• Australian Greens Senator for SA
• Became a Senator on 21 May 2022 — Federal election
• Email me whenever Barbara Pocock speaks (no more than once per day)

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Statements by Senators: Budget (16 May 2024)

“Labor's budget betrays all of those in Australia who are doing it tough. Instead of tackling the housing crisis in affordability, increasing JobSeeker and fully funding the frontline services women need to escape violence, this government is giving property investors $175 billion in tax concessions, locking young people out of the housing market. They're giving fossil fuel corporations $50...”

Adjournment: Middle East: Protests (15 May 2024)

“I too rise to speak about current events in Gaza and protests in our universities. Increasingly, we are seeing those who oppose the unfolding genocide in Gaza labelled antisemitic. There is no place for antisemitism in our society. History shows us that, over centuries, Jewish people have been discriminated against, driven from their homes and murdered. Many Australian families bear the long...”

Bills: National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 3) Bill 2023; Second Reading (15 May 2024)

“This is an important debate, and I associate myself with the comments of my colleagues already on the table. National security laws and outcomes are too important to be done in quiet agreement between the political duopoly behind closed doors. Too much work in this place is done secretly and doesn't get the benefit of scrutiny from media, from our community, that informs the broader...”

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• Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 71 times in debates — well below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Barbara Pocock's latest interest statementLast updated: 4 May 2023