Tasmanian Government’s crisis of integrity

Andrew spoke in the Parliament about the Tasmanian Government’s galling lack of integrity. You can watch or read his speech below: “The Tasmanian Liberal government is in crisis, not a…

Social media ban is not working

Andrew initially against the Government’s social media ban for under-16s because he had a number of concerns about the ban being counter-productive, unworkable, and punishing children rather than the social…

Opinion piece – Housing and immigration

Andrew wrote the below opinion piece on immigration and housing, originally published in The Mercury: That some political parties seek to pin the housing crisis on “immigrants” and “foreigners” is…

Minister must stamp out local post office closures

Andrew asked the Minister for Communications the following question about local post office closures during Question Time: “Minister I’ve spoken to many Post Office licensees, and it’s clear that Australia…

AI data centres need guardrails

Andrew gave a speech outlining his perspective on AI data centres and highlighting the urgent need for the Government to ensure they are built on Australia’s terms by managing local…

Richness of the Tasmanian community

Andrew delivered a speech in Parliament reflecting on and celebrating the richness of the Tasmanian community. You can watch or read the speech below: “Over the past week or so,…

The dodgy Tasmanian Government circus

Just when we thought the Tasmanian Government couldn’t stoop any lower, today they moved to stop MPs from being required to give evidence to the Integrity Commission under oath. In…

A statement on Federal Court ruling in Star Casino Case

It’s welcome news that the Federal Court has handed down penalties to two former executives of Star Entertainment for their breaches of the Corporations Act in relation to a Chinese…

A statement on Nyrstar

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