Barbara Pocock
@barbarapocock.bsky.social
Writer, mother, painter, unionist, professor, economist, Greens Senator for SA. Spokesperson for Housing, Workplace Relations, Employment, Finance, Public Sector.
If you’re getting paid twice the amount of the PM, I would expect you to be able to answer questions about money spent in your role.
November 11, 2025 at 6:23 AM
If you’re getting paid twice the amount of the PM, I would expect you to be able to answer questions about money spent in your role.
Why have the major parties teamed up to delay the right to work from home? Why stand in the way of modest, sensible reform that makes sense for modern day workers? The right to WFH for up to 2 days a week is essential for so many juggling work and caring responsibilities.
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Why have the major parties teamed up to delay the right to work from home? Why stand in the way of modest, sensible reform that makes sense for modern day workers? The right to WFH for up to 2 days a week is essential for so many juggling work and caring responsibilities.
The Greens want to restore super to its original purpose of providing a dignified retirement for working Australians.
The Liberal's split super bill won’t do that.
The Liberal's split super bill won’t do that.
November 5, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The Greens want to restore super to its original purpose of providing a dignified retirement for working Australians.
The Liberal's split super bill won’t do that.
The Liberal's split super bill won’t do that.
Australia’s housing policy can be better — because it has been better
October 28, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Australia’s housing policy can be better — because it has been better
A slap on the wrist behind closed doors undermines the case put forward by Finance that the culture of PwC is all cleaned up, which was their justification for allowing PwC back into the fold of government contracts. #auspol
October 10, 2025 at 6:37 AM
A slap on the wrist behind closed doors undermines the case put forward by Finance that the culture of PwC is all cleaned up, which was their justification for allowing PwC back into the fold of government contracts. #auspol
Consultancy firm charging $440k for an AI generated report with huge errors? Ethical, apparently.
October 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Consultancy firm charging $440k for an AI generated report with huge errors? Ethical, apparently.