Assange Parliamentary Group meets with US Ambassador

The Co-Chairs of the Bring Julian Assange Home Parliamentary Group met with the United States Ambassador to Australia in Canberra. “The Co-Chairs were grateful for the opportunity to meet with…

Parliamentarians unite to call for Julian Assange extradition to be dropped

48 Senators and MPs have signed a letter to United States Attorney-General, the Honourable Merrick Garland, to drop the extradition of Australian journalist Julian Assange. The letter was initiated by…

ATO whistleblower setback, urgent need for law reform

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, discussed the decision by the South Australian District Court to dismiss Richard Boyle’s whistleblowing defence. Mr Boyle is being prosecuted for blowing the whistle…

Australia in desperate need for National Criminal Case Review Commission

Australia’s record is shameful when it comes to miscarriages of justice. Indeed, you just have to look at Chamberlain, Keogh, Splatt, Wood, Mallard and Button to see how our criminal…

Iraq invasion 20 years on

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, discussed the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Mr Wilkie is the former Senior Intelligence Analyst who resigned a week before the invasion…

Coal quality fraud allegations found to be true, pressure on Government to hold fair dinkum inquiry

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has welcomed the announcement by ASIC that it is suing TerraCom Limited, it’s managing director, chief commercial officer, former Chair and a former director…

Gambling industry money silences Government and Opposition

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, asked Prime Minister Anthony Albanese the below question during Question Time. See above video for full question and response. “Prime Minister Sportsbet donated to…

Wilkie stands up for whistleblowers

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, speaks on the Public Interest Disclosure Amendment (Review) Bill 2022. See full speech in the above video.

Political donation laws like wads of cash in brown paper bags

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, introduced his Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Cleaning up Political Donations) Bill to Federal Parliament. The Bill will strengthen the transparency and accountability of political donations…