Barbara Pocock

We estimate Barbara Pocock received a parliamentary salary of: $239,270

Based on the Remuneration Tribunal base salary of $239,270 plus any additional allowance for ministerial, shadow or office-holder roles held at time of generation.

• Latest quarter total: $117,883
• Office Consumables and Services: $1,621
• Printing and Communications: $12,367
• Publications: $158
• Telecommunications - Usage: $1,146
• Travel Allowance: $8,556
• Parliamentary Duties: $1,250
• Fares: $12,729
• COMCAR: $1,750
• Domestic Travel: $28,811
• Office Facilities - Not stated: $49,496

• Anonymous $200,000 donation to charity providing free meals – as it happened
• ‘Like battery hens’: ATO’s outsourced debt collectors face much worse conditions than those in public service, former staff say
• Greens senator claims One Nation the party of ‘billionaires, not battlers’ – as it happened
• The ATO is meant to be bringing work back in-house. But its target to cut consultants is ‘woefully inadequate’
• ABC boss denies host an ‘activist’ after criticism from Nampijinpa Price – as it happened
• Afternoon Update: Labor ‘jobs for mates’ response under fire; NSW eyes ebike crackdown; and an ode to Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel
• New rules crack down on high risk loans as Australian property market heats up
• Public sector told to find significant savings but Jim Chalmers denies ‘big job cuts’
• Senate resumes after Hanson suspended from parliament – as it happened
• Darwin warned cyclone will strike Saturday – as it happened

• Politics with Michelle Grattan: Greens Barbara Pocock on the quest for greater transparency (2023-11-22)
  Michelle Grattan
  In this podcast, The Greens Senator joins us today to talk about consultancy reform, whistleblower protection, and other issues
• Politics with Michelle Grattan: Barbara Pocock on the Greens’ policy priorities (2025-03-18)
  Michelle Grattan
  With the polls close to a dead heat, would the Greens push a potential minority Labor government even harder to pursue their agenda?
• Barbara Ehrenreich never stopped trying to change the world (2022-09-05)
  Barbara Pocock
  ‘Formidable’ writer and inequality activist Barbara Ehrenreich – author of Nickel and Dimed – has died, aged 81. Barbara Pocock celebrates her legacy.
• Grappling with the time bomb of Australia’s work, rest and play (2012-02-13)
  Barbara Pocock
  In a country where our households are giving more time to paid work, the issue of how we spend our time – and the amount we give to work and with what effect – is of growing significance. This is what…
• The imperfect freedoms of the freelancer in the changing world of work (2012-07-23)
  Barbara Pocock
  Welcome to the Future of Work, a series from The Conversation that looks at the ongoing evolution of the workplace. Today, University of South Australia’s Barbara Pocock looks at the rise of freelance…
• Grattan on Friday: the PwC scandal should be ripe for the National Anti-Corruption Commission’s attention (2023-06-01)
  Michelle Grattan
  The scandal, involving the improper use of confidential government information for financial gain, would seem an ideal probe for the NACC to cut its teeth on.
• A family affair - good policy is more than paid parental leave (2013-08-28)
  Barbara Pocock
  When the Labor government introduced a national paid parental leave (PPL) scheme on 1 January, 2011, it was late to the international party. The International Labour Organisation had been recommending…
• Jobs but not enough work. How power keeps workers anxious and wages low (2019-03-21)
  Barbara Pocock
  We’ve the lowest unemployment rate in eight years, but little to celebrate.
• As boundaries between work and home vanish, employees need a ‘right to disconnect’ (2021-04-29)
  Barbara Pocock
  Victoria Police recently won the rights not to be contacted out of work hours. They are not the only employees who need a proper break from work.
• Grattan on Friday: It can be a battle to get information from the Albanese government (2023-08-31)
  Michelle Grattan
  Like most governments, this one arrived in office promising more accountability and transparency. Also like others, in practice it has a penchant for control and secrecy.
• Small business gets flexible to retain quality workers (2012-11-15)
  Small businesses that invest in paid parental leave and other work-life balance programs are more likely to retain quality employees, a survey has found. Charles Sturt University’s Stacey Jenkins looked…
• Major parties fall short on work and family policy: experts (2013-08-28)
  Sunanda Creagh
  Australia is approaching a “care tsunami” in which more people will find themselves juggling work with care of children and the elderly but experts have warned that neither major party has proposed adequate…
• Mine workers and their families suffer the toll of shift work (2012-11-21)
  The shifts worked by mining and energy employees are detrimental to sleep patterns, mental health and family life, the preliminary findings of an Australian study have shown. The Australian Coal and Energy…
• Beyond the PwC scandal, there’s a growing case for a royal commission into Australia’s ruthless corporate greed (2023-09-28)
  Carl Rhodes
  A new review found PwC Australia had a ‘whatever it takes’ culture, making those raking in the most money ‘untouchables’. Australians need to know if that culture has infiltrated other big businesses.
• Smartphones mean we’re always available to our bosses. ‘Right to disconnect’ laws are a necessary fix (2024-02-07)
  Chris F. Wright
  Receiving calls from the boss after hours stresses workers and can put pressure on relationships. But this is set to change with an amendment to the Fair Work Act.
• A year after the PwC scandal, the furore is gone – as well as any real appetite for structural change (2024-06-13)
  Carl Rhodes
  The tax leaks scandal offered us an opportunity to ask hard questions about the role of big business in Australian society. Many of these remain unanswered.
• After a century of Monday to Friday, could the 4-day week finally be coming to Australia? (2025-03-18)
  John L. Hopkins
  A four-day working week would be trialled in certain industries, under an election policy from the Greens, who could share the balance of power in a hung parliament.
• The Future of Work (2012-08-03)
  Veronica Sheen
  The modern workplace is constantly evolving. The water cooler and the 9-to-5 grind are quickly becoming relics of the past; what is in store for the future? The Conversation has been running a series…
• It’s not just tax. How PwC, KPMG and other consultants risk influencing public health too (2023-07-24)
  Julia Anaf, Fran Baum
  There’s growing concern about the potential for conflicts of interest and undue influence on public health policy.
• For the sake of our democracy, Australia urgently needs a whistleblower protection authority (2024-11-27)
  A J Brown
  As Australia heads to a federal election next year, it is vital the next government establishes a whistleblower protection authority.
• Australian LGBTIQ+ politicians were hit with vile online abuse at the last federal election. The coming campaign could be even worse (2025-02-18)
  Elise Stephenson, Blair Williams, Gosia Mikolajczak, Jack Hayes
  New analysis of more than 100,000 tweets has found that queer Australian politicians suffer more personal abuse online than straight politicians.
• View from The Hill: is the political system letting down the Australian public? (2023-10-30)
  Michelle Grattan
  At a time when many are disillusioned with politics, Michelle Grattan’s Speakers Lecture explores how the political system is letting down the Australian public and how it can do better.