Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, moved amendments to the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 to replace the words ‘intersex status’ with ‘sex characteristics’. “These amendments, quite…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has slammed the current Federal Government for voting down his motion to disallow the regulation made by the former Federal Government to shorten the…
It’s shameful that the Federal Government refused to commit to lifting the Medicare GP rebate when I put the question to the Minister for Health, Mark Butler, in Question Time.…
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…
Deputy Speaker, the Government has made no secret of their plan to make military technology one of Australia’s top exports. And this plan is working, with some $5bn worth of…
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…
It’s a cliché but it’s true, that nurses are some of the real heroes of this pandemic. Twenty-four hours a day, every day, since the start of Covid our nurses…
Yet another report has been released which explains again how raising the rate of Centrelink pensions & payments would be the most efficient way to reduce financial stress & poverty…
The Aged Care Royal Commission has presented us with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fundamentally change and improve our aged care services. We have a clear blueprint and it’s imperative we…