• Australian Greens Senator for Tasmania
• Became a Senator on 20 June 2012 — Federal election
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Matters of Public Importance: Energy (3 Sep 2025)

“For anyone watching this debate here in Parliament House tonight, it's always instructive to look at a subject and break it up into two components: its policy and its politics. Of course, the two things are often interwoven. The policy around the clean energy rollout around this nation, including critical transmission infrastructure, is an important one to get right, and there's no doubt at...”

Statements by Senators: Climate Change: Fossil Fuel Industries (3 Sep 2025)

“In the last term of government, Labor approved more than 30 new coal and gas projects in Australia. Today we find out that Minister Watt has just approved a 20-year extension to Glencore's Ulan coalmine near Mudgee. This is a climate crime. It's a crime because we in this building are knowingly doing harm with the decisions that we make. The No. 1 question I get is: 'How is it possible for an...”

Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Climate Change (2 Sep 2025)

“It was brought in by Prime Minister Rudd at the time and, of course, the Greens voted against a policy that was actually going to make emissions worse in this country.”

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• Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — 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") 936 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Peter Whish-Wilson's latest interest statementLast updated: 24 Aug 2022