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Budget ignores climate change despite rising pollution: Bandt
Budget ignores climate change despite rising pollution: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP said that despite the impending climate catastrophe, the budget ignores climate change and rising pollution. Instead of increasing funding for climate change, it cut funding. “This is another budget from the Treasurer that...
Greens welcome plan to 'Repower Australia'
Greens welcome plan to 'Repower Australia' Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today welcomed the release of a plan to ‘Repower Australia’ and called on all sides of Parliament to embrace the need for a rapid transition to a renewable energy future. “The release of this comprehensive...
Renewables jobs boom in spite of Turnbull's war on renewables: Bandt
Renewables jobs boom in spite of Turnbull's war on renewables: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today welcomed ABS data showing a 33% surge in employment from renewable energy in Australia, noting these gains were achieved despite the government’s war on renewable energy. “Renewable energy is...
Abbott-friendly NEG is a dog: Greens
Greens energy and climate change spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that as Tony Abbott starts tweeting in support of the NEG, Labor should toughen up and demand better of the Federal government than this dog of a policy. “The NEG is a dog,” said Mr Bandt.
Greens ready to block NEG.
Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that the more detail that emerges about the NEG, the worse the framework becomes. With each new revelation, it becomes increasingly difficult to see how the NEG is anything but a policy designed to placate Tony Abbott and the...
Stopping network rorting requires rule change to reduce rate of return: Bandt
Stopping network rorting requires rule change to reduce rate of return: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today backed The Grattan Institute’s call to reduce the ‘regulated asset base’ of our electricity networks, which echoes The Greens’ call to reduce the guaranteed rate of return offered...
Greens support ACTU workplace rules push, will introduce key legislation to tackle insecurity and work/life balance
Greens support ACTU workplace rules push, will introduce key legislation to tackle insecurity and work/life balance Greens employment spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today gave in principle support to Sally McManus’ call to ‘change the rules’ to protect working people from insecure work, stagnant wages and the erosion of fundamental rights. Next Monday,...
Is our new Deputy Prime Minister a climate change denier?
Is our new Deputy Prime Minister a climate change denier? Greens spokesperson for climate change and energy Adam Bandt MP today questioned the new Deputy Prime Minister, Michael McCormack, about his position on climate change.
Bandt challenges Labor on preference deals
Bandt challenges Labor on preference deals. Greens MP Adam Bandt today challenged Labor to come clean about reports of preference negotiations and deals in Batman with Cory Bernardi’s Australian Conservatives. “Cory Bernardi has said he aims to preference Labor in Batman ‘subject to negotiations’,” said Mr Bandt.
Direct Action is a sham, safeguard mechanism not safe: Bandt
Direct Action is a sham, safeguard mechanism not safe: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP said reports today that nearly 60 industrial sites have been jacking up their pollution, sanctioned under the so called ‘safeguard mechanism’ shows that Tony Abbott’s Direct Action plan is a sham...