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Portrait of Andrew Wilkie

Andrew Wilkie

Independent · House of Representatives · Clark (TAS) · incumbent

Early life & education encyclopedia

Andrew Damien Wilkie was born on 8 November 1961 in Tamworth, New South Wales. He attended St Gregory's College, Campbelltown, then trained at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, graduating in 1984, and also studied at the University of New South Wales; he holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Graduate Diploma of Management, and a Graduate Diploma of Defence Studies. Before politics he was an infantry officer in the Australian Army, which he joined in 1980, rising to lieutenant colonel, and was seconded to the Office of National Assessments intelligence agency.

Background official record

Australian Army officer from 1980 (Royal Australian Infantry Corps, company commander in 6 RAR), manager at Raytheon Australia 2000-01, then intelligence analyst at the Office of National Assessments, from which he resigned in 2003 over the use of Iraq intelligence.

2025 election · Clark WILKIE, Andrew (Independent) was elected with 33,011 first-preference votes. Two-candidate-preferred count: WILKIE, Andrew (Independent) 47,531, HECK, Heidi (Australian Labor Party) 20,000. [AEC results]

Sourced positions

Each position is the member's own stated view or vote, supported by the listed sources. The badge says what kind of source backs it — official record (Hansard, a parliament, a government or an electoral commission), own statement (their own site or their party's), news report (journalism or a third-party organisation) or encyclopedia. That is a statement about the evidence, not about how much we believe it. This page records public statements and conduct only — see methodology.

AyeNoPairedDid not vote

Immigration own statement

Wilkie considers Australia's bipartisan policy of mandatory detention 'immoral and illegal under numerous international agreements.' His Ending Indefinite and Arbitrary Immigration Detention Bill 2022 would effectively abolish offshore detention and move asylum seekers and refugees into the community with access to housing, support and the right to work. He cites detention costs of about $360,000 per person per year versus about $4,429 for someone living in the community, and condemns Australia's offshore detention, including on Nauru.

Votes on record · 1

Economic nationalism own statement

On his "Where I stand" page, Wilkie states "Foreign investment needs much better regulation. Yes, Australia needs it, but only on our terms and only when it's genuinely in the national interest." He adds that "Assessment criteria must always include a national security test, and strategic assets including energy, transport infrastructure and broadacre prime agricultural land must never be sold or leased."

Foreign policy & aid own statement

Wilkie advocates a more independent Australian foreign policy underpinned by adherence to international law, supports increased overseas development assistance, and calls for Russian withdrawal from Ukraine. On Israel/Palestine he states Israel has been engaged in a 'decades-long, systematic campaign of occupation and oppression in Palestine' and that 'peace can only come with formal recognition of Palestine by all parties and a two-state solution,' calling for an end to Israel's campaign in Gaza and the West Bank. He argues Australia would be better served by a more independent security posture 'not beholden to' partnerships like ANZUS, the Quad and AUKUS.

Economy & tax recorded votes

Votes on record · 7

Workplace & industrial relations recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Drugs & law and order recorded votes

Votes on record · 5

Gambling & gaming reform recorded votes

Votes on record · 1

First Nations & treaty recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Integrity & anti-corruption recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Health recorded votes

Votes on record · 5

Education recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Environment & water recorded votes

Votes on record · 9

Votes are shown as the official record lists them — Hansard federally and in New South Wales; Votes and Proceedings, Minutes of the Proceedings and Hansard in Victoria; the Record of Proceedings in Queensland; the Votes and Proceedings and Minutes of Proceedings in Western Australia; the Votes and Proceedings (House of Assembly) and Hansard (Legislative Council) in South Australia; the Votes and Proceedings of both chambers in Tasmania. "Did not vote" means the member held the seat that day and is on neither list — the record says who was in the chamber, not why, so it is never an abstention. Western Australia’s record prints no pairs, so a member paired there shows as did not vote. Nothing is shown for a presiding officer who by law gives only a casting vote (the Speaker and the President in South Australia, the President in Tasmania), nor for the member presiding at a Tasmanian division, which Tasmania’s journals record. Which bills sit under which issue is an editorial choice, made bill by bill with a reason read from the second-reading speech. A bill decided by an earlier parliament (Queensland’s 2018 abortion law reform, for one) is shown with that parliament named, read from the official record of the day. For Queensland and the federal parliament “did not vote” there means the member held a seat that day, as their service is recorded; for the other earlier parliaments the record of who held a seat could not be read, so only the printed Aye, No and paired votes are shown.

Record last updated 2026-10-10.