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Peter Whish-Wilson
Senator for lutruwita/Tasmania

Peter Whish-Wilson

13 October, 2023 - It took a newly elected Labor Government a matter of mere weeks to dispel hope that its rhetoric on climate action might actually be matched ...

Senate inquiry exposes Australian Antarctic Division in turmoil

5 October, 2023 - Senate inquiry hearings into Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) funding mismanagement have exposed the Division is in turmoil. A staggerin...

AAD Senate inquiry hearings commence in Hobart

3 October, 2023 - Antarctic scientists will tomorrow provide evidence to a Senate inquiry hearing into the current mismanagement of funding of the Australian An...

Government has five months to act on climate or risk Great Barrier Reef in danger listing

14 September, 2023 - The Albanese Government has until February 2024 to demonstrate drastically stronger climate ambition, or else risk the Great Barrier Reef b...

Plibersek ignores conservation advice on Maugean skate

7 September, 2023 - Minister Plibersek has ignored her own department’s conservation advice and is failing to show the strong political leadership necessar...

Senate inquiry into AAD mismanagement established

9 August, 2023 - A Senate inquiry into the current funding mismanagement of the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has been established. It comes following the...

Greens bill shifts burden to companies to ensure Traditional Owners are consulted on underwater Cultural Heritage

8 August, 2023 - Greens Senator Dorinda Cox is introducing a Private Senator’s Bill that requires standards of consultation with Traditional Owners to be develo...

Greens bill shifts burden to companies to ensure Traditional Owners are consulted on underwater cultural heritage

8 August, 2023 - Greens Senator Dorinda Cox is introducing a Private Senator’s Bill that requires standards of consultation with Traditional Owners to be develo...

Government’s Sea Dumping Bill is a con job that facilitates fossil fuels 

3 August, 2023 - MEDIA RELEASE: Government’s Sea Dumping Bill is a con job that facilitates fossil fuels  The Greens have condemned the Albanese Governm...

Albanese must address AAD uncertainty

2 August, 2023 - The Albanese Government must set the record straight and address rising fears about what science programs will be axed as a result of a $2...

Great Barrier Reef decision no cause for celebration

1 August, 2023 - The Greens warn that despite the Great Barrier Reef’s one year reprieve from being declared “in danger”, the iconic marine ecosystem remains un...

Australian Antarctic Division cuts an attack on science

28 July, 2023 - The Greens have slammed the Albanese Government’s decision to cut $25 million from the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) as an attack on ...