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Peter Whish-Wilson
Senator for lutruwita/Tasmania

Great Barrier Reef survival = no more oil and gas

4 August, 2022 - The Greens welcome reports of record coral recovery on parts of the Great Barrier Reef but warn the Government not to jeopardise its survival b...

Whish-Wilson gains highest Greens Senate result across Australia

16 June, 2022 - Today it is finally official: lutruwita/Tasmania’s federal election preferences have been formally distributed and Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wi...

Fisheries buyout from climate change indictment on federal government

17 May, 2022 - In an unprecedented intervention by the federal government fisheries permits will be bought-out for the first time in Australia’s history because...

Greens plan to save our Tassie devil

14 May, 2022 - The Greens have outlined a plan to save the Tasmanian devil and called on the Liberals and Labor to adopt the comprehensive measures required to ...

Greens pledge an Active Transport Network for nipaluna/Hobart

13 May, 2022 - Nipaluna/Hobart will be at the centre of an exciting national trial to roll out more bicycle infrastructure under an $18m fully-costed plan launc...

Kick Morrison out to save the Reef

11 May, 2022 - The Greens say confirmation in the Reef Snapshot: Summer 2021-22 of the sixth mass coral bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef lays bare the Morris...

Greens call on Government to rule out explosives in fish farm trial

9 May, 2022 - The Greens have called on the Morrison Government to intervene and rule out using explosives on protected seals during its three-year trial of fis...

Greens launch plan to protect lutruwita/Tasmania’s forests

6 May, 2022 - Under the Greens plan the Federal Government would pay the Tasmanian Government to end native forest logging. The payment reflects the carbon valu...

Greens launch plan to protect lutruwita/Tasmania’s forests

6 May, 2022 - The Greens have today launched a plan to protect lutruwita/Tasmania’s forests for future generations and for a safe climate, all while ensuring ne...

Greens move to stop Bass Strait drilling

2 May, 2022 - Media release  The Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, is campaigning with Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson in lutruwita/Tasmania on Monday to ele...

Federal intervention needed to tackle feral deer in lutruwita/Tasmania

1 May, 2022 - It is an indictment on the Tasmanian Government that the state's natural environmental values, agricultural productivity, and cultural heritage ha...

Greens warn PM not to greenwash hydrogen hub

29 April, 2022 - The Greens have called on the PM to rule out the use of fossil fuels in producing hydrogen at the proposed Bell Bay Hydrogen hub.  Clean hydrog...