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Peter Whish-Wilson
Senator for lutruwita/Tasmania

Japan’s decision to recommence whaling is caused by Australian government weakness

28 November, 2015 - Greens spokesperson for Whaling, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson is calling on the Australian Government to immediately condemn Japan for their d...

Greens secure Inquiry into white-collar crime penalties

25 November, 2015 - The Senate has voted to support a Greens motion to establish a Senate Inquiry into penalties for white-collar crime. Greens spokesperson for...

Senate fails to reinstate night-fishing ban on ‘super trawler” Geelong Star by a single vote

25 November, 2015 - This evening the Senate failed to disallow regulations that had lifted a ban on night fishing by the factory-freezer vessel Geelong Star by ...

Greens boost oversight of foreign owned land, water

23 November, 2015 - The Greens have secured an Australian-first register of foreign owned water entitlements, in agreeing to support government legislation that...

Australia must end its deliberate silence on whaling when meeting with Japan

19 November, 2015 - Greens spokesperson for Whaling, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, congratulates the Humane Society International for their successful legal actio...

Hearing into Veterans' mental health hosted at Homes for Heroes, Narrabeen

18 November, 2015 - Today Greens spokesperson for Veterans' Affairs, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson attended the fourth public hearing of the Senate Inquiry into Ve...

Greens will fight Government attempt to aid corporate tax avoidance

12 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens say Malcolm Turnbull has exposed his true colours by rejecting an Australian Greens amendment that would have increase...

Greens use government bill to repeal government bill

11 November, 2015 - The Senate has voted to repeal the Turnbull government's so-called "kidnap law," which passed only last month and exempted private companies...

Labor votes with the Liberals to bring ISDS to Australia via the China Free Trade Agreement

9 November, 2015 - This evening the Greens voted against the enabling legislation for the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA), an agreement that expos...

Greens members unanimously reject dangerous and undemocratic TPP and ChAFTA deals

8 November, 2015 - Today during the plenary session of the Australian Greens national conference, Greens party members have unanimously passed a resolution oppo...

US Congress committee to look at changing TPP – Greens call on Australian government to clarify

7 November, 2015 - The House ranking Democrat on the powerful Ways and Means Committee, Congressman Sander Levin has begun a process to review the Trans Pacific...

TPP text finally released – after any opportunity to fix it is gone

6 November, 2015 - Greens spokesperson for Trade, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, says now the text has finally been released stakeholders and the community will at...