NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR 2025 FISHER COMMUNITY AWARDS GALA DINNER
MEDIA RELEASE 11 July 2025 Shadow Cabinet Secretary and Federal Member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace MP, is calling on the community to help celebrate the Sunshine Coast’s local legends, with nominations now open for the 8th Annual Fisher Community Awards. Recognising the everyday champions who go above and beyond for our region, the Awards honour […]
GOVERNMENT DRAGGED INTO ACTION ON ANTISEMITISM | NOW IT MUST DELIVER
STATEMENT 10 July 2025 I welcome today’s release of the Special Envoy’s Plan to Combat Antisemitism, but I am staggered that it has taken this long for the Albanese Government to finally prioritise the safety and dignity of Australia’s Jewish community. Let’s be clear: the kind of antisemitic hate this plan seeks to address are […]
ANTISEMITIC VIOLENCE IN MELBOURNE A NATIONAL SHAME
5 July 2025 Last night, Melbourne’s Jewish community was subjected to two appalling and coordinated acts of antisemitic violence. At the East Melbourne Synagogue, while 20 people were gathered for Shabbat dinner, an arsonist poured flammable liquid on the front entrance and set it alight. Just kilometres away, a group of masked, keffiyeh-wearing protesters stormed […]
WALLACE BACKS URGENT ACTION ON CHILD SAFETY REFORMS AFTER DAMNING CHILDCARE ABUSE CASE
02 July 2025 Shadow Cabinet Secretary and Federal Member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace MP, a staunch advocate for child safety and long-time supporter of preventative education initiatives, has called for urgent national action to strengthen child safety frameworks, following revelations of an alleged childcare worker in Victoria charged with over 70 sex offences against children. […]
Labor’s Cost of Living Crisis and Impact on GP Services
MEDIA RELEASE 14 January 2025 Andrew Wallace, Federal Member for Fisher, has today raised serious concerns about the escalatingcost-of-living crisis under the current Labor government, particularly highlighting the increasing outof-pocket costs for Australians to visit their General Practitioner (GP). “Under Labor’s watch, the cost of living has skyrocketed, and this is having a direct impact […]
LABOR BACKFLIPS ON BRUCE HIGHWAY UPGRADES
MEDIA RELEASE 07 January 2025 Labor is finally following the Coalition’s commitment to restore 80 per cent federal funding to the BruceHighway. Mr Wallace said while the Prime Minister’s announcement is welcome, years of cuts and delays by Laborhave cost lives, including 43 lives last year and two lives already this year. “Too many tragedies […]
Andrew Wallace MP Supports Introduction of Online Safety Bill
One of the country’s most prolific advocates for social media reform has welcomed legislation to impose a minimum age limit on social media access, hailing it as a step in the right direction and a win for parents and law enforcement. Andrew Wallace MP, Deputy Chair of Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee and a leading […]
Wallace, Coalition MPs Share Bold Ideas for Kids’ Safety as Labor Misses the Mark… Again
Parliament’s staunchest advocate for social media reform has thrown down the gauntlet to big tech and the Federal Government, alongside a group of Coalition MPs and Senators who have offered 13 recommendations to the Australian Government to keep kids safe online and to hold big tech to account. Andrew Wallace, who serves as the […]
Sunshine Coast MP Re-Endorsed by LNP Ahead of Next Federal Election
Federal Member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace, has been unanimously re-endorsed by the LNP as their candidate for the seat of Fisher, which he has held since 2016. Mr Wallace, who served as the 31st Speaker of the House of Representatives after just two terms in Parliament, said he was honoured to be re-endorsed by the […]
Letter to Defence Minister – Classic Hornet for the QLD Air Museum
Dear Minister, Re: F/A-18A/B Classic Hornet Request – Queensland Air Museum. I write in support of the Queensland Air Museum’s request to be allocated an F/A-18A/B Classic Hornet, a long-standing request for a profound symbol of Australia’s military, aviation, and technology heritage. In 1974, the Queensland Air Museum opened in Brisbane, before being forced to […]