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Senator Peter Whish-Wilson
- Australian Greens Senator for Tasmania
- Became a Senator on 20 June 2012 — Federal election
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Most recent appearances in parliament
- Bills: Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) Bill 2024; In Committee (26 Nov 2024)
“I just want to confirm that it's nearly 20 past 10. The TEMPORARY CHAIR: Thank you. Senator Hodgins-May?”
- Matters of Public Importance: Agriculture (26 Nov 2024)
“It was a debating point. If I'd called you the village idiot, you'd have a good reason to stand up and take a point of order. But I didn't. I was making a perfectly valid point about how plants work. They have these things called stomata, Senator Roberts, which are tiny little apertures—”
- Matters of Public Importance: Agriculture (26 Nov 2024)
“These plants have things called stomata. They are millions of little apertures where they take in CO2. So you're correct; they do actually use CO2. But when it gets hot they close. Anyone who understands the basics of how plants work would be able to tell you that. And, of course, in the future of climate change, it is going to get hotter. We are seeing extreme weather events—”
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- Has spoken in 47 debates in the last year — below average amongst Senators.
- People have made 8 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
- 9 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") 893 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)
Register of Interests (What's this?)
Peter Whish-Wilson's latest interest statementLast updated: 24 Aug 2022