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Adam Bandt
Greens Leader & MP for Melbourne

Greens stand with MV Portland seafarers and their families

12 December, 2015 - Greens stand with MV Portland seafarers and their families  The Australian Greens call on the Liberal government to revoke the temporary shi...

Greens fear banks are coming after peoples’ super

10 December, 2015 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said he wants to make sure that the government’s exposure draft of further changes to super...

Labor Premiers selling out poor Australians by considering GST rise

9 December, 2015 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that Labor Premiers are selling out poor Australians by joining their Liberal colleague...

Innovation Statement welcome, but not enough to replace massive research cuts

7 December, 2015 - The Greens broadly welcome the Turnbull Government’s Innovation Statement, however it does not repair the huge damage done to the science and...

Government to support Greens amendments on corporate tax avoidance

3 December, 2015 - A standoff between the Turnbull Government and the Senate over multinational tax avoidance will be resolved this morning with the Government'...

National accounts figures show Australian economy still too reliant on mining exports: Greens

2 December, 2015 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the national accounts released this morning reveal that the Australian economy is still...

Senate puts ice on government’s ideological super attack

2 December, 2015 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP welcomed the crossbench Senators putting the ice on the government’s ideological attack on super t...

Malcolm Turnbull: Pretender in Paris, but clean energy slasher at home

1 December, 2015 - Greens Energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP said today that while Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has committed to double clean energy research ...

PM Turnbull must ditch attacks on ARENA & CEFC, double their budgets instead: Greens

1 December, 2015 - Responding to news that the Turnbull government has committed to double research & development investment on clean energy over the next five ...

Turnbull should follow California as they go for 70 per cent renewables by 2030

25 November, 2015 - Greens Energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the recent decision by California to increase renewable energy to 70% over the next fift...

Arts Minister's rebranding of cuts not enough: Greens

23 November, 2015 - Greens arts spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today congratulated the Australian arts community for forcing new Arts Minister Mitch Fifield’s parti...

PBO analysis shows lifetime caps alone not enough to reform super: Greens

23 November, 2015 - Following reports that Treasury is considering placing a lifetime cap on voluntary super contributions advocated by various think tanks and ...