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Adam Bandt
Greens Leader & MP for Melbourne

Gutting CSIRO climate science is the enemy of innovation

4 February, 2016 - News that the Turnbull Liberal Government is sacking more CSIRO scientists, gutting climate science in Australia, shows what a climate-denial...

Turnbull ‘mum’ on fate of refugee babies & children

4 February, 2016 - In response to his first question since yesterday’s High Court decision concerning the fate of the 37 babies and 90 children living in Austra...

Greens move for House to decline ABCC bill in favour for broad-based anti-corruption watchdog

3 February, 2016 - Greens Industrial Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today moved for the House of Representatives to decline the ABCC bill and instead supp...

PBO report shows Treasurer’s pigheadedness will blow out deficit by $45 billion

3 February, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP said that a Parliamentary Budget Office report released today on the government’s unlegislated Bud...

Greens reject government’s ridiculous TURC secret volume offer

2 February, 2016 - Greens Industrial Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the Greens Party Room has rejected the government’s last minute offer for o...

Turnbull must have the courage to take on Liberal Party base on tax reform: Greens

1 February, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today called on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to have the courage to stand up to the Liberal Par...

Turnbull’s first priority to attack people’s rights at work: Greens

1 February, 2016 - Greens Industrial Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said Malcolm Turnbull’s first priority is attacking people’s rights at work afte...

Turnbull cabinet must start at top with tax reform: Greens

28 January, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that instead of considering a raise to the GST, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his...

‘Enterprise contracts’ would dramatically undermine minimum standards: Greens

27 January, 2016 - Greens industrial relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the Liberal government’s consideration of adopting enterprise contracts for...

MYEFO is the canary in the coal mine

15 December, 2015 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP says Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook is the canary in the coal mine, reinforcing the need to...

Axing just 4 unfair tax breaks would plug Budget revenue hole: Greens

14 December, 2015 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP will today unveil costings on removing just four sets of unfair tax breaks that would cover forec...

Turnbull must now fix Abbott’s toll road woes

14 December, 2015 - Turnbull must now fix Abbott’s toll road woes The report handed down by the federal Auditor-General examining federal funding decisions for ...