Media Releases
STATEMENT ON GAZA
June 04, 2024
I am hosting this briefing with humanitarian workers, Arunn Jegan, Scarlett Wong and Dr Sanjay Adusumilli, recently returned from the frontline in Gaza because it is critical everyone in this place focuses on our...
Read MoreBIOSECURITY PROTECTION LEVY NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE
May 15, 2024
Independent ACT Senator David Pocock has said he won’t support the Biosecurity Protection Levy Bills 2024 in their current form, citing significant concerns about the equity, implementation, and transparency of the proposed levies.
Read MoreBUDGET GETS THE BALANCE WRONG
May 14, 2024
The Albanese Government’s third budget handed down tonight tells a story of enormous missed opportunity, containing little meaningful reform and sticking to the small stuff while delaying action on the big pressing problems.
Read MoreA BUDGET THAT PUTS PEOPLE FIRST & HELPS CANBERRA CATCH UP
May 13, 2024
Ahead of tomorrow's federal budget, ACT Independent Senator David Pocock is today publishing a copy of his 52-page submission lodged in February as part of the formal pre-budget process.
Read MoreCAN’T CRY POOR IN BUDGET IF PRRT NOT RAISED
May 10, 2024
In a dissenting report on the findings of a senate committee inquiry tabled today, ACT Independent Senator David Pocock has slammed the government for tinkering around the edges of tax reform for offshore oil...
Read MoreMAJOR PARTIES SHIRK SERIOUS LOBBYING REFORM
May 07, 2024
The main report recommendations tabled today from a senate committee inquiry into lobbying miss an opportunity for urgent, overdue and much-needed regulatory and systems improvements according to ACT Independent Senator David Pocock.
Read MoreA CLEARER VISION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
May 06, 2024
A 13-month-long joint house and senate committee has unearthed a significant and widespread need for increased investment in the National Capital on the part of the Commonwealth Government.
Read MoreBUDGET NEEDS TO DELIVER BIGGER REFORM FOR STUDENTS
May 05, 2024
Changes to the way in which student debt is indexed announced today are a welcome first step but just a fraction of the reform we need to see in higher education, said ACT Independent...
Read MoreA SAFETY NET THAT KEEPS PEOPLE SAFE
April 26, 2024
The second pre-budget report of the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee, that was established following agreement between the Albanese Government and ACT Independent Senator David Pocock, has been handed down today.
Read MorePROPERTY TAX REFORM COULD BOOST AFFORDABILITY, HOME OWNERSHIP & BUDGET BOTTOM LINE
April 23, 2024
New modelling from the Parliamentary Budget Office shows that reforms to tax concessions on investment properties could boost housing affordability, rates of home ownership and deliver $60 billion in savings to the Budget over...
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