David Pocock

Pretty strong message from 🇦🇺’s music idols telling the govt not to sell out their creative content to big tech.

Multibillion $$ foreign AI companies should pay artists to train on their content instead of our govt watering down copyright protections to keep them happy.
theaustralian.com.au/culture/music/…

Finally the govt has listened to the community and is now looking at ways to keep Fairbairn as a public facility.

Would also be great for them to get behind my private senator’s bill to ensure that any of the remaining defence sites that are sold for housing include a mandatory minimum of affordable homes.
canberratimes.com.au/story/9387692/…

Gutted to see our national science organisation keep losing talented scientists & expertise built up over decades.

A further 86 FTE positions cut in the lead up to Christmas, is devastating for those impacted, our community + sovereign capability.

Short-term thinking at its worst. We need to ⬆️ our scientific capacity & R&D spend to confront the challenges facing us.

canberratimes.com.au/story/9381843/…

Join me in calling for the government to save our CSIRO: davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro

How is it acceptable for a child who had suffered anaphylaxis, and had been referred to the specialist for follow-up, to they have their case closed after 3 years of being on the waitlist?

I'm glad that the Assembly is standing up to demand better. As many GPs have said in the media over the past couple of days, there are ways to improve the system, if the Govt is prepared to reach out and consult on the solutions, such as providing more avenues for GPs to get advice from specialists directly.
canberratimes.com.au/story/9381063/…

Australians are having to choose between food and soap or toothpaste.

We can do better than this as a country.

We're a wealthy country. This about choices - like deciding not to have a windfall profits tax to get a return for 🇦🇺 during an energy crisis, or not getting a return on our gas exports.

That's money that could go to dealing with root causes of cost of living - housing, energy costs and transport.
smh.com.au/politics/feder…