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Adam Bandt
Greens Leader & MP for Melbourne

Bandt: We need a Green New Deal to stave off risk of recession

26 February, 2020 - The Government needs to implement a Green New Deal to keep the economy moving and stave off the growing risk of recession, said Leader of th...

Net-zero by 2050 not enough, Australia's leading climate scientists say

25 February, 2020 - Leader of the Australian Greens, Adam Bandt MP, has commended Australia’s leading climate scientists for their courage in warning that both ...

Greens move to give climate victims the right to sue fossil fuel companies

24 February, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt has introduced a Bill into the House of Representatives - Liability for Climate Change Damage (Make the Polluters P...

Net zero by 2050 and new coal mines will not save us from the climate emergency: Bandt

21 February, 2020 - Australian Greens Leader Adam Bandt has warned that achieving net zero emissions by 2050 while opening new coal mines will not save us from ...

Jobs figures show need for Green New Deal

20 February, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt said today’s jobs figures reveal a jobs crisis in Australia, especially amongst young people, and underscore the ne...

Labor’s 2050 target blows 2 degrees and gives up on Paris Agreement: Bandt

20 February, 2020 - Australian Greens Leader Adam Bandt has slammed Anthony Albanese’s move to adopt a net zero by 2050 pollution target, saying it will blow th...

Royal Commission a Climate Whitewash

20 February, 2020 - Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, has responded to the Prime Minister’s bushfire Royal commission announcement. “This Royal Commission looks like a...

Bandt: PM's technology target nothing more than a smokescreen

18 February, 2020 - The Prime Minister's leaked plan to adopt a so-called "technology target" instead of committing to Australia reaching net zero emissions by ...

Bandt: We need a Royal Commission into wage theft

18 February, 2020 - The Greens are calling for a Royal Commission to fully investigate the extent of wage theft and below-award payment in Australia following r...

Bandt calls for growth in ‘renewables mining’ with a Green New Deal

17 February, 2020 - Australian Greens Leader Adam Bandt has called for a growth in ‘renewables mining’ jobs and a phase out of thermal coal as part of the Green...

Bandt: Greens pitch Green New Deal to business leaders

12 February, 2020 - Leader of the Australian Greens Adam Bandt, MP has reached out to the CEOs of Australia’s leading peak business and industry bodies to discu...

First QT Question by a Greens Leader Used To Highlight Climate Crisis

10 February, 2020 - Adam Bandt MP has today used his first question to the Prime Minister as Leader of the Australian Greens to highlight the government’s inact...