Media Releases
STATEMENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REFORM
November 27, 2025
ACT Independent Senator David Pocock said the agreement the Albanese Government has today reached with the Australian Greens represents an improvement on current national environment laws but still falls short in six key areas.
Read MoreNEW BILL TO PROTECT IDENTITY IN DEEPFAKE FUTURE
November 24, 2025
ACT Independent Senator David Pocock is today introducing a new private Senator’s bill to ensure that in a world of generative AI and deepfakes, Australians retain an explicit right over the use of their...
Read MorePROPOSAL TO PASS ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REFORMS THAT ACTUALLY PROTECT NATURE
November 22, 2025
Australia has the awful title of being the world leader in mammal extinctions and is the only developed country considered a deforestation hotspot.
Read MoreFULL GAMBLING AD BAN NEEDED
November 20, 2025
ACT Independent Senator David Pocock has warned the Albanese Labor Government that any move to walk away from the core recommendation of the Murphy Review for a phased-in total ban of gambling advertising would...
Read MoreParliamentary Friends of Healthy Masculinities group launched
November 19, 2025
The Man Cave, Special Envoy for Men’s Health Dan Repacholi MP, Senator David Pocock and Aaron Violi MP launch Parliamentary Friends of Healthy Masculinities to tackle young men’s mental health crisis
Read MoreACT Government Missing Out on Millions in Funding for People with Disability
November 10, 2025
The ACT Government has revealed in Annual Reports hearings today that Housing ACT is not claiming any of the NDIS funding available to modify public housing for people with disability.
Read MoreAUSTRALIANS REJECT CASH FOR ACCESS TO POLITICIANS
November 04, 2025
New polling commissioned by the Australia Institute shows that Australians overwhelmingly oppose the kind of cash-for-access schemes the major parties consistently use as fundraising vehicles. A majority also think cash-for-access constitutes corrupt conduct and...
Read MoreLABOR AND COALITION DENY DUTY OF CARE TO YOUNG AUSTRALIANS
October 29, 2025
ACT Independent Senator David Pocock has today accused both Labor and the Coalition of denying a duty of care to Australia’s children and future generations after the Senate rejected his Duty of Care Bill.
Read MorePARTIES HIDE LOBBYIST PASSES
October 27, 2025
ACT Independent Senator David Pocock has expressed disappointment that Labor, the Coalition and the Greens have decided to continue to hide details of who they are giving privileged access to inside Parliament House by...
Read MorePARLIAMENTARY SPORTS CLUB PUTS GAMBLING LOBBY OVER PARLIAMENTARIANS
October 10, 2025
In response to questions from media about his removal from group chats, ACT Independent Senator David Pocock has confirmed that he has been removed as a member of the Parliamentary Sports Club, effective immediately,...
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