Time for gambling royal commission: Wilkie An independent MP says a damning report into Star's Sydney casino builds the case for a federal gaming royal commission but the prime minister disagrees. AAP · Sep 13, 2022
Michael Pascoe: The latest casino scandal is just another sideshow Star is just a headline-grabbing sideshow to the real story that is too big for the NSW government to think of tackling. The New Daily · Sep 13, 2022
New immigration detention bill could give Australia a fresh chance to comply with international law Last week, independent MP Andrew Wilkie reintroduced to federal parliament the Ending Indefinite and Arbitrary Immigration Detention Bill 2022. This bill gives Australia the chance to bring its immigration detention regime in line with basic international law requirements for the first time since 1992. The Conversation · Aug 11, 2022
Assange family barred from taking book about WikiLeaks founder into Australia’s parliament Family planned to distribute book, deemed ‘protest material’ by security, to MPs and media as they urged government to intervene in proposed extradition The Guardian - AU · Aug 5, 2022
Calls to end Assange 'slow-motion' murder Julian Assange's brother and father are calling for help to end the Wikileaks founder's incarceration in Belmarsh prison in the United Kingdom. AAP · Aug 4, 2022
‘Historic’ climate bill for reducing carbon emissions poised to pass into law The Greens confirmed they would support the climate bill in the lower house and Senate, and Liberal MP Bridget Archer would cross the floor. The New Daily · Aug 3, 2022
Call to end 'immoral' refugee detention Parliamentarians are being urged to support a proposal to end mandatory immigration detention in Australia and replace the program with community alternatives. AAP · Aug 1, 2022
Intelligence committee row to test Anthony Albanese’s new politics: Greens Greens allege the government is falling short of a promise to do politics differently over a plan to appoint only major party MPs to intelligence committee The New Daily · Jul 31, 2022
Bernard Collaery case is a rare whistleblower win, but why was he prosecuted? Bernard Collaery had been facing five charges related to breaching the Intelligence Services Act for revealing Australia spied on Timor-Leste for profit. The New Daily · Jul 7, 2022
Julian Assange's brother urges Anthony Albanese to publicly condemn US extradition Friends and family of Julian Assange are urging Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to publicly call for the Wikileaks co-founder's extradition to the United States to be stopped. ABC News · Jun 20, 2022
Julian Assange: what is Australia’s position on his extradition, and what options does it have? Anthony Albanese ‘stands by’ his opposition to pursuit of WikiLeaks co-founder but is unlikely to take a more forthright public position The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2022
The UK Has Approved Assange’s Extradition To The US Aus Won’t Intervene — Here’s Why That Sucks The UK has approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the US. But despite a change in government Australia's stance remains. Pedestrian.tv · Jun 20, 2022
Australia won’t conduct ‘megaphone diplomacy’ on Julian Assange amid calls to intervene Labor government urged to do more to stop Australian WikiLeaks co-founder’s extradition to US from UK The Guardian - AU · Jun 19, 2022
Britain's government has approved the extradition of Julian Assange. What now? Julian Assange's lawyers have two weeks to appeal the British government's decision to extradite him to the US. So what comes next and what avenues can they take? ABC News · Jun 18, 2022
The New Daily · May 30, 2022 Paul Bongiorno: New Parliament will push the boundaries of respect Anthony Albanese wants more respect in our Parliament and is willing to set the tone, but is seriously looking at taking out some insurance.
The Guardian - AU · May 30, 2022 Independent Andrew Wilkie prepared to discuss Speaker role in new Labor government Tasmanian MP says having an independent Speaker ‘would send a powerful and positive message’ after voters elected large crossbench
The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2022 Anthony Albanese’s choice of Speaker will be key to transforming our testosterone-fuelled parliament There is speculation the prime minister might choose a truly independent umpire, with Andrew Wilkie’s name mentioned
ABC News · May 24, 2022 Andrew Wilkie explains what life is like as an independent politician If the newly elected independents have any questions about what to do — or, possibly more importantly, what not to do — they could ask 12-year federal parliament veteran Andrew Wilkie, who admits he "got burnt" in his first year of deal-making.
The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2022 Teal independents: who are they and how did they upend Australia’s election? What does historic move of voters away from the two major parties mean for the future of Australian politics?
ABC News · May 23, 2022 Who are the crossbenchers after the election? And how will they vote in Parliament? Australia's parliament is facing a supersized crossbench in the wake of the "teal wave" and a unprecedented number of Greens candidates elected. But what does all this mean for the new parliament? And who are these new crossbencher?
The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2022 The seats Labor and the Coalition need for victory The magic number for majority government is 76 lower house seats. Here are the possible scenarios
ABC News · May 11, 2022 Hobart council meeting on UTAS move into CBD hears vocal opposition from residents, business owners Hundreds of people turn out to oppose the University of Tasmania's planned move to Hobart CBD, with one retailer predicting it will cause chaos and rob the city of customers.
The Guardian - AU · May 10, 2022 High-profile independents say they would negotiate with either major party in event of hung parliament We asked 13 independents how they would approach negotiations with major parties if neither wins a majority
The Guardian - AU · May 10, 2022 What happens if there is a hung parliament: how would independents approach talks and what is non-negotiable? Read the full responses from independent candidates and crossbench MPs surveyed
The Conversation · Apr 20, 2022 Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Wilkie invites independent candidates to call him for a chat about approaching a hung parliament Andrew Wilkie, MP for the Tasmanian seat of Clark, has “lived” a hung parliament. In 2010, Wilkie did a formal “deal” to support Julia Gillard. When later she didn’t deliver on his key issue of gambling reform, he broke it off.