Adam Bandt

Greens leader Adam Bandt clapped back to a journalist trying to bait him with a gotcha question at National Press Club on Wednesday.

“It would be making sure that we wipe student debt and build affordable houses. “Politics should be about reaching for the stars and offering a better society. Stop the stopwatch and ring the bell — we’ve got our first zinger of the election.

Leader of the Greens party, Adam Bandt, returned serve at a journalist who attempted a 'gotcha' question during his National Press Club speech.

"News flash! "Politics should be about reaching for the stars and offering a better society. This is what happens."

Greens leader Adam Bandt incited green extremists with a battle-cry — “we're at war” — that will make even more feel entitled to block our roads, scream abuse ...

Greens leader Adam Bandt has told a journalist to “Google it, mate!” after he was asked about a claim made in his pre-election pitch to voters.

Mr Bandt pledged a swag of big spending social reform policies, including wiping student debt and adding dental care to Medicare, which he said would be paid for with a six per cent tax aimed at Australian billionaires and a “tycoons tax” to force companies to hand over “excessive profits”. Mr Bandt went on to say wages were growing at about 2 per cent and inflation was growing at “3-and-a-bit per cent”, both of which were just about on the money, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Mr Bandt on Wednesday said the Greens were poised to become the third most powerful political party in the country and that ousting the Coalition was their central goal at this election.

Greens leader Adam Bandt was the latest would-be victim of a reporter's “gotcha” question. But he wasn't about to take it.

The condemnation of Kerin was immense from media figures, some of whom had to consult their budget papers to define what this gross operating surplus thing actually was. “Politics should be about reaching for the stars and offering a better society. Commentators everywhere decided he was out of touch with the common voter. “If you want to know why people are turning off politics,” he said. A botch, a faux pas or a cock-up? Or the spot price for West Texas crude?

While Anthony Albanese is still feeling the impacts of his "gaffe" when he failed his day-one spot quiz on the unemployment and official cash rates, ...

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Adam Bandt hit back at a "gotcha" question on the wage price index with a lament on the...

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Greens leader Adam Bandt has accused Scott Morrison of putting lives at stake by trying to start a 'devastating culture war' over the debate surrounding ...

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Greens Leader Adam Bandt today incited already militant green extremists with a battle-cry that will make even more of them feel entitled to "scream abuse ...

Greens Leader Adam Bandt today incited already militant green extremists with a battle-cry that will make even more of them feel entitled to "scream abuse ...

Greens leader Adam Bandt hit back at a "gotcha" question on the wage price index with a lament on the health of the election. "Google it, mate," he told the ...

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The Greens leader maintains the minor party is not scared of the climate independents movement.

“The more climate is in the news, the better. “We won’t be sending people back to a second election. “We aren’t worried about the climate independents,” Mr Bandt said. Sign up to our Election Brief newsletter. “We’ve made it very clear that we want to see the Liberals gone, so don’t expect to see them on a very high position on our how-to-vote cards.” Mr Bandt painted an apocalyptic vision, saying the world was at war with the climate crisis and both the Coalition and Labor had “blood on their hands” of people trapped in flooded homes or burned to death in a bushfire.

Greens leader Adam Bandt has told a journalist to Google it, mate after he was asked about a claim made in his pre-election pitch to voters.

Adam Bandt says the Greens are poised to become the most powerful third party in the parliament after the election and brushed off Anthony Albaneses ...

Greens leader Adam Bandt has been brutally shut down by an ABC News Breakfast presenter after claiming the party's vote is growing.

The total value of HELP debt in 2020 was $66.6billion. And those questions are designed to show that politicians are somehow out of touch and not representative of every day people. The Greens - who call their defence spokesman the peace and disarmament spokesman - want to slash defence spending to 1.5 per cent of GDP The Greens - who call their defence spokesman the peace and disarmament spokesman - want to slash defence spending to 1.5 per cent of GDP. 'If you want to know why people are turning off politics, it's because... The Greens want to make the minimum wage 60 per cent of the median wage. The Greens want to make dental care free at the point of use under the Medicare system The Greens want to make dental care free at the point of use under the Medicare system. The Greens want to immediately ban the construction of new coal, oil and gas infrastructure. Bandt referred Millar to one poll that was a 'state breakdown' of Queensland run that suggested the Greens vote was as high as 14% The Greens leader said there would be a power-sharing Senate, and that the Greens should get the balance of power. Bandt referred Millar to one poll that was a 'state breakdown' of Queensland run that suggested the Greens vote was as high as 14%.

The Greens will push for a $500 million investment in helping steelmaking regions transition away from coal — if the party holds the balance of power ...

"One thing is crystal clear — no major party will have a majority in the Senate and the Greens are on track to hold the balance of power," Mr Bandt said. "The rest of the world is going to need green steel and we are in a perfect position here, with not only the manufacturing know-how, but also the intellectual know-how and the resources, to be world leaders in green steel." - The plan includes a green steel fund and a green metals bank to finance zero-emissions steelmaking

Adam Bandt explodes at journalist who asks him about wages. We're just four days into an election campaign and we've had almost as many “Gotchya” questions, ...

“Elections should be about a contest of ideas. This is what happens,” he said. Specifically what IS the WPI. Politics should be about reaching for the stars and offering a better society and instead, there are these questions that are asked about ‘can you tell us this particular stat’ or ‘can you tell us that particular stat’ and those questions are designed to show that politicians are somehow out of touch and not representative of everyday people.” The iconic one so far is when Anthony Albanese didn’t know the unemployment rate – something we’re still talking about. The moment Mr Bandt was asked one of these gotchya questions was also at the National Press Club.