Coalition Condemns Labor’s Attack on Transparency and the People’s Right
MEDIA RELEASE 4 November 2025 Shadow Attorney-General and Federal Member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace MP, has accused the Albanese Labor Government of institutionalising secrecy after it shunted the Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025 to the Parliament’s secondary chamber. Leader of the House Tony Burke today referred the FOI Bill to the Federation Chamber, a […]
LABOR FAILS CHILD VICTIMS OF ABUSE
MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, 28 October 2025 Labor’s refusal to back the Coalition’s tougher sentences for child sex offenders is a betrayal of victims and a disgrace to every Australian family. The Crimes Amendment (Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Child Sexual Abuse) Bill 2025, introduced by the Coalition, would have ensured the most serious child sex offenders […]
COALITION INTRODUCES TOUGHER SENTENCES FOR CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE OFFENDERS
MEDIA RELEASE 27 October 2025 The Coalition has today introduced the Crimes Amendment (Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Child Sexual Abuse) Bill 2025, ensuring that those who abuse, exploit or prey upon children face real justice. The Bill introduces mandatory minimum sentences of five years’ imprisonment for serious Commonwealth child sexual abuse offences, increasing to six […]
The Cost of Hate in the Name of Freedom
MEDIA STATEMENT Monday 20 October 2025The events in Melbourne on Sunday were not protests in any democratic sense; they marked a continuation of the collapse of civic responsibility and public decency. A democracy cannot function when anger replaces argument and violence replaces persuasion. Police officers were injured, the city was vandalised, and the line between […]
FROM WILDLIFE TO WELLBEING: WALLACE, CHESTER AND AUSTRALIA ZOO UNITE TO CELEBRATE VETERANS
MEDIA RELEASE 14 October 2025 Veterans and their families are invited to take advantage of a FREE ticket to Australia Zoo to celebrate the 8th Annual Sunshine Coast Veterans Day on Wednesday, 15 October 2025. Hosted in partnership with the Irwin family and Australia Zoo, the event will once again bring together ex-service organisations and […]
After two years in hell | Israeli hostages finally free
MEDIA STATEMENT 13 October 2025 Today is a day none of us believed we would ever see. A day of deliverance, of tears and joy mingled, of justice served and hope renewed. After a long and agonising two years, the news has broken that all 20 living hostages held in captivity have finally been released. From […]
STATEMENT ON APPOINTMENT AS SHADOW ATTORNEY-GENERAL
MEDIA STATEMENT 13 October 2025 Today I am deeply honoured to be appointed by Opposition Leader Sussan Ley as the Shadow Attorney-General in the Shadow Cabinet. Before entering Parliament, I spent 16 years practising as a barrister, so returning to the legal portfolio feels in many ways like coming home. Public life, law and justice have […]
$178,725 IN FEDERAL FUNDING DELIVERED TO LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS
MEDIA RELEASE 2 October 2025 Federal Member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace MP, has announced more than $178,000 in Federal funding to support local volunteers and community organisations across the Sunshine Coast through the Stronger Communities Program and the 2024/25 Volunteer Grants Program. “In recent weeks I’ve had the privilege of visiting local community groups and […]
COMMUNITY SPIRIT CELEBRATED AT 2025 FISHER COMMUNITY AWARDS GALA DINNER
MEDIA RELEASE 22 September 2025 The Sunshine Coast’s community spirit was on full display Friday night as more than 300 locals gathered at the Caloundra RSL for the sold-out 2025 Fisher Community Awards Gala Dinner. Now in its eighth year, the Awards received a record 300+ nominations across 11 categories, honouring individuals, organisations, and clubs […]
Australia’s Recognition of Palestinian Statehood: A Reckless Betrayal of Principle and Security
MEDIA STATEMENT 22 September 2025 Today, the Albanese Government has made a grave and deeply irresponsible diplomatic blunder by formally recognising the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly. This decision, made without preconditions, without the return of the 48 hostages still languishing in Hamas tunnels, and without any meaningful reform or accountability […]