David Pocock
@davidpocock.bsky.social
Independent Senator for the ACT.
Insta: davidpocock
Authorised by David Pocock for David Pocock, Canberra
Insta: davidpocock
Authorised by David Pocock for David Pocock, Canberra
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December 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
If you need support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14.
If you’re a young person who needs support, call Kids Helpline on 1800 551 80.
If you’re a young person who needs support, call Kids Helpline on 1800 551 80.
This isn’t business as usual.
Potentially significant cuts are coming to the Australian Public Service and I want to know what this means for service delivery and for jobs.
Labor promised to protect the APS, they need to honour that promise.
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Potentially significant cuts are coming to the Australian Public Service and I want to know what this means for service delivery and for jobs.
Labor promised to protect the APS, they need to honour that promise.
www.afr.com/policy/econo...
December 3, 2025 at 6:54 AM
This isn’t business as usual.
Potentially significant cuts are coming to the Australian Public Service and I want to know what this means for service delivery and for jobs.
Labor promised to protect the APS, they need to honour that promise.
www.afr.com/policy/econo...
Potentially significant cuts are coming to the Australian Public Service and I want to know what this means for service delivery and for jobs.
Labor promised to protect the APS, they need to honour that promise.
www.afr.com/policy/econo...
I've worked hard with all non-govt senators to secure release of the Briggs review.
Now it's clear why the Albanese Govt was hiding it for two years.
They are refusing to implement recommendations designed to ensure we have merit-based appointments 🤯
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Now it's clear why the Albanese Govt was hiding it for two years.
They are refusing to implement recommendations designed to ensure we have merit-based appointments 🤯
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Scathing ‘jobs for mates’ review finds appointments to government boards routinely abused
A report by Lynelle Briggs says placements ‘look like nepotism’ and are undermining confidence in government
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I've worked hard with all non-govt senators to secure release of the Briggs review.
Now it's clear why the Albanese Govt was hiding it for two years.
They are refusing to implement recommendations designed to ensure we have merit-based appointments 🤯
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Now it's clear why the Albanese Govt was hiding it for two years.
They are refusing to implement recommendations designed to ensure we have merit-based appointments 🤯
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Very disappointing the Albanese Govt has refused to accept the full suite of recommendations from the Briggs Review designed to stop the jobs for mates culture in federal politics.
No surprise there is such low trust in politicians!
Communities constantly call for more integrity but are ignored.
No surprise there is such low trust in politicians!
Communities constantly call for more integrity but are ignored.
‘Patronage, nepotism’: Labor releases damning jobs-for-mates report
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher commissioned the review in early 2023 after the Coalition was accused of stacking dozens of plum positions.
www.afr.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Very disappointing the Albanese Govt has refused to accept the full suite of recommendations from the Briggs Review designed to stop the jobs for mates culture in federal politics.
No surprise there is such low trust in politicians!
Communities constantly call for more integrity but are ignored.
No surprise there is such low trust in politicians!
Communities constantly call for more integrity but are ignored.
My office receives so many complaints about public housing properties in the ACT, especially when it comes to repairs and maintenance.
This isn't good enough & wastes funding provided jointly by the Commonwealth.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/909528...
This isn't good enough & wastes funding provided jointly by the Commonwealth.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/909528...
November 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
My office receives so many complaints about public housing properties in the ACT, especially when it comes to repairs and maintenance.
This isn't good enough & wastes funding provided jointly by the Commonwealth.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/909528...
This isn't good enough & wastes funding provided jointly by the Commonwealth.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/909528...
A proposal to the gov’t that would improve Labor's changes to our environment laws so they actually protect nature, with 15 changes including removing native forest logging exemption & removing fossil fuels from national interest test
You can read more below: www.davidpocock.com.au/proposal_to_...
You can read more below: www.davidpocock.com.au/proposal_to_...
PROPOSAL TO PASS ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REFORMS THAT ACTUALLY PROTECT NATURE
TRUST. INTEGRITY. LEADERSHIP.
www.davidpocock.com.au
November 23, 2025 at 7:53 AM
A proposal to the gov’t that would improve Labor's changes to our environment laws so they actually protect nature, with 15 changes including removing native forest logging exemption & removing fossil fuels from national interest test
You can read more below: www.davidpocock.com.au/proposal_to_...
You can read more below: www.davidpocock.com.au/proposal_to_...
