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Peter Whish-Wilson
Senator for lutruwita/Tasmania

Cuts to Newstart, renewables the first test for Labor's new Tasmanian MPs

12 September, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, is calling on Labor’s new Tasmanian MPs Ross Hart, Brian Mitchell and Justine Kea...

Infrastructure: Some states show the feds how it's done

8 September, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, today called on federal Liberal and Labor to take a lesson from their state counte...

Marine Reserve recommendations unacceptable

8 September, 2016 - The Greens unequivocally oppose the recommendations of a stacked Government review that was solely set up to provide cover for Tony Abbott’s...

25 years of economic growth is not everything

7 September, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Treasury, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, provides the following comments on the release of ABS data showing that Austra...

Commbank has questions to answer over Storm Financial revelations

5 September, 2016 - Greens Spokesperson for Treasury and Consumer Affairs, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, provides the following comments on the Commbank and Storm...

Government stopgaps on banking don't replace need for Royal Commission

31 August, 2016 - Greens Treasury and Consumer Affairs spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, provides the following comments on the Government’s latest effo...

Sea Shepherd left doing Australian government’s work on whaling

30 August, 2016 - Sea Shepherd are launching their latest anti-whaling campaign, Operation Nemesis, in Perth today. Senator Whish-Wilson said, “I wish the Sea S...

Greens propose powerful parliamentary alternative if Turnbull baulks on banking Royal Commission

25 August, 2016 - The Greens spokesperson for Finance, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, said, “If the Turnbull Government refuses to act on establishing a Royal Comm...

Federal Government needs to pitch in for Tasmania's water infrastructure needs

24 August, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Finance, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, today called on Tasmanian Liberal Senators to provide federal assistance for TasW...

Federal Environment Minister is undermining Aboriginal Heritage Protections

23 August, 2016 - Greens Senator for Tasmania, Peter Whish-Wilson, says that new Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg, by joining with the Hodgman Government in...

Government needs to act to stop more veterans’ suicides

23 August, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Veterans’ Affairs, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, today called on the government to act on the recommendations of the rec...