ANDREW Wilkie has been denied leave to reveal more whistleblower allegations about Crown Casino in Melbourne.

The independent MP told Parliament in Question Time today a fourth whistleblower had come forward with new information about misconduct.

The whistleblower — who was “in fear for his life” — was even prepared to name the management staff who has directed the alleged misconduct.

But Mr Wilkie, who tabled the first set of explosive allegations about Crown last week, was denied the ability to use parliamentary privilege to reveal the further allegations today.

Turnbull Government Minister Christopher Pyne refused to allow him to table the documents in Question Time, saying parliamentary privilege was not designed to allow “slanderous or defamatory” material to be aired.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull also hit back at Mr Wilkie’s calls for a federal parliamentary inquiry into the casino industry.

He said Mr Wilkie knew “very well” that the police, the gambling regulators and AUSTRAC were the appropriate agencies to investigate the allegations.

“The idea that those investigations would be assisted by a simultaneous parliamentary inquiry almost beggars belief,” Mr Turnbull said.

“I say to the honourable member that if he is really concerned with ensuring that these allegations are investigated, that due process is applied and justice is done, then he would confine his revelations and his this matter, to the police and the regulators.







“That is his duty as a member of this parliament, as someone committed to upholding the law.”

In a statement after Question Time, Mr Wilkie slammed the Coalition and Labor for running a protection racket for the casino industry but he confirmed he would take the latest allegations to the police.

“We now have four whistleblowers and the allegations against Crown are increasing in number,” Mr Wilkie said.

“These are serious matters and it beggars belief that neither the Government nor the Opposition have any interest in investigating them,” he said.

“In any case I will at least send these latest allegations to Victoria Police.

“But it’s simply not good enough for the Prime Minister to say this is all someone else’s problem.

“This fourth whistleblower says he fears for his safety and personally pleaded on video for the Prime Minister to order a transparent parliamentary inquiry.

“It seems nothing unites the Liberal and Labor parties quicker that shielding the poker machine industry from public scrutiny.

“No wonder voters are turning off from the major parties.”