• Australian Greens Senator for Tasmania
• Became a Senator on 20 June 2012 — Federal election
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Committees: Economics References Committee; Report (14 May 2026)

“I want to add my comments to the comments of Senator Pocock on the funding and resourcing of the CSIRO. Both of us attended the CSIRO inquiries. Indeed, we initiated this inquiry with the other Senator Pocock. I want to give a shout-out to all the CSIRO employees around the country today and let them know that their work is valued and that there are senators in this place that have got their...”

Bills: Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Banning Dirty Donations) Bill 2026; Second Reading (14 May 2026)

“It's a shame that Senator Canavan is fleeing the chamber and is not going to listen to my response to his diatribe, but I'll send him the link, and he can watch it on TV. Over the last 20 years, since I started in politics, the major-party vote in this country has fallen every year and every election. It used to be that only 10 to 15 per cent of Australians would vote outside the two major...”

Bills: Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Banning Dirty Donations) Bill 2026; Second Reading (14 May 2026)

“You're talking about coalmines.”

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• Has spoken in 58 debates in the last year — below average amongst Senators.
• People have made 8 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 965 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Peter Whish-Wilson's latest interest statementLast updated: 20 May 2026