The Commonwealth Ombudsman has agreed to my request to again investigate robodebt because the Federal Government’s announcement that it will repay robodebts does not include people who appealed their debt,…
The Federal Government’s announcement today that it’s proceeding with a woefully inadequate integrity agency will deeply disappoint and alarm many members of the community. The country is crying out for…
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, says the community would be shocked by the Federal Government’s dismissal of his question in Parliament today about Australia’s RAAF firefighting capability. The Minister…
The Federal Government sure has delivered on its promise of a jobs, infrastructure and business budget. And middle-class Australians who still have a job will be delighted with the stage…
The Federal Government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Streamlining Environmental Approvals) Bill 2020 is environmental vandalism in the extreme. It completely ignores Professor Graeme Samuel AC’s interim recommendations to accompany changes…
The House Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy today tabled its report on Andrew Wilkie MP’s National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (Transparency in Carbon Emissions Accounting) Bill 2020…
The State Government’s concept designs for the new Bridgewater Bridge are astounding for what they don’t show, and that of course is provision for a railway line. There is a…
Today’s $270bn defence spending announcement is excessive and the timing curious. Yes, Australia does need a well-structured, -resourced and -trained Defence Force to defend the nation and to respond to…
It’s time to change the way we do things and prepare for the future, says Andrew Wilkie. Talking Point published in the Mercury. IT’S surreal to consider that the massive…