Crown casino watchdog nothing but a lapdog

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has called for the Royal Commission into Crown Melbourne to be expanded to include the conduct of the Victorian gambling regulator and Victorian Government.…

Premier must rule out pokies tax cut

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has called on the Premier to rule out a tax cut on poker machines for its political mate Federal Group after a study found…

Australia remains a pariah on approach to asylum seekers

At the end of the day Australia’s bipartisan policy, its response to asylum seekers, remains fundamentally immoral and illegal under international law. This country must adopt an alternative response to…

Andrew speaks about changes to Australia’s environmental laws

The Government’s new environmental law will not solve the extinction crisis. The proposed Environment Assurance Commissioner will be a toothless tiger and just ensure business as usual. We need my…

Andrew Wilkie seconds the Repatriation of Defence Data Bill 2021

You can’t make this stuff up – no Australian security data should be in the custody of any foreign owned company. That’s why I support the Repatriation of Defence Data…

Andrew speaks about the kunanyi/Mt Wellington cable car

Deputy Speaker, kunanyi/Mt Wellington is the heart and soul of Greater Hobart. Referred to by locals as “The Mountain”, it can be seen from many kilometers away and, along with…

Let’s end the cruelty of illegal detention

Taken into detention from the Queensland town Biloela more than three years ago, the Murugappan family — dad Nades, mum Priya and daughters Kopika and Tharnicaa — have unwittingly become…

Getting into the spirit of lower taxes

Reducing the whopping tax burden on Tasmania’s award-winning whisky, vodka and gin producers will free up funds to help many local businesses flourish. Less than 10 years ago, there were…

The Wilkie Report June 2021

Now more than ever this country needs a strong and independent environmental regulator to turn around Australia’s unacceptable environmental decline, and to hold to account those responsible for the mess…