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…

Humanity must have a place in home affairs

A little girl in a flowery frock and pink tiara enjoying her fifth birthday with a koala-topped cake is an image guaranteed to soften even the hardest of hearts. But when…

Seven-year wait for “priority” public housing highlights crisis

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…

Immoral and unlawful treatment of asylum seekers must end

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…

Renewed call to fix Bass Strait subsidies

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…

650% increase in HECS-HELP indexation a crippling blow

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, recently asked Education Minister Jason Clare the following question in Question Time. “The recent six hundred and fifty per cent increase in HECS-HELP indexation…

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.…