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Peter Whish-Wilson's "Italian winter dish" - Baked Herbed Chicken and Cannellini Beans

24 June, 2016 - This week I took a few hours off the campaign trail to cook my “Italian winter dish” (Baked Herbed Chicken and Cannellini Beans) at the Northern...

Turnbull’s pointless plebiscite exposed

24 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have renewed their calls for PM Malcolm Turnbull to dump the costly and divisive plebiscite on marriage equality following...

Greens ‘transit city’ plan beats gridlock

24 June, 2016 - Perth’s traffic gridlock could be a thing of the past under an ambitious new public transport plan developed by the Greens, which would save mon...

Greens challenge other Parties to come clean on nuclear waste dump policy

24 June, 2016 - The Greens are the only Party with a policy on Nuclear Waste and the only party with a track record on this issue. “The Greens are the only Part...

Greens welcome UTAS funding announcement

24 June, 2016 - Australian Greens Senator for Tasmania, Peter Whish-Wilson, provides the following comments on the UTAS funding announcement today. "The Greens ...

Greens commit to full funding to eradicate yellow crazy ants while other parties make half promises

23 June, 2016 - The Greens committed in Cairns today to a $17.5 million package to secure full funding for the first stage of the Wet Tropics Management Authori...

Australian Greens stand with Australian leaders calling for emergency action on global warming

23 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have backed a statement by 24 prominent Australians calling for "emergency-scale action" on dangerous global warming. Aust...

Ghost of Abbott appears with Malcolm’s ‘Stop The Boats’ scare campaign

23 June, 2016 - Malcolm Turnbull has revived Tony Abbott's 'stop the boats' scare campaign on the eve of the Federal Election, to the disappointment of moderate...

Transit city

23 June, 2016 - Transit City Transit City is a comprehensive Public Transport Plan for Perth that will provide all residents and visitors, including t...

Beyond the two party system

23 June, 2016 - Elections are about making choices. The choices we make reflect our values and aspirations. For those who choose for their precious places to be...

Lynn's page

22 June, 2016 - Hon Lynn MacLaren MLC One of my recent highlights was meeting Professor Gillian Triggs, Australia Human Rights Commission president at the inaug...

Rachel Siewert's page

22 June, 2016 - Senator Rachel Siewert It has been great campaigning hard in WA and spending time with volunteers and talking to constituents about the issues t...

Scott's Page

22 June, 2016 - Senator Scott Ludlam Never before have I seen such an energised campaign, with so many volunteers doorknocking and phone banking and spreading t...

Simms in the Senate Update - June 2016

22 June, 2016 - This edition of Simms in the Senate covers Senator Robert Simms' recent work on promoting green jobs for SA, protecting the Great Australian Big...