Parliamentarians take Julian Assange case to US Embassy

This morning the Co-Chairs of the Bring Julian Assange Home Parliamentary Group, George Christensen MP and Andrew Wilkie MP, met with Michael Goldman, Charge d’Affaires at the US Embassy in…

Spirit sleight of hand has not fooled consumers

If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. This old adage certainly applies to the free-car scheme on offer on the State Government’s Bass Strait ferries. Sadly,…

Mac Point: the road to nowhere?

The news today that the Macquarie Point Corporation has finally built a road at Mac Point is just a reminder of how poorly this project has been managed. More than…

A statement on Tassie’s latest pokies figures

The October poker machine figures have been released and they show another big increase in losses compared with the same month last year. Indeed the $16,961,711 is up about $2m…

Government’s robodebt a zombie – many victims not eligible for payouts

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,…

Statement on the Federal Government’s Commonwealth Integrity Commission

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…

Federal Government ignores black summer bushfire inquiry!

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…

Betting the house on “jobs and growth”

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…

Morrison Government a pack of environmental vandals

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…