• Australian Greens Senator for Tasmania
• Became a Senator on 20 June 2012 — Federal election
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Condolences: Bondi Beach: Attack (19 Jan 2026)

“Focus on doing our job and getting to the bottom of this so that we can stop this happening again. We owe that to the Jewish community in Australia and to the families and loved ones who will be forever grieving because of this violence.”

Condolences: Bondi Beach: Attack (19 Jan 2026)

“My heart goes out to all the family and loved ones of those lost on 14 December, when we saw Australians, most of them from the Jewish community, being massacred by extremist violence—extremist violence, I may say, that was heinous, cruel and cowardly. I said at the time, in the days followed this awful atrocity, that words failed me. What words can you say to people who've lost loved...”

Bills: Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025, National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025, Environment Information Australia Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Customs Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Excise Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (General Charges Imposition) Bill 2025, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Restoration Charge Imposition) Bill 2025; In Committee (27 Nov 2025)

“My summary of that summary, Minister, is that this wasn't an important enough issue for this bill. Feel free to correct me if that's not the case. Will you commit to some kind of pathway to reviewing shark nets and their exemption under these new federal laws? Is this something that you will continue to take representations from the community on? Will you seek a pathway forward to stop these...”

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• Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — average amongst Senators.
• People have made 8 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
• 10 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Peter Whish-Wilson speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 945 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Peter Whish-Wilson's latest interest statementLast updated: 15 Aug 2025