David Pocock

🇦🇺 households are dealing with interest rate rises while corporate profits increase & multinational tax loopholes remain unaddressed. In this ep we talk about this + the trade-offs around AI & update on what’s happened lately in the senate & in parliamentary inquiries. youtu.be/90IuwGjfzz8

Yesterday the Senate agreed to my motion that calls on the government to fix our broken lobbying laws. It's time for politics to work for Australians, and that starts with lobbying reform. This is a great first step. Go to www.fixlobbying.com.au and join my call for lobbying reform.

$18bn reasons why we need a gas export tax… www.theage.com.au/politics/fed... Go to ourgas.com.au and write to your local MP and tell them to stop the great gas scam.

Are we sleepwalking into the AI era? 🤖📱 We unpack the hidden costs of Big Tech, from addictive algorithms to the environmental toll of new AI data centres. Links below: Spotify - open.spotify.com/episode/6yFm... YouTube - www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I94... Apple - podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/w...

The ANAO's audit of ‘Renew ANU’ highlights how much unnecessary damage was done to our national university and its people. I'll keep pushing for reform to ensure that this kind of leadership & governance failure can't happen again. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

The gas industry is panicking & spending millions to protect billions in profit from exporting our gas. But no amount of glossy advertising will stop Australians demanding a fair return - a 25% gas export tax to make exporters finally pay their share. www.smh.com.au/business/com...

Warnings of a super El Niño are a reminder that climate preparedness can’t wait. We need investment in disaster readiness including firefighting capability like drones, stronger community resilience & electrification. Delay now means higher costs later. www.smh.com.au/environment/...

Appalled but not surprised to see govt caving to the gas companies. This just makes me more determined to go harder on our campaign to get a fair return on our gas through a 25% tax on gas export revenue. Head to ourgas.com.au to add your voice. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

JRG is a failed program entrenching inequality & lumping students from law to commerce with crippling debt. It's been in place for longer now under the Albanese Govt than under Morrison Govt. Reform is overdue & desperately urgent but progressing at a snails pace. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/16/s...

Yesterday I asked Anthropic about their plans for data centres in 🇦🇺 & the impact on water and electricity demand. We hear a lot about the potential of AI & data centres, but not much about the massive risks & need for safeguards against the misuse of AI & data centres guzzling our precious water.

CSIRO have now lost more jobs under the Albanese Governmet than under the Abbott Government. We have to do better on research funding and backing our scientists. www.smh.com.au/environment/...

Gas companies that export 🇦🇺 gas are about to make windfall profits after strikes on Iran & we have no plan to capture that value for 🇦🇺 To fix this, we need a 25% tax on gas exports that would raise billions of💲of revenue & ensure that when prices rise, 🇦🇺 benefits www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Alan Kohler talking about the urgent need to tackle inequality. The major parties talk about it a lot but don't seem to want to do what it'll take: 💸 changes to CGT discount on investment properties 💸 start taxing wealth more than work 💸 get a fair return for our natural resources

Public faith in anti-corruption institutions is fragile and hard won. Commissioner Brereton’s handling of his Defence connections, and his inability to clearly account for them over time, has weakened confidence in the NACC. He should consider stepping aside to rebuild public trust in the NACC.

There’s a real opportunity for sensible reform to the CGT discount on investment properties to incentivise the new housing supply. It’s something Senator Lambie & I had the PBO model years ago & will keep pushing the govt to implement. It won’t solve housing affordability on its own but it’ll help

Submissions for the Inquiry into Funding & Resourcing for the CSIRO close today. More than 20k people signed my petition calling for proper funding of the CSIRO. If you care about evidence, innovation, and Australia’s future, this is a real opportunity to be heard. www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...

Renewables supplied ⬆️ half our electricity over a full quarter. Rooftop solar played a major role, meeting much of the growth in demand while cutting costs & emissions. To build on this, we need to ensure households benefit & make it easier for renters & people in apartments to take part.

Renters in 🇦🇺 continue to get an incredibly raw deal as this AHURI research shows. Renters shouldn’t have to handover unnecessary amounts of personal data to companies often exempt from our (already inadequate) federal privacy laws. National cabinet was supposed to deal with this in 2023…🦗

Big batteries are on track to pump more electricity into the grid than gas next year & could bring down electricity prices We have the technology to transition and bring down prices - we need to ensure that the benefits flow to Australian households. www.afr.com/policy/energ...

Congratulations to the Canberrans recognised this year on the Australia Day Honours List. Their contributions span law, science, culture and volunteering & include leaders like Noor Blumer & Brett Odgers. Their work shows how steady, principled effort can make a lasting difference.

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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...

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...

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.

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...

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_...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

🇦🇺 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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/...

🇦🇺 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...

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...

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...

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...

Disgraceful that betting agencies are skirting laws to market their brand to ppl who have self-excluded through BetStop. This is precisely why a partial ad ban won't work Review of BetStop urgently needed to stop this from happening. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

A new study published in Nature Climate Action finds Woodside’s Scarborough gas project could cause 100s of heat-related deaths & exposed 500k people to unprecedented heat. Govt can’t claim climate leadership while approving projects like this. www.afr.com//policy/ener...

SA is showing leadership and common sense by banning AI in election ads. The Federal govt should follow their lead and protect our democracy from the misuse of generative AI. www.innovationaus.com/sa-cracks-do...

We don’t have a gas shortage, we have a gas export problem. Santos are gaming the system and pushing up the price of gas paid by 🇦🇺 households & industry. We don’t need new projects, we need to reserve uncontracted export gas for 🇦🇺 now! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

The failure to reform Scott Morrison’s JRG & fix the timing of indexation is saddling hundreds of thousands of students with tens of thousands $$ in debt. It’s totally unsustainable & past time the Albanese Govt treated this reform with the urgency it deserves. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...