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Barbara Pocock
Senator for South Australia

House prices rise as unfair tax breaks turbocharge crisis

1 April, 2026 - House prices have risen yet again - by 2.1 per cent for the first quarter of the year and by 0.7 per cent in the month of March - according to&n...

FWC scraps junior rates for 18-20 year olds

31 March, 2026 - The Fair Work Commission’s decision today to scrap unfair junior rates for young adults aged 18-20 is a big win for our workers. The Greens ...

Labor must deliver wage justice for essential workers

25 March, 2026 - Across the country, essential workers are taking industrial action fed up with job insecurity and threats of job cuts from AI and inadequate wa...

Accenture returns to BoM’s deep pockets

24 March, 2026 - The BoM has awarded yet another contract to Accenture, the company responsible for its $96 million website fiasco. Accenture won the new&nbs...

Inquiry into CSIRO funding cuts reveals grim future for Australia

13 March, 2026 - A Senate inquiry hearing into the job and program cuts at the CSIRO, Australia’s leading scientific research agency, has revealed low morale fo...

Labor wasted billions on property tax breaks

13 March, 2026 - Labor has wasted $53 billion on tax concessions for wealthy property investors since it came to power in 2022, according to new data compiled b...

APRA must level playing field on housing

2 March, 2026 - New Cotality data shows that annual credit growth for investor home lending is tracking at the fastest rate since 2015, which should raise alarm...

The time is right for housing tax reform

27 February, 2026 - With negative gearing back on the political table following the Greens campaign to end investor lending, momentum for tax reform is growing....

The Great Australian Dream is dead thanks to Labor

26 February, 2026 - New data today from Domain's First Home Buyer Report shows affordable homes are out of reach for average first-home buyers in all Australian...

Housing now an investor’s playground

20 February, 2026 - New analysis today by ACOSS shows property investors are buying almost twice as many homes as first-home buyers, thanks to government tax br...

Housing Affordability Is a Political Choice, And We Can Choose Better

19 February, 2026 - Housing Affordability Is a Political Choice, And We Can Choose Better By Senator Barbara Pocock   Australia is in the grip of ...

Wages lag behind soaring costs of housing and healthcare

18 February, 2026 - New quarterly ABS data released today show wages are not keeping up with inflation, as yet another bank, NAB, announces a quarterly profit o...