Andrew Wilkie
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Statement
Evidence
Score
Introduce a tax on the excess profits of large corporations (e.g. on banks, gas companies)
Type: Website / Media Quote
Summary: Andrew Wilkie supports the introduction of a super profits tax, including on coal and gas companies.
Source: https://andrewwilkie.org/2025/03/cyclone-alfreds-lovechild-budget-a-dull-piece-of-work/
Introduce short-term price caps (e.g. on rent and gas prices)
Type: Media Quote
Summary: Andrew Wilkie has supported price caps on energy.
Support a significant reduction of individuals employed by the public service
Type: Media Quote
Summary: Andrew Wilkie opposes Dutton’s proposed public service cuts.
Source: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8888906/wilkie-joins-labor-in-opposing-public-service-cuts/
Prevent big companies from controlling the market and limiting consumer choice (e.g. supermarkets)
Type: Website
Summary: Andrew Wilkie supports increasing corporate competition, for example, in the supermarket sector, he recently supported a bill “to reduce the market share of any supermarket to no more than 20 per cent, via enforced and progressive divestiture over five years. This will promote more competition between the supermarkets, help drive down prices for consumers and bring Australia into line with similar countries”.
Source: https://andrewwilkie.org/2024/02/coles-and-woolworths-treating-customers-like-mugs/
Phase out tax concessions for property investors (e.g. negative gearing or capital gains tax discount)
Type: Website / Media Quote
Summary: Andrew Wilkie supports amendments to phase out capital gains tax concessions and negative gearing, suggesting changes could be grandfathered to only apply to new properties bought after amendments are made.
Source: https://andrewwilkie.org/2021/08/pm-sidesteps-plea-to-ease-housing-crisis/
Incentivise state/territory government to increase renter rights and protections
Type: Website
Summary: Andrew Wilkie supports “improved national rental standards for renter protection and security”.
Increase investment in public and community housing
Type: Website
Summary: Andrew Wilkie supports both “targeted incentives for local and state governments to provide well-planned medium and high-density social and affordable housing” and “increased investment in combating homelessness, including more crisis accommodation and public housing”.
Allow first home-buyers to access their super to help purchase their first home
Type: Website
Summary: Andrew Wilkie does not support allowing first home-buyers to access their super.
Source: https://andrewwilkie.org/2022/05/super-housing-plan-risks-harming-those-its-trying-to-help/
Incentivise state/territory governments to increase housing supply
Type: Website
Summary: Andrew Wilkie supports “targeted incentives for local and state governments to provide well-planned medium and high-density social and affordable housing”.
Help first-home buyers with shared equity programs that would allow participants to co-purchase a home with the government
Type: Website
Summary: Andrew Wilkie supported the Help-to-Buy bill, acknowledging: “It’s not perfect. Okay, it’s only 40,000 properties. It’s on a first-come, first-serve approach. It’s far from perfect, but I tell you what, it’s better than nothing”. We have interpreted this as Wilkie having support for the scheme being expanded, as well as other measures, like addressing the capital gains tax and negative gearing.
Source: https://andrewwilkie.org/2024/02/wilkie-speaks-on-the-help-to-buy-bill/
Introduce energy bill rebates
Type: Website
Summary: Andrew Wilkie described the Labor Government’s energy bill rebates as a one of the budget’s “welcome changes”, though he noted the Government could instead means test this rebate to ensure funds go to those who need them most.
Source: https://andrewwilkie.org/2025/03/cyclone-alfreds-lovechild-budget-a-dull-piece-of-work/
Increase financial support for energy efficiency upgrades
Summary: Though we could not find evidence to suggest Andrew Wilkie supports this policy, given Wilkie’s support for a swift transition to renewable energy, plus other climate-focused policies, we expect him to be aligned with this policy.
Increase funding for community batteries that increase access to solar
Summary: Though we could not find evidence to suggest Andrew Wilkie supports this policy, given Wilkie’s support for a swift transition to renewable energy, plus other climate-focused policies, we expect him to be aligned with this policy.
Strengthen regulations to prevent price-gouging by energy companies
We could not find evidence to suggest Andrew Wilkie supports this policy.
Make university free
Type: Website / Voting Record
Summary: Andrew Wilkie supports making Australian citizens’ first university degree free, and voted in support of an unsuccessful legislative amendment to wipe all student debt.
Source: https://andrewwilkie.org/where-i-stand/
https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/representatives/2024-10-09/7
Cut a portion of existing student debt
Type: Website / Voting Record
Summary: Andrew Wilkie describes Labor’s 20% reduction to student debt as being one of a few “welcome changes” in the budget, and has historically voted in support of an unsuccessful legislative amendment to wipe all student debt.
Source: https://andrewwilkie.org/2025/03/cyclone-alfreds-lovechild-budget-a-dull-piece-of-work/
https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/representatives/2024-10-09/7
Support more fee-free TAFE places
Type: Voting Record
Summary: Andrew Wilkie has voted in support of an unsuccessful legislative amendment to make TAFE free, and voted in support of the Free Tafe Bill 2024, which legislates funding for free TAFE places in priority areas that have a skills shortage.
Source: https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/representatives/2024-10-09/7
https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/representatives/2025-02-05/2
Increase funding for public schools
Type: Website
Summary: Andrew Wilkie supports raising the federal funding of the SRS to 25% by 2028.
Source: https://andrewwilkie.org/2023/08/full-funding-for-public-schools-needed-to-support-students/
Increase funding for and access to childcare subsidies
Type: Website / Voting Record
Summary: Andrew Wilkie supports “universal access to affordable childcare” and has voted in support of the three-day guarantee childcare bill.
