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Government and Labor turn their back on Tasmanian Communities

Peter Whish-Wilson 30 Jul 2019
Treasury & Finance

Tasmanian Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson commented on the defeat in the senate today of a motion calling on the Treasurer to put additional conditions on the approval of the sale of VDL diary to Moon Lake.

“Our foreign investment laws aren’t worth the paper they are written on if the government can’t monitor, audit or enforce undertakings made by foreign purchases of agricultural land or iconic businesses.

“If any investor fails to meet undertakings given at purchase and these undertakings won’t be enforced by our government, our laws are failing the national interest.

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Dumping of naval vessel in Skeleton Bay still has a long way to go for environmental approvals

Peter Whish-Wilson 19 Aug 2018
Healthy Oceans

Australian Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, warns advocates for the sinking of a naval vessel in Skeleton Bay not to get ahead of themselves with it likely that the environmental approval process still has years to run. Senator Whish-Wilson has sought and received confirmation that no approvals have been applied for yet under the Dumping at Sea Act or the EPBC Act at this stage.

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Where is Federal Environment Minister in the Macquarie Harbour Mess?

Peter Whish-Wilson 4 May 2017
Healthy Oceans

Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, is calling on the federal Environment Minister, Josh Frydenberg, to break his silence on Macquarie Harbour and to publicly release the audit report sitting on his desk.

Senator Peter Whish-Wilson said, “Is it too much to ask to have a federal Environment Minister who actually wants to protect the environment? There is ongoing damage to the World Heritage Area in Macquarie Harbour from overstocking of fish farms and the Minister has remained silent.

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Malcolm Turnbull disappoints in Tasmania yet again

Peter Whish-Wilson 20 May 2016
General

Launceston-based Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson makes the following comment on the Malcolm Turnbull visit to Launceston today.

Senator Whish-Wilson said, “There was more money invested in Tasmania in the stage-management of a press event than there was in actual funding announcements for the Tasmanian community.

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Cape Grim will send a message to the world on climate change

Peter Whish-Wilson 11 May 2016
Healthy Oceans

Senator Whish-Wilson said, "Cape Grim is the world's sentinel for measuring the atmosphere's carbon dioxide levels. When Cape Grim records 400 ppm it will mean that the entire planet's atmosphere will have passed a critical marker.

"Cape Grim has been measuring carbon dioxide levels for the last 40 years and is the only measurement station of its type in the Southern Hemisphere.

"This next week or two will be the last time in the life of every Tasmanian alive today where the carbon dioxide levels will be under this marker.

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