Rise of independents

I hope to return next Parliament, and I look forward to more independents joining me so that we can hold the major parties to account and push for the real…

Andrew introduces political donations reform bill

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, introduces a Bill in the Federal Parliament to strengthen the transparency and accountability of political donations in Australia. “Figures released earlier this month by…

Integrity Commission Press Conference

It is very telling that every member of the Crossbench in the House of Representatives today voted for a strong federal integrity agency. We represent electorates from all over Australia.…

Crossbench leading the integrity charge

Yet again the Government tries to defend its useless integrity agency plan and dodges donation and advertising reform altogether. Contemptuous or clueless, the result is the same. Text of the…

Australia needs a strong and independent national integrity agency

Australians are sick and tired of dodgy behaviour in Canberra. It’s time for a strong and independent national integrity agency that can hold politicians accountable for their actions.

Tassie’s racing industry inquiry a dog’s breakfast

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has joined animal welfare advocate Fran Chambers to call for an urgent overhaul of TasRacing and the Office of Racing Integrity (ORI). “We need…

AUKUS allies must set Assange free

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has called on the Prime Minister to use his Washington trip to negotiate the release of Australian journalist Julian Assange with his new partners…

Government handed donor a $250m Christmas gift and kept voters in the dark

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, said the revelations today about secret dealings between the Government and Federal Group about its poker machine tax cut confirmed an alarming corruption of…

The Wilkie Report – Tasmanian State Election Independent’s Day

Tasmania is headed to the polls and it’s been great to witness the emergence of five strong independent candidates in the Hobart Glenorchy electorate of Clark. And not beyond time,…