Source: https://andrewwilkie.org/where-i-stand/
https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/clark/andrew_wilkie/policies/349
Stop fossil fuel project approvals and expansions
Type: Website / Voting Record
Summary: Andrew Wilkie calls on the Government to “re-write the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act, and include a climate trigger”. Though this may not stop all new fossil fuel projects, Wilkie has consistently voted against new fossil fuel projects, and stated that he will “push for the complete phase out of fossil fuels in Australia”.
Source: https://andrewwilkie.org/where-i-stand/
https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/clark/andrew_wilkie/policies/260
https://andrewwilkie.org/newsletter/clark-matters-march-2023/
Accelerate the rollout of renewable energy projects
Type: Social Media
Summary: Andrew Wilkie supports net zero emissions by 2035 at the very latest, with a 75% reduction by 2030. It is unclear whether he has a renewable energy target for 2030, though he has stated we must “fast-track” to 100% renewables. For this reason, we have given him a score of 1.5.
Strengthen policies that ensure Australia’s biggest polluters genuinely cut their emissions
Type: Website
Summary: Andrew Wilkie was supportive of the amendments to the Safeguard Mechanism in 2023. He has not indicated a policy of strengthening the existing Safeguard Mechanism, but his other policy stances around emissions are strong enough such that we consider him to be in support of generally strengthening policies to reduce emissions.
Source: https://andrewwilkie.org/newsletter/clark-matters-march-2023/
Increase investment in preventative health programs
Type: Website
Summary: Andrew Wilkie supports the allocation of “more funding for frontline workers including in mental health, dental care and preventative health”.
Make GP visits free or more affordable by increasing bulk billing incentives
Type: Website
Summary: Andrew Wilkie supports increasing the GP rebate to support increases in bulk billing, though it is unclear by how much. He is supportive of the Labor Government’s budget announcement of $8.5 billion to support bulk billing.
Source: https://andrewwilkie.org/where-i-stand/
https://andrewwilkie.org/2025/03/cyclone-alfreds-lovechild-budget-a-dull-piece-of-work/
Increase funding to train, attract, and retain more healthcare professionals, especially in regional areas
We could not find evidence to suggest Andrew Wilkie supports this policy.
Increase funding for dental and mental health
Type: Social Media / Voting Record
Summary: Andrew Wilkie has voted in favour of including dental care in Medicare. Though Wilkie has shown support for improving the accessibility of mental health care, it’s unclear whether he supports its full inclusion in Medicare.
Source: https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/representatives/2025-02-05/3
Expand subsidies to make more prescription medicines cheaper
Type: Voting Record
Summary: Andrew Wilkie has historically voted against making PBS-listed medicines more expensive for consumers. He does not have a listed policy related to expanding PBS subsidies, however, his voting record indicates he would support this policy.
Source: https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/clark/andrew_wilkie/policies/27
Increase investment in large-scale renewable energy and storage
Type: Website
Summary: Andrew Wilkie has moved motions in parliament calling on the Government to “invest in large-scale renewable energy generation, storage and transmission through community-owned solar, wind, tidal, wave, hydro, geothermal and green hydrogen”. While Wilkie does not have hard financial figures detailing a proposed increase in investment, given his vocal track record of advocating for large-scale renewables and the energy transition, he has been scored a 2.
Require multinational gas companies to prioritise domestic supply, without supporting the approval of new gas projects
We could not find evidence to suggest Andrew Wilkie supports this policy
Invest in nuclear power as a future energy source, while extending the life of coal power and increasing gas use in the interim
Type: Website / Social Media
Summary: Andrew Wilkie does not support nuclear power, and has called for a rapid phasing out of fossil fuel energy sources, supporting a fast-track to 100% renewables by 2035.
Source: https://andrewwilkie.org/2024/09/future-must-be-made-with-renewables/
Improve access to government-held information about government policies and decisions
We could not find evidence to suggest Andrew Wilkie supports this policy
Protect the ABC and SBS’s independence and funding
Type: Website / Media Quote
Summary: Andrew Wilkie is co-convenor of the Parliamentary Friends of the ABC, and has previously supported protests against cuts to the ABC and the SBS. Based on this information, we have scored him as supporting increasing funding and implementing reforms for planning certainty.
Source: https://www.abcfriendsvic.org.au/parliamentary_friends_of_the_abc
https://www.theguardian.com/media/video/2014/may/13/politicians-protest-planned-abc-and-sbs-cuts
Require all lobbyists that meet with politicians to be publicly disclosed
We could not find evidence to suggest Andrew Wilkie supports this policy
Make public transport more frequent and reliable
Type: Website
Summary: Andrew Wilkie’s position is that in tackling the problem of traffic congestion, a “comprehensive response would also include ferries, buses, light rail, park-and-ride and improvements for cyclists and pedestrians”. He has advocated for Tasmania investing in public transport services, for example, providing seniors with free off-peak bus travel and expanding the ferry service.
Source: https://andrewwilkie.org/where-i-stand/
https://andrewwilkie.org/2021/09/giving-older-tasmanians-a-fare-go-on-buses/
Improve bike paths and footpaths to encourage active transport
Type: Website
Summary: Andrew Wilkie supports “improvements for cyclists and pedestrians”, and has previously secured funding for the Tasmanian Government to improve bike paths.
Source: https://andrewwilkie.org/where-i-stand/
https://bicyclenetwork.com.au/newsroom/2019/03/14/hobart-wins-from-wilkie-federal-bicycle-funding/
Increase access and affordability of electric and low-emissions vehicles
Type: Voting Record
Summary: Andrew Wilkie has supported the national fuel efficiency standards, but it is unclear if he would support policies to strengthen the standard further.
Source: https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/clark/andrew_wilkie/policies/329
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