The Latest Breaking News from Andrew Wilkie

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.

Family planned to distribute book, deemed ‘protest material’ by security, to MPs and media as they urged government to intervene in proposed extradition

Parliamentarians are being urged to support a proposal to end mandatory immigration detention in Australia and replace the program with community alternatives.

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

Advocates for the release of journalist Julian Assange are gathering in Canberra to send a message to the Albanese and Biden governments.

Bernard Collaery had been facing five charges related to breaching the Intelligence Services Act for revealing Australia spied on Timor-Leste for profit.

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.

Anthony Albanese ‘stands by’ his opposition to pursuit of WikiLeaks co-founder but is unlikely to take a more forthright public position

The UK has approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the US. But despite a change in government Australia's stance remains.