Sourced positions
A verified position is the member's own stated view or vote, supported by the listed sources. This page records public statements and conduct only — see methodology.
Economic nationalism verified
Whish-Wilson established a Senate inquiry into foreign investment, stating that "the government's failure to ensure the integrity of the foreign investment approval process is undermining what faith the public has that these takeovers are being approved in the national interest." He raised concerns about foreign takeovers (citing Bellamy's and VDL Dairy) and potential weaknesses, including money-laundering vulnerabilities, in Australia's foreign investment and property-purchase framework.
Foreign policy & aid verified
In September 2023 Whish-Wilson joined a cross-party delegation of Australian MPs to Washington, D.C. to lobby the U.S. Department of Justice to abandon its attempts to extradite Australian publisher Julian Assange.
Freedom of speech verified
Voted against the second reading of the Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2017, which proposed replacing 'offend, insult, humiliate' with 'harass' in section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act (Senate, 30 March 2017; Ayes 32, Noes 29). Voted against Schedule 1 of that bill standing as printed, the provision making the substitution; the Schedule was negatived and the change did not proceed (Senate, in committee, 30-31 March 2017; Ayes 28, Noes 31).
Record last updated 2026-08-13.