Dark day for Tasmania as flawed pokies reforms pass Legislative Council

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, says a once-in-a-lifetime chance to reduce the devastating harm caused by poker machines in the community has been squandered by the Tasmanian Government. “This…

Protection racket for Crown continues

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, will discuss the Victorian Government’s outrageous decision to allow Crown to keep its Melbourne casino licence, despite the Royal Commission finding it’s unsuitable to…

Crossbench leading the integrity charge

Yet again the Government tries to defend its useless integrity agency plan and dodges donation and advertising reform altogether. Contemptuous or clueless, the result is the same. Text of the…

Andrew speaks in Parliament on the Critical Infrastructure Bill

Genuine national security needs an holistic response including cyber security, hardened infrastructure to survive increasing climate-related natural disasters, and tighter foreign investment rules.

Australia needs a strong and independent national integrity agency

Australians are sick and tired of dodgy behaviour in Canberra. It’s time for a strong and independent national integrity agency that can hold politicians accountable for their actions.

Andrew in Parliament on Indigenous Land Rights, Closing the Gap & the Uluru Statement from the Heart

If the Federal Government is serious about ‘closing the gap’ then it is essential that First Nations people have a constitutionally-enshrined voice in the Parliament. We must listen to the…

Victoria, the cover-up state: Victorian Government must release the Crown Royal Commission findings immediately

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has called on the Victorian Government to release the findings of the Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and License immediately after being provided…

Harm minimisation, not profit maximisation

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has joined fellow independents Kristie Johnston and Meg Webb to call for the inclusion of effective harm minimisation measures to the State Government’s poker…