How can a website cost $96 MILLION?! 🤯
Yes the BOM website is complex, but this seems like is a waste of taxpayers dollars that we need see some accountability for so it doesn’t happen again.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Yes the BOM website is complex, but this seems like is a waste of taxpayers dollars that we need see some accountability for so it doesn’t happen again.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Total bill for BoM’s new website came in at $96 million
In his first interview, new Bureau of Meteorology chief Stuart Minchin has revealed the eye-watering true cost of its lambasted new website.
www.smh.com.au
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
How can a website cost $96 MILLION?! 🤯
Yes the BOM website is complex, but this seems like is a waste of taxpayers dollars that we need see some accountability for so it doesn’t happen again.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Yes the BOM website is complex, but this seems like is a waste of taxpayers dollars that we need see some accountability for so it doesn’t happen again.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Australia doesn't have a gas supply problem, we have a gas export problem.
Good to see the govt considering diverting export gas to the 🇦🇺 market. This should apply to existing projects. There's simply no need for new gas.
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Good to see the govt considering diverting export gas to the 🇦🇺 market. This should apply to existing projects. There's simply no need for new gas.
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Looming east coast gas reserve could cut prices by 20pc
Labor is targeting a domestic reservation system that would ensure enough extra gas to bring down prices but not so much that producers rein in output.
www.afr.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Australia doesn't have a gas supply problem, we have a gas export problem.
Good to see the govt considering diverting export gas to the 🇦🇺 market. This should apply to existing projects. There's simply no need for new gas.
www.afr.com/companies/en...
Good to see the govt considering diverting export gas to the 🇦🇺 market. This should apply to existing projects. There's simply no need for new gas.
www.afr.com/companies/en...
Save the CSIRO
Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott
Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro
Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott
Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Save the CSIRO
Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott
Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro
Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott
Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between
www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro
A welcome and long overdue reform that will help better keep children safe. This needs to be implemented with urgency.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Working with children check tracker established amid pressure on child care
Almost a decade after one was recommended by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
www.abc.net.au
November 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A welcome and long overdue reform that will help better keep children safe. This needs to be implemented with urgency.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Today we pause to honour all who sacrificed their lives in war, all who served and returned, and the families and communities who carry that legacy. We will remember them. #LestWeForget #RemembranceDay
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Today we pause to honour all who sacrificed their lives in war, all who served and returned, and the families and communities who carry that legacy. We will remember them. #LestWeForget #RemembranceDay
A scarcity of specialists and huge growth in out of pocket costs are issues Canberrans regularly raise with me.
Specialist care shouldn’t be reserved for the wealthy, govt needs to get serious about tackling these spiralling costs.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Specialist care shouldn’t be reserved for the wealthy, govt needs to get serious about tackling these spiralling costs.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
A scarcity of specialists and huge growth in out of pocket costs are issues Canberrans regularly raise with me.
Specialist care shouldn’t be reserved for the wealthy, govt needs to get serious about tackling these spiralling costs.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Specialist care shouldn’t be reserved for the wealthy, govt needs to get serious about tackling these spiralling costs.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
🇦🇺 pays $1.5mil per person each year to detain people on Nauru.
During last Senate Estimates, I asked about links to organised crime and value for money, I was told there is no need for concern.
Now whistleblower evidence paints a very different picture.
www.smh.com.au/national/pou...
During last Senate Estimates, I asked about links to organised crime and value for money, I was told there is no need for concern.
Now whistleblower evidence paints a very different picture.
www.smh.com.au/national/pou...
‘Pouring money into a trough’: Senior public servant blows whistle on allegedly ‘corrupt’ millions
The Home Affairs assistant secretary claims money was spent on overinflated contracts or for services that were never provided.
www.smh.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
🇦🇺 pays $1.5mil per person each year to detain people on Nauru.
During last Senate Estimates, I asked about links to organised crime and value for money, I was told there is no need for concern.
Now whistleblower evidence paints a very different picture.
www.smh.com.au/national/pou...
During last Senate Estimates, I asked about links to organised crime and value for money, I was told there is no need for concern.
Now whistleblower evidence paints a very different picture.
www.smh.com.au/national/pou...
The violence in Sudan has left our Sudanese community heartbroken and feeling helpless.
I'm hopeful Australia can work with international partners to push for safe passage, humanitarian aid and peace.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
I'm hopeful Australia can work with international partners to push for safe passage, humanitarian aid and peace.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Family and friends 'taken or killed': From Australia, Emad is watching horrors unfold
As Sudan's Darfur region faces an escalating crisis, hundreds are dead and families abroad wait helplessly for news of loved ones.
www.sbs.com.au
October 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The violence in Sudan has left our Sudanese community heartbroken and feeling helpless.
