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’.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

Greens spokesperson for Waste and Recycling, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, urges the Ipswich City Council to reconsider their decision to start dumping recyclable material and calls upon the Federal Government and states to urgently agree on a policy response at next Friday's COAG meeting that averts similar decisions from other Australian councils.