• Former Australian Labor Party Senator for Victoria
• Became a Senator on — unknown
• Left Senate on n/a — Still in office

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Bills: Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Fair Super for Young Workers) Bill 2026; Second Reading (20 Aug 2026)

“Thank you, Senator Barbara Pocock, for your passionate advocacy on this issue. Compulsory superannuation is one of Labor's greatest achievements and one of the most successful examples of long-term economic nation-building anywhere in the world. For more than three decades, compulsory superannuation has transformed retirement in Australia. Millions of Australians who would once have relied...”

Bills: Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 2) Bill 2026; Second Reading (19 Aug 2026)

“The Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 2) Bill 2026 represents the next stage of the government's ambitious tax reform agenda. Rather than rewrite history, as Senator Cash has just said we were doing, I would like to take the opportunity in this debate to focus on some of the other important schedules that this bill covers that were neglected in the contribution that we just heard from...”

Matters of Public Importance: Taxation (18 Aug 2026)

“Let's not pretend that this matter of public importance debate is motivated by a virtuous concern for the charity sector. Let's be honest about what's really happening here. Let's talk about what those opposite are not saying, because this debate is really not about charities. It's not about food banks helping families put meals on the table. It's not about legal centres supporting people who...”

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• Has spoken in 76 debates in the last year — 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") 74 times in debates — well below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)