The refusal by the Health Minister, to my request in Question Time today that the Federal Government intervene in the Tasmanian health crisis, was as deeply disappointing as it was…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has welcomed $3.4m in Federal funding for the Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre. The City of Hobart secured the funding from the Building Better…
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…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, said an ABC report of generations in Hobart’s northern suburbs having all their teeth removed illustrates why basic dental care needed to be rolled…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, says it’s illogical and unfair that struggling Tasmanian businesses aren’t being offered the same level of Federal Government COVID support as those in other…
The harm caused by the Government’s chronic under-investment in primary health care, and in the GP Medicare rebate in particular, is shameful. Andrew sees this in his electorate of Clark…
This morning Andrew tabled the stories of 58 single mums about how the JobSeeker COVID supplement greatly improved their lives. Hopefully the Government will learn something from them, change policy…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has welcomed the Deputy Prime Minister’s commitment to investigate allegations that Spirit of Tasmania ferry fares have risen, not fallen, during a “free vehicle”…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, will introduce the National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) Bill 2020. The bill will provide better protections for consumers…