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Adam Bandt
MP for Melbourne (2010-2025) and Greens Leader (2020-2025)

Australia dirtiest power station to close

26 May, 2016 - Greens Energy spokesperson Adam Bandt has welcomed reports that Australia’s dirtiest coal fired power station, Hazelwood, may close, but warned t...

Public must claw back the big bank subsidies revealed by RBA: Greens

26 May, 2016 - Following the Reserve Bank’s estimate that the major banks in Australia receive implicit public support worth up to about $4 billion a year, Gree...

7-Eleven head office must be made responsible for owed payments: Greens

25 May, 2016 - In light of 7-Eleven management sacking the independent Fels Wage Fairness Panel, Greens Employment spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today called on th...

7-Eleven must reveal how they will pay employees owed wages after closure of Fels Panel: Bandt

25 May, 2016 - Greens Industrial Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP has said that reports that 7-Eleven has closed down the Fels Wage Fairness Panel are deepl...

Bandt releases penalty rates ad after Greens focus national attention on weekend pay rates

25 May, 2016 - Following the second week of the campaign beginning by focussing on the parties' differences on penalty rates, Greens Industrial Relations spokes...

Government’s workplace changes may not help exploited 7-Eleven workers: Greens

25 May, 2016 - Greens Employment & Industrial Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the government’s proposal for changes to workplace laws may not he...

Greens release plan for giant boost to science and research

25 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens want to put Australia on a path to spending 4% of GDP on science and research by 2030. Announcing the policy at the Walter ...

Greens welcome local traders proposal to manage drug issues in Richmond

25 May, 2016 - The Greens today said the proposal from local traders in Richmond to support a supervised injecting facility for the area and not simply CCTV cam...

PEFO confirms need for more active fiscal policy: Greens

25 May, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook released today confirms there are bleak econom...

Greens unveil plans for an Innovation Nation

23 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have today released a comprehensive Innovation Policy to back startup enterprises, support STEM education and boost innovat...

Auto industry left crashing while Labor & Liberals asleep at the wheel

16 May, 2016 - Greens Industry spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the Australian auto industry has crashed because Labor and the Liberals have been asleep at...

Greens will legislate to protect penalty rates, Labor should too

16 May, 2016 - Greens Industrial Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today joined Greens candidate for Grayndler Jim Casey to announce that the Greens will leg...