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Peter Whish-Wilson
Senator for lutruwita/Tasmania

Environment Minister fails first test, approves climate-wrecking North West Shelf extension to 2070

28 May, 2025 - The Australian Greens have said the new Environment Minister has spectacularly failed his first test in the job, after approving the climate-wrec...

Albanese Government must reject Queensland Shark Control Program expansion

27 May, 2025 - The Greens call on the Albanese Government to reject a major expansion of shark nets used in the Queensland Shark Control Program, after the Quee...

New Senate inquiry report reveals Albanese Government failed the war on waste

29 April, 2025 - Compelling new evidence exposed in a final Senate inquiry report into the Albanese Government’s waste reduction and recycling policies reveals ...

Greens launch plan to protect Great Southern Reef

23 April, 2025 - Scientists warn Tasmanian marine species inhabiting the Great Southern Reef are declining more rapidly and are more threate...

Greens launch plan to protect Great Southern Reef

23 April, 2025 - Scientists warn Tasmanian marine species inhabiting the Great Southern Reef are declining more rapidly and are more threate...

Dutton’s climate denial betrays regional communities

17 April, 2025 - The Greens say Peter Dutton’s refusal to admit climate change is impacting rural and regional communities is a disgrace, and more evi...

Record sixth mass coral bleaching event in 9 years a clarion call for Great Barrier Reef

17 April, 2025 - The Greens have reiterated that only strong political action on climate change can secure a future for the Great Barrier Reef following new inf...

Greens welcome calls for new approaches to food security but warn meeting climate change targets is paramount

8 April, 2025 - The Greens welcome the national conversation stimulated today by an Australian Strategic Policy Institute report which highlights the ...

States again forced to go it alone on critical product stewardship schemes

19 March, 2025 - The Greens have condemned the Albanese government’s failure to act on its promises to legislate legally binding national schemes for ...

Over to you, Tanya

17 March, 2025 - The Greens have welcomed a historic breakthrough for better management of packaging waste and recycling in Australia, following today’s release...

Greens congratulate Christine Milne on being added to the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women

7 March, 2025 - Tasmanian Greens Senators Nick McKim and Pete Whish-Wilson have congratulated former Tasmanian and Australian Greens Leader Christine Milne in h...