Following his career in state politics, Wright sat in federal parliament for Labor between 1984–1993 in the seat of Capricornia.
Wright remained opposition leader until he left the Assembly in 1984, transferring to federal politics as the Labor MP for Capricornia in the Australian House of Representatives.
In 1993, Wright was charged with indecently dealing and rape,[2] and as a result lost his Labor endorsement.
[5] He contested the 1993 election as an independent, gaining 5.9% of the vote but losing to endorsed ALP candidate Marjorie Henzell.
[6][3] After leaving jail, Wright moved to Vietnam and ran a company, International Language Academy Australia,[7] which trains TESOL teachers in Southeast Asia.