The Latest Breaking News from Barbara Pocock

The ATO is meant to be bringing work back in-house. But its target to cut consultants is ‘woefully inadequate’

Figure revealed this week was so low the Australian Services Union asked if it was a typographical error

The Guardian - AU · Dec 12, 2025

'Didn't get it right': BOM defends website cost blowout

The Bureau of Meteorology's chief executive is standing by controversial changes to its website overhaul as he faces a senate grilling.

AAP · Dec 2, 2025

New rules crack down on high risk loans as Australian property market heats up

Regulator announces 20% cap on share of new lending banks can do on mortgages worth more than six times borrower’s income

The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2025

Millions of Australians eligible for 5% first home buyers scheme may be unable to afford repayments

Greens and experts argue policies that let first home buyers spend more than usual only creates more expensive housing – without lifting the proportion of homeowners

The Guardian - AU · Oct 2, 2025

Consultancy firms win nearly $1bn in Australian contracts in past year despite new outsourcing rules, research shows

Greens senator Barbara Pocock says figures do not match Labor government’s rhetoric about cutting back on use of consultants

The Guardian - AU · Aug 25, 2025

Labor opens door to PwC after tax scandal

Restrictions on consulting firm PwC's ability to bid for government work have been lifted after a shocking tax scandal and allegations it misused information.

AAP · Aug 7, 2025

Labor decision to lift ban on PwC ‘an insult’ to inquiry that investigated Treasury scandal, Pocock says

Finance department rejects last minute plea from three senators urging it to maintain block on consultancy firm competing for new government work

The Guardian - AU · Aug 7, 2025

Albanese government to lift ban on working with PwC Australia as police investigation continues

Exclusive: Finance minister to consider feedback from senators before making decision final

The Guardian - AU · Jul 25, 2025

Grave concerns for Indigenous man’s wellbeing after ‘close to 800 days’ in solitary confinement at SA prison

Aboriginal elder alleges he has been prevented from visiting Robert Barnes because he raised the matter with the state’s First Nations voice

The Guardian - AU · Jul 17, 2025

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Barbara Pocock on the Greens’ policy priorities

The Greens have heaped a lot of pressure on the government during this term, from issues of the environment, housing, and Medicare, to the war in the Middle East.

The Conversation · Mar 18, 2025