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Peter Whish-Wilson
Senator for lutruwita/Tasmania

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...

Liberal confusion: Are the three federal Tasmanian MPs for a 15% GST?

4 November, 2015 - Greens Senator for Tasmania, Peter Whish-Wilson said, “With the federal Liberal Government-driven GST reform campaign gaining pace, it is imp...

Greens: Increasing the GST will hurt Tasmanians

3 November, 2015 - Greens spokesperson for Finance, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, said that raising the GST is regressive, unnecessary and its impact will fall he...

New icebreaker toy model welcome, but no more details on icebreaker tender forthcoming

29 October, 2015 - Greens spokesperson for Fisheries, Whaling and Antarctica, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, welcomes the unveiling of a toy icebreaker model by Pr...

Labor has caved into the government on ChAFTA: Greens

21 October, 2015 - Greens Trade spokesperson Senator Peter Whish-Wilson and Employment & Workplace Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said Labor has cav...

Big banks winners from government Financial System Inquiry response: Greens

20 October, 2015 - The Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt and Finance spokesperson Senator Peter Whish-Wilson today said that the big banks are the big win...

13 statements from Greg Hunt, while in Opposition, about stopping Japanese Whaling

19 October, 2015 - 1.            ‘The slaughter of the great whales of the Southern Ocean is set to continue. Mr Garrett failed to deliver on any of the promise...

Japan’s exit from ICJ over whaling a slap in the face to Australia

19 October, 2015 - The Greens Spokesperson for Whaling, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson says Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull should immediately call in the Japanese ...