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Adam Bandt
Greens Leader & MP for Melbourne

Labor & Liberals vote down Greens’ move to cut $2 ATM fees in Senate

22 February, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said he was disappointed that Labor had joined with the Liberals to vote against a move by ...

Unemployment rises as Morrison stalls

18 February, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP said unemployment figures released today showing joblessness rising to 6 per cent, coupled with T...

Morrison should stop backing fossil fuels & transition economy to industries of the future

17 February, 2016 - Responding to Treasurer Scott Morrison’s National Press Club Address ‘Backing Australians in our Transitioning Economy’, Greens Treasury spo...

Worst. Tax 'debate'. Ever.

16 February, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today welcomed Malcolm Turnbull publicly declaring the GST rise is dead, buried and cremated, but...

CSIRO CEO’s climate science cuts cast doubt on its future

11 February, 2016 - The Australian Greens today said the CSIRO CEO Larry Marshall’s decision to cut hundreds of jobs in climate science within the organisation ...

CBA record half-year profit shows big banks can afford to pay more tax

10 February, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that news the Commonwealth Bank has posted another record half-year profit of $4.8 bil...

Greens urge government to change direction on tax

10 February, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP wrote to Treasurer Scott Morrison late yesterday urging him to adopt a fairer ‘Plan B’ on tax ref...

CSIRO climate science cuts a test for Turnbull: Greens

9 February, 2016 - The Australian Greens today said the CSIRO’s cuts to climate science are a test for Malcolm Turnbull on innovation and called on the Prime Mi...

GST rise is dead, but Turnbull must show us the body

8 February, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said now that the GST rise is dead, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull must show us the body to...

Liberal flat-tax proposal throwback to Joh Bjelke-Petersen

5 February, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP said the flat-tax proposal for income tax floated by Liberals MP Dan Tehan today is a throwback to...

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...