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Peter Whish-Wilson
Senator for lutruwita/Tasmania

Send back the super trawler

16 July, 2024 - The Greens have condemned the federal government for greenlighting the return of a foreign-owned industrial super trawler to operate off the coa...

Great Barrier Reef decision a triumph of spin over science

25 June, 2024 - A Unesco recommendation not to declare the Great Barrier Reef be placed on a list of World Heritage sites “in danger” is a triumph of lobbying a...

Media release: Julian Assange to return home after plea deal

25 June, 2024 - In breaking news this morning, Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department of Justice which means he can walk from h...

Second Esso/ExxonMobil gas rupture exposed

6 June, 2024 - A second rupture from an offshore Esso/ExxonMobil rig has caused toxic gas condensate to spew into the ocean.  The revelations come follo...

Second Esso/ExxonMobil gas rupture exposed

6 June, 2024 - A second rupture from an offshore Esso/ExxonMobil rig has caused toxic gas condensate to spew into the ocean.  The revelations come follo...

Nets out of Queensland now

4 June, 2024 - The Greens are again calling on the Queensland government for an urgent review of the state’s system of shark nets and drum lines, after a humpba...

Greens Biosecurity Bill position

15 May, 2024 - The Greens have formally announced opposition to the government’s proposed Biosecurity Protection Levy. Quotes attributable to Greens spokespe...

Greens welcome government adopting key Senate recommendations for more Antarctic science funding

15 May, 2024 - A Greens-led senate inquiry that resulted in cross-party support for a re-focus on Antarctic science at the AAD has secured its first tangible wi...

Political parties work together to deliver Antarctic science outcomes

9 May, 2024 - Axed science programs, distressed scientists, a toxic culture, and plagued icebreaker are just some of the issues stemming from failures in the Au...

Political action only saviour for Great Barrier Reef

16 April, 2024 - Today’s declaration of a fourth global coral bleaching event reaffirms only the strongest political action on climate change and environmental ...

Gas pipeline rupture at ageing rig exposes need for stronger regulation of offshore fossil fuel industry

7 April, 2024 - The Greens have today raised concerns about NOPSEMA’s regulation of the offshore fossil fuel industry following a pipeline rupture at an ageing ...

Greens call for full transparency of Great Barrier Reef covert mission

6 April, 2024 - The Greens call for full transparency from Special Envoy for the Great Barrier Reef Senator Nita Green and GBRMPA CEO Josh Thomas on their recen...