomed the Albanese Government’s establishment of a long-overdue Royal Commission into the Robodebt scandal. “It’s beyond time the full extent of the damage…

Statement on the interim report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has welcomed the interim report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide as a vital step towards addressing the serious systemic and…

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…