We must beef up aerial firefighting to match accelerated risk

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…

The right to age in place

We deserve our choice of retirement. The majority of older Australians will tell you they want to see out their retirements in their own homes. I saw the benefits of…

A statement on Northern Suburbs Light Rail System

The community would be very concerned at the argy-bargy between the Macquarie Point Development Corporation and the Glenorchy City Council over whether or not a proposed road at Macquarie Point…

Stronger protection for Australia’s environment and biodiversity

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act is being reviewed. I’ve made a submission to the review, headed by former competition regulator chief Graeme Samuel, that the Federal Government must…

A statement on the opening of the RHH K-Block

I welcome the opening of K-Block to patients at the Royal Hobart Hospital. I’m proud to have secured the $340m federal contribution from the Federal Government when I was elected…

NDIS must stop discriminating against older Australians

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has made the following statement to Federal Parliament. Deputy Speaker having a disability makes life hard enough but, if you’re 65 or older, it…

PM’s response to Hobart bushfire threat rings hollow

The Prime Minister’s assurance today in Question Time that the Federal Government is doing everything possible to mitigate Hobart’s bushfire risk rang hollow when he so deliberately avoided my call…

Tassie’s most vulnerable left out in the cold

The Federal Productivity Commission’s report into government services, released today, shows just how unresponsive and insensitive the State Government is to the housing crisis gripping Tasmania. The report reveals that,…

A statement on the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran

Iran’s missile attack on US bases in Iraq was an inevitable consequence of US President Donald Trump’s deranged decision to assassinate Iranian General, Qassim Suleimani, in recent days. There’s nothing complex…