I'm hopeful Australia can work with international partners to push for safe passage, humanitarian aid and peace.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
I'm hopeful Australia can work with international partners to push for safe passage, humanitarian aid and peace.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
The Centre for Public Integrity has found Labor failed in six of seven key transparency areas, from secrecy to “jobs for mates”.
In opposition, Labor promised stronger integrity and accountability.
This report shows there’s still a long way to go.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
In opposition, Labor promised stronger integrity and accountability.
This report shows there’s still a long way to go.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Albanese as bad as Morrison on integrity: Teal MPs and new report card slam Labor
In a report card on Labor’s transparency record, the Centre for Public Integrity claims it has failed in six of seven fields.
www.smh.com.au
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The Centre for Public Integrity has found Labor failed in six of seven key transparency areas, from secrecy to “jobs for mates”.
In opposition, Labor promised stronger integrity and accountability.
This report shows there’s still a long way to go.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
In opposition, Labor promised stronger integrity and accountability.
This report shows there’s still a long way to go.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Australian artists, journalists, authors and researchers create the stories and knowledge that shapes who we are as a nation.
If AI companies want access to their work, they should have to negotiate with copyright holders like anyone else.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
If AI companies want access to their work, they should have to negotiate with copyright holders like anyone else.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Artists rejoice as Labor rules out copyright carve-out for AI
Labor has ruled out changing copyright laws to give tech giants free rein to train artificial intelligence models on creative works, after the proposition was met with widespread backlash from artists...
www.abc.net.au
October 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Australian artists, journalists, authors and researchers create the stories and knowledge that shapes who we are as a nation.
If AI companies want access to their work, they should have to negotiate with copyright holders like anyone else.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
If AI companies want access to their work, they should have to negotiate with copyright holders like anyone else.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Stamp duty on housing is one of our worst taxes.
It is contributing to the housing crisis and is long overdue for reform.
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It is contributing to the housing crisis and is long overdue for reform.
www.afr.com/policy/econo...
October 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Stamp duty on housing is one of our worst taxes.
It is contributing to the housing crisis and is long overdue for reform.
www.afr.com/policy/econo...
It is contributing to the housing crisis and is long overdue for reform.
www.afr.com/policy/econo...
International Court of Justice says Israel must allow UNRWA to deliver aid in Gaza.
🇦🇺 must push for international law to be upheld.
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🇦🇺 must push for international law to be upheld.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
International Court of Justice says Israel must allow UNRWA to deliver aid in Gaza.
🇦🇺 must push for international law to be upheld.
amp.9news.com.au/article/4c0e...
🇦🇺 must push for international law to be upheld.
amp.9news.com.au/article/4c0e...
Surely we can find ways to ensure Canberran creeks and lakes aren’t toxic?
Slowing down the flow of stormwater through re-nauralisation is one solution, but despite strong community support, the ACT Govt cancelled a plan to do this for Sullivans Creek.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/909171...
Slowing down the flow of stormwater through re-nauralisation is one solution, but despite strong community support, the ACT Govt cancelled a plan to do this for Sullivans Creek.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/909171...
Dog didn't swim in lake: blue-green algae poisoning takes family member
'That's my family ... she was truly irreplaceable.'
www.canberratimes.com.au
October 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Surely we can find ways to ensure Canberran creeks and lakes aren’t toxic?
Slowing down the flow of stormwater through re-nauralisation is one solution, but despite strong community support, the ACT Govt cancelled a plan to do this for Sullivans Creek.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/909171...
Slowing down the flow of stormwater through re-nauralisation is one solution, but despite strong community support, the ACT Govt cancelled a plan to do this for Sullivans Creek.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/909171...
