Media Releases

Following detailed briefings and the consultation possible within the available time frames, ACT Independent Senator David Pocock is today confirming his support for the government’s Competition and Consumer Amendment (Gas Market) Bill 2022.

ACT Independent Senator David Pocock is calling on the Albanese Government to rethink its cut to Medicare-funded psychology services, announced yesterday.

A chronic, long-term lack of funding for our national cultural institutions was raised with me time and again during the federal election campaign.

The proposal to allow seaplanes to land on Lake Burley Griffin has been raised with me by numerous people across the ACT.  

Independent Senator for the ACT, Senator David Pocock, has welcomed the release today of the Australian Government’s “Nature Positive Plan” but warned it will need to be backed by substantial, genuine investment if it...

Independent Senator for the ACT, Senator David Pocock, has welcomed the passing of the Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 and has thanked the ACT and Northern Territory communities for their tenacious advocacy in driving...

One month after the introduction of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay industrial relations reform bill into the House of Representatives, Independent ACT Senator David Pocock has struck a wide-ranging agreement with the Albanese Government...

Consistent with federal electoral law, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) publishes details about donations candidates receive above the disclosure threshold.

Independent ACT Senator David Pocock is urging the Australian Government to prioritise consideration of the Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 when Parliament next resumes on 25 October 2022.

People in the ACT are being hit hard by the cost-of-living crisis facing all Australians and access to affordable housing is the most acute pressure.