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Greens say “No Deal” to Labor and Liberal’s tax cuts

Richard Di Natale 21 May 2018

The Australian Greens today ruled out supporting both the Coalition and Labor’s personal tax cuts, calling for greater public investment in essential services instead.

“These income tax cut are nothing more than a bribe to try get their massive company tax cuts over the line. People on minimum wage won’t even see $4 a week, with the wealthiest Australians benefiting the most.

Australian Defence Force taking threat of climate change seriously, if only the Government would too

Peter Whish-Wilson 17 May 2018

Defence and Veterans Affairs

Climate Change

Greens Defence spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, provides the following comments on the release of the Senate Inquiry report into the ‘Implications of climate change for Australia's national security’.

Labor puts the poor last with promises on debt and tax cuts but nothing on Newstart

Peter Whish-Wilson 16 May 2018

Family, Ageing and Community Services

Treasury

Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, provides the following comments on Labor pledging larger surpluses to pay down debt than the government, on top of their ‘larger tax cuts’ than the coalition.

Senator Whish-Wilson said, “Labor... Really? You can promise bigger tax cuts to people on wages, and you can promise to pay off more debt than the government, but all you can do for someone struggling on $40 per day on Newstart is offer them a review?

Auditor General destroys argument that defence spending equals jobs

Peter Whish-Wilson 15 May 2018

Defence and Veterans Affairs

Greens Defence spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, welcomes the report by the Auditor General into Australia’s naval shipbuilding program and expresses his concern that the Department of Defence has already disregarded the recommendations to remove the extreme risks associated with enormous levels of spending.

Malcolm Turnbull’s Trump-style budget a dead end for Australia

Richard Di Natale 8 May 2018

Treasury

“Rarely do budgets give us such stark choices about what kind of future we want for our country, but this one surely does. We have a clear choice between the Liberals’ selfish, dog-eat-dog worldview or a more caring society where we look after each other,” Dr Richard Di Natale said.

“Under the Government’s radical US-style tax plan, a hedge fund manager on $200,000 gets 10 times the tax cut as the person who trims the hedges around his mansion.

“We have a progressive tax system in Australia but now we have a fight ahead of us to keep it.

AMP short on cultural change

Peter Whish-Wilson 4 May 2018

Treasury

Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, commented on the appointment of David Murray as the new Chair of AMP.

“I'm genuinely surprised at this announcement by AMP.

“If AMP wanted to make an appointment that would drive cultural change, or be seen to be doing so, there will be many people justifiably sceptical on whether David Murray is right for the job.

“David Murray is one the key architects of the sales-driven, profit-before-people culture that was the result of the vertical integration model of the big banks.

Greens launch plan to reboot recycling

Peter Whish-Wilson 26 Apr 2018

Healthy Oceans

Waste and Recycling

Waste & Recycling and Healthy Oceans portfolio holder, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, today has launched the Greens’ response to the national recycling crisis and the growing problem of marine plastic pollution.

“Australians love their recycling. Around the country, households have been doing the right thing for years.

Morrison adopts majority of Greens 2016 banking policy

Peter Whish-Wilson 20 Apr 2018

Treasury

Greens Treasury spokesperson Senator Peter Whish-Wilson welcomes the Government’s adoption of Greens policy positions on stronger white collar crime penalties after years of campaigning and Senate work.

Senator Whish-Wilson said, “Like the Royal Commission, investigating new white collar crime penalties was a recommendation of the 2013-14 Senate Inquiry into ASIC.

Government adopts majority of Greens 2016 banking policy

Peter Whish-Wilson 20 Apr 2018

Treasury

Labor and Liberal must remain open-minded over calls to break up the banks

Peter Whish-Wilson 19 Apr 2018

Treasury

Greens Treasury spokesperson Senator Peter Whish-Wilson is calling upon both Labor and Liberal Parties to remain open-minded to calls to break up the banks in light of the compelling evidence at the Royal Commission of banks being unable to manage the conflict of interest inherent in owning financial advice businesses.