Morrison should stop backing fossil fuels & transition economy to industries...
Responding to Treasurer Scott Morrison’s National Press Club Address ‘Backing Australians in our Transitioning Economy’, Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP called on the Treasurer to stop...
View ArticleUnemployment rises as Morrison stalls
Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP said unemployment figures released today showing joblessness rising to 6 per cent, coupled with Treasurer Scott Morrison’s visionless accounting lecture...
View ArticleLabor & Liberals vote down Greens’ move to cut $2 ATM fees in Senate
Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said he was disappointed that Labor had joined with the Liberals to vote against a move by the Greens to cut excessive ATM fees. The Greens moved to...
View ArticleTurnbull tax tinkerer, not reformer: Greens
Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said reports that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is backing down from tax reform and instead will only tinker with caps on superannuation contributions...
View ArticleCash must put money where mouth is for women’s work/life balance
Following Minister for Women Michaelia Cash’s comments on flexibility for women re-entering the workforce during the ‘International Women’s Day Address’, Greens Employment & Industrial Relations...
View ArticleLabor pleading for Liberals’ preferences to stay in Parliament: Greens
Greens Federal Member for Melbourne Adam Bandt MP today said Anthony Albanese’s extraordinary statement yesterday was a desperate move by Labor to try to shore up Liberal preferences in seats around...
View ArticleATO tax data strengthens case for ending unfair tax breaks in Budget: Greens
Data released by the Australian Tax Office today on how much Australia’s richest companies paid in tax strengthens the case for the government to end unfair tax breaks in the upcoming Budget, Greens...
View ArticleGreens will oppose company tax cut for big business
Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today announced that the Greens will not support any cut to the company tax rate for big business.“The Greens will not support any attempt to cut the company...
View ArticleGreens to oppose income tax cuts & company tax cuts for big business
“The Greens will not support income tax cuts in the upcoming Budget,” Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt said.“The Treasurer has talked up the issue of 'bracket creep' and hasn’t ruled out income...
View ArticleTurnbull must ditch Abbott’s hardline public sector bargaining policy: Greens
Greens Industrial Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today called on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to ditch Tony Abbott’s hardline bargaining policy for public sector workers and negotiate with...
View ArticleShorten must rule out Labor-Liberal preference deal
Greens MP Adam Bandt has called on Bill Shorten to rule out preferencing the Liberals ahead of the Greens at the upcoming election.Mr Bandt said the Labor leader must overrule Labor MP Michael Danby,...
View ArticleGreens will fight government’s moves on Road Safety
Greens Industrial Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the Greens will fight the government’s moves to override a Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal ruling on pay for truck drivers.“The...
View ArticleLabor must end the tax cuts arms race this election: Greens
In response to the open letter signed by 50 eminent Australians calling on the government to not cut taxes, Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today called on Labor to rule out cutting taxes in...
View ArticleLabor too weak on steel procurement: Greens
Greens Industry spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said Labor’s plan to supposedly save the Australian steel industry by ‘maximising’ local steel used in government projects is too weak and called on...
View ArticleTobacco tax rise should not fund tax cuts: Bandt
Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said if the government is looking to put up the price of cigarettes, they should use that money to invest in areas like hospitals and medical research,...
View ArticleCautious welcome as government adopts Greens super plan: Bandt
In response to reports the government is set to lower superannuation tax concessions for people earning over $180,000, Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP cautiously welcomed the government...
View ArticleGreens push Labor to keep deficit levy
Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the Greens have forced Labor to consider making the deficit levy permanent and called on both Labor and the government to commit to making the...
View ArticleNew CSIRO climate science centre a ‘sleight of hand’
Greens Science spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the CSIRO management’s announcement of a new climate science centre in Hobart is really just a sleight of hand manoeuvre designed to distract from...
View ArticleGreens release economic principles for upcoming Budget and election
Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP and Finance spokesperson Senator Peter Whish-Wilson today released the party’s Budget Principles for the 2016 Budget and Federal Election. “To make society...
View ArticleGreens move to transform electricity system with new government authority
Greens Energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today introduced the Renew Australia Bill 2016 into the House of Representatives to create a new government statutory authority to oversee the planned closure...
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