HALF A MILLION AUSTRALIANS MISSING OUT…
HALF A MILLION AUSTRALIANS MISSING OUT ON MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AS PARLIAMENTARIANS GATHER AHEAD OF NATIONAL AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS. Media Release | Monday 23 March 2026 Nearly 500,000 Australians living with moderate to severe mental illness are currently missing out on the support they need, as governments negotiate the next National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention […]
PROTECTING CHILDREN ONLINE MUST COME FIRST AS NEW AGE CHECKS BEGIN
MEDIA RELEASE 20 March 2026 Federal Member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace MP, says new online safety codes requiring age verification for adult websites mark a long overdue step toward protecting children online, following years of advocacy by the Coalition. Mr Wallace, who played a leading role in the Parliamentary inquiry into online harms and child safety, said […]
GOVERNMENT WARNED ABOUT ACCUSED NZ SEX OFFENDER IN AUSTRALIA FOR TWO YEARS
MEDIA RELEASE 13 March 2026 Federal Member for Fisher Andrew Wallace MP has demanded urgent answers from the Albanese Government and the Minister for Home Affairs after revelations that authorities were warned as early as 2024 that accused New Zealand sex offender Ronald Thompson had travelled to Australia. Mr Wallace said the reporting raises serious […]
FISHER VETERAN SELECTED TO REPRESENT AUSTRALIA AT ANZAC DAY SERVICE IN FRANCE
MEDIA RELEASE 13 March 2026 Federal Member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace MP, has congratulated Sunshine Coast veteran Peter Kennedy after he was selected to represent Australia at the 2026 Anzac Day Dawn Service at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, France. Mr Kennedy was chosen through a highly competitive Department of Veterans’ Affairs process, selected […]
RICHARDSON RESIGNATION LEAVES MAJOR QUESTIONS FOR GOVERNMENT
MEDIA STATEMENT 12 March 2026 Last night Australians learned that former ASIO Director-General Dennis Richardson has resigned from his role assisting the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, which includes an examination of the circumstances surrounding the Bondi Beach terrorist attack. Dennis Richardson is one of the most respected intelligence and national security figures […]
GLOBAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT LEADER CHOOSES SUNSHINE COAST FOR AUSTRALIAN EXPANSION
MEDIA RELEASE 9 March 2026 Federal Member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace MP, has welcomed the announcement that global social enterprise Fedcap has entered the Australian market through the acquisition of Sunshine Coast-based disability support provider The Community Collective QLD (TCCQ). The move will see one of the world’s leading organisations focused on economic mobility and […]
HIZB UT-TAHRIR FINALLY FACES CONSEQUENCES FOR RADICAL ISLAMIC EXTREMISM
MEDIA STATEMENT 6 March 2026 I welcome today’s announcement that Hizb ut-Tahrir has been listed as a prohibited hate group under the new national security legislation passed by Federal Parliament in January this year. This long-overdue move ensures accountability for a group that has persistently sought to undermine Australian values and public safety. It also […]
LABOR’S FOI SECRECY GRAB COLLAPSES AFTER COALITION PRESSURE
MEDIA STATEMENT 5 March 2026 Today’s collapse of Labor’s Freedom of Information Amendment Bill is a victory for transparency, accountability and every Australian’s right to know. For months as the former Shadow Attorney-General, I warned that this Bill was a direct attack on the public’s ability to scrutinise their own government. It would have expanded […]
Esther’s Blueprint for Combatting Antisemitism in Australia
Opinion 3 March 2026 The week marks the Jewish festival of Purim (March 2nd and 3rd). Purim commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from an evil plot to destroy them, as documented in the Book of Esther. Purim is usually a joyful celebration with costumes, desserts and reading the Megillah. But in the wake […]
Operation Lion’s Roar
MEDIA STATEMENT 1 March 2026 As Chair of the Australia-Israel Allies Caucus, I welcome the joint United States-Israel military operation, ‘Lion’s Roar’, launched against the Iranian regime yesterday. The operation marks a pivotal moment in the pursuit of peace in the Middle East and the freedom of the Iranian people. The action follows the failure […]