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Barbara Pocock
Senator for South Australia

Labor stonewalls on referring PwC scandal to anti-corruption watchdog

31 May, 2023 - Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has today declined to support referring the PricewaterhouseCoopers scandal to the imminent National Anti-Corrupti...

Labor’s budget keeps people in poverty, while the wealthy and big corporations win big

9 May, 2023 - Labor’s second Budget is a betrayal of the people promised that no one would be left behind. It makes bad choices that put a surplus ahead of supp...

Work and Care Report

10 March, 2023 - 9 March 2023 Senate Work & Care Inquiry Delivers Blueprint for Government Action A landmark Senate report has called for a major over...

Senator Questions Consultants Role in Policy

9 February, 2023 - MEDIA RELEASE Senator Questions Consultants Role in Policy 9 February 2023 Greens Senator Barbara Pocock has questioned the...

Nuclear Industry Can’t be Trusted to keep Us Safe

2 February, 2023 - South Australians are increasingly concerned about the prospect of a Radioactive Waste Dump in their state following the incident in WA where...

Big Four Reap Big Rewards from Big Donations

1 February, 2023 - 1 February 2023 The Big 4 consultancy firms are amongst the biggest corporate donors to the LNP and the Labor Party over the last financia...

Work & Care Inquiry Hearings in Sydney

30 January, 2023 - MEDIA ALERT 11.45AM MEDIA CONFERENCE AT  STAMFORD PLAZA SYDNEY AIRPORT HOTEL Work, Care and Predictable, Fair Working Conditions: ...

Minister Ignores Reality of Intermediate Nuclear Waste

16 January, 2023 - Last week on Thursday, Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King visited the Kimba community to discuss her plan - mirroring the LNP's previo...

Senator Sponsors Two Iranians On Death Row

13 January, 2023 - Australian Greens Senator Barbara Pocock has announced her sponsorship of two Iranian prisoners recently sentenced to death after they partic...

Greens agree to back IR bill after boosting Paid Parental Leave and protections for the BOOT

27 November, 2022 - Greens Leader and Workplace Relations spokesperson, Adam Bandt MP and Greens Employment Spokesperson, Senator Barbara Pocock say the Greens ...

Greens applaud right to disconnect for Queensland teachers

23 November, 2022 - Greens Senator Barbara Pocock, who chairs the Senate Committee Inquiry into Work and Care, congratulates Queensland teachers who have won th...