Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from David Pocock

Pocock open to independents forming party to counter Hanson – as it happened

This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

The controversial budget shift treating startups as 'cash cows', stifling dreams

'Now they've devalued our company, what's the point?'

The Canberra Times

‘A watchdog without resources is not a watchdog’: Labor accused of letting key accountability body languish

Criticism of budget funding comes amid warnings the Australian National Audit Office will struggle to meet its targets for independent reviews

The Guardian - AU

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Small beer: revenue from gas export tax set to plummet

The petroleum resource rent tax is projected to raise $1.85 billion less in revenue than the beer excise by 2029/30, heaping pressure on Labor to tweak the tax.

AAP

David Pocock applauds $387m in extra funding for CSIRO after tens of thousands sign petition

Analysis commissioned by independent senator found national science agency’s funding is at its lowest since 1978

The Guardian - AU

Julie Bishop resigns as Australian National University chancellor

Former foreign minister steps down early as finance minister Katy Gallagher says embattled institution must continue ‘rebuilding trust and confidence’

The Guardian - AU

Gas tax hopes flicker as reservation scheme revealed

Big gas companies will need to inject more LNG into the Australian market under a plan aimed at bringing down prices and shoring up supply.

AAP

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

The ‘Oscars for political nerds’ or a threat to democracy? Grab a ticket, it’s Canberra’s budget fundraiser season

As major parties once again spruik budget night events at thousands of dollars a ticket, some MPs say they resent the ritzy social galas

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese rules out gas export tax on existing contracts and criticises ‘populist’ campaign

Prime minister says the middle of a global fuel crisis is ‘the worst possible time to jeopardise’ Australia’s partnerships with Asian trading partners

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese accused of ‘caving to gas companies’ as Labor set to reject new export tax

David Pocock says prime minister – who is trying to shore up fuel supplies – is parroting industry talking points

The Guardian - AU

Trucking industry celebrates Fair Work fuel payment win – as it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s planned gambling ad limits have influencer ‘blind spots’, experts warn

‘Predatory industry’ adept at pivoting quickly to target new mediums and markets, says independent senator David Pocock

The Guardian - AU

Aussies hit as gas giants reap export rewards: research

Australia's second-biggest oil and gas company has come under fire for its tax contributions, as tensions over domestic prices and export royalties heat up.

AAP

We cannot celebrate tinkering when it comes to gambling reform. Labor’s response falls tragically short

What the Albanese government is proposing is not evidence-based, and it will not reverse the normalisation of gambling among young people

The Guardian - AU

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s fired people up’: support grows, including within Labor, for new gas tax to curb wartime profits

Government, industry and opposition see growing public support for a new gas tax but the industry is fighting back

The Guardian - AU

Albanese urged to help Australians struggling with fuel crisis, as NZ offers first-of-its-kind cash relief

David Pocock says a flat 25% export levy on gas producers could redirect ‘wartime profits’ to struggling Australians

The Guardian - AU

Gas giants warn against windfall gains tax as Pocock says ‘wartime profits’ should go to struggling Australians

Government faces political fight as industry says mooted 25% levy on exports would hurt Australia’s economy and energy security

AAP

Coach injured by shattered glass at Canberra Stadium

Cameron Ciraldo has suffered a gashed hand after glass shattered in the Canterbury coach's box as Ricky Stuart slammed the state of Canberra's GIO Stadium.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

Never waste a fuel crisis: the Albanese government must seize the moment and start taxing gas companies

A failure to respond to soaring energy prices and act in the May budget could make voters turn their anger toward the federal government

The Conversation

Capital gains tax discount ‘skewed’ housing towards investors: Senate inquiry

A Senate inquiry has provided Treasurer Jim Chalmers with ammunition for his plan to pare back the capital gains tax discount in the May 12 budget.

The Guardian - AU

Australian soldiers’ bodies ‘very likely’ disturbed by Israeli bulldozing at Gaza cemetery, senator says

David Pocock’s comments come as new photos show scale of damage and government official says its ‘quite possible’ bodies disturbed

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s shift away from Coalition-era outsourcing is welcome, but the public service needs more than symbolic savings

As the APS rebuilds after decades of erosion, the real test will be whether Australia can move beyond the politics and develop lasting expertise

The Guardian - AU

Isaac Herzog held secret meeting with Asio boss during Australia trip, intelligence agency confirms

Granting a foreign head of state such as the Israeli president access to domestic intelligence agency ‘unprecedented’, senator David Pocock claims

AAP

Lack of response to parliament reports 'disrespectful'

Crossbenchers are demanding more accountability and transparency as important reports into significant issues of concern gather dust on ministers' desks.

AAP

Pressure to fix gas tax raising less revenue than beer

Senator David Pocock will ramp up pressure on the government to re-examine a fossil fuels tax that raises less money than beer thanks to a "fatal mistake".

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the House of Representatives

Australian National University

the Australia Institute

70 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.