Flooding has already wiped $42B from the value of 🇦🇺 homes
Climate change isn’t a future cost. It’s here, harming our economy and our safety
We can’t keep ✅ fossil fuel projects at expense of communities & property values, and need to get serious about adaptation
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Climate change isn’t a future cost. It’s here, harming our economy and our safety
We can’t keep ✅ fossil fuel projects at expense of communities & property values, and need to get serious about adaptation
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Floods have devalued Australian homes by $42bn. Experts say that’s the cost of ‘a changing climate’
Of the 2m flood-prone houses across the country, at least 70% have had values reduced, a new report by Climate Council and PropTrack has found
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Flooding has already wiped $42B from the value of 🇦🇺 homes
Climate change isn’t a future cost. It’s here, harming our economy and our safety
We can’t keep ✅ fossil fuel projects at expense of communities & property values, and need to get serious about adaptation
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Climate change isn’t a future cost. It’s here, harming our economy and our safety
We can’t keep ✅ fossil fuel projects at expense of communities & property values, and need to get serious about adaptation
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Our birds tell the story of a changing environment
The Aussie Bird Count helps us understand how Australia’s birds are faring
Many species are under threat. The count’s data helps build the national picture, and reminds us why protecting habitat matters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Aussie Bird Count helps us understand how Australia’s birds are faring
Many species are under threat. The count’s data helps build the national picture, and reminds us why protecting habitat matters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The 2025 Aussie Bird Count is about to start. Here’s how to take part – and why you should
Week-long count by citizen scientists around Australia gathers crucial data on our unique birdlife and is now in its 12th year
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Our birds tell the story of a changing environment
The Aussie Bird Count helps us understand how Australia’s birds are faring
Many species are under threat. The count’s data helps build the national picture, and reminds us why protecting habitat matters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Aussie Bird Count helps us understand how Australia’s birds are faring
Many species are under threat. The count’s data helps build the national picture, and reminds us why protecting habitat matters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🇦🇺 collects just 43 cents for every $100 of gas exported
After recent changes from Labor & Greens, PRRT revenue has been falling
Our resources belong to all Australians & we need a system that delivers a fair return, not one where profits flow offshore
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
After recent changes from Labor & Greens, PRRT revenue has been falling
Our resources belong to all Australians & we need a system that delivers a fair return, not one where profits flow offshore
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
‘For every $100 of gas exported, Australia gets 43 cents’: Unions open new tax battle
The federal government this week overhauled its superannuation tax reforms. Now the union movement says it should radically overhaul taxes on gas exports.
www.smh.com.au
October 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
🇦🇺 collects just 43 cents for every $100 of gas exported
After recent changes from Labor & Greens, PRRT revenue has been falling
Our resources belong to all Australians & we need a system that delivers a fair return, not one where profits flow offshore
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
After recent changes from Labor & Greens, PRRT revenue has been falling
Our resources belong to all Australians & we need a system that delivers a fair return, not one where profits flow offshore
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Labor has a chance to fix Australia’s broken nature laws
Concerning that they're working with Coalition to stitch up a bad deal & ram it through Parliament without scrutiny
Govt should strengthen these laws to protect the places and species we love
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Concerning that they're working with Coalition to stitch up a bad deal & ram it through Parliament without scrutiny
Govt should strengthen these laws to protect the places and species we love
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
With climate trigger axed Labor wants to rush new environmental laws through after ‘positive’ talks with Coalition
Proposed timeframe leaves 12 days to scrutinise most significant changes to national environmental protection regime since 1999
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Labor has a chance to fix Australia’s broken nature laws
Concerning that they're working with Coalition to stitch up a bad deal & ram it through Parliament without scrutiny
Govt should strengthen these laws to protect the places and species we love
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Concerning that they're working with Coalition to stitch up a bad deal & ram it through Parliament without scrutiny
Govt should strengthen these laws to protect the places and species we love
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The death of a koala in our city's Nth is a stark reminder of how fragile the future of the species has become.
Planning must put protection of our environment at the centre & there needs to be more transparency around how these decisions are being made.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Planning must put protection of our environment at the centre & there needs to be more transparency around how these decisions are being made.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
A koala sighting halted a new suburb. Now, one's been found dead
The construction of new homes in Canberra's north remains on hold after a koala was spotted. Now, a dead koala has been found nearby.
www.abc.net.au
October 16, 2025 at 5:48 AM
The death of a koala in our city's Nth is a stark reminder of how fragile the future of the species has become.
Planning must put protection of our environment at the centre & there needs to be more transparency around how these decisions are being made.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Planning must put protection of our environment at the centre & there needs to be more transparency around how these decisions are being made.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
14 years of methane leaking from Santos’s Darwin LNG plant.
Instead of fixing it, they argued that meeting international standards was too costly.
When major emitters dismiss responsibility as an “intolerable risk” it’s all of us that pay the price instead.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Instead of fixing it, they argued that meeting international standards was too costly.
When major emitters dismiss responsibility as an “intolerable risk” it’s all of us that pay the price instead.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Prospect of net zero an 'intolerable risk' for leaking Santos plant
Santos's Darwin gas plant is set for a new lease of life despite a major methane leak. The company told federal officials the risk it could be forced to meet best practice on carbon emissions was "int...
www.abc.net.au
October 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
14 years of methane leaking from Santos’s Darwin LNG plant.
Instead of fixing it, they argued that meeting international standards was too costly.
When major emitters dismiss responsibility as an “intolerable risk” it’s all of us that pay the price instead.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Instead of fixing it, they argued that meeting international standards was too costly.
When major emitters dismiss responsibility as an “intolerable risk” it’s all of us that pay the price instead.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...