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Trump Presidency must end Australia’s TPP push

10 November, 2016 - The Australian Government should immediately end all moves towards ratifying the Trans Pacific-Partnership Agreement (TPP) in light of Donal...

If someone else was Agriculture Minister would the backpacker tax have been fixed by now?

9 November, 2016 - Peter Whish-Wilson, Greens Treasury spokesperson, provides the following comments about the government’s ongoing backpacker tax saga. “Yester...

RIP Barnaby's backpacker tax

8 November, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, announces the Greens position on the Government’s backpacker tax Bill. Senator Whis...

Greens defend Arts courses in Vocational Education and Training

8 November, 2016 - The Australian Greens have announced that they will move an amendment to the government’s Vocational Education and Training bill in the Senat...

Government’s problems with the backpacker tax are all of its own making

4 November, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, provides the following response to the government’s increasingly desperate attempts...