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Barbara Pocock
Senator for South Australia

Housing crisis fuelling intergenerational inequality

22 January, 2026 - A new generation, Gen X, has taken over as Australia’s richest property owners, thanks to boomers downsizing and ‘passing on the baton’. Mean...

‘A landlord’s market’ where renters pay the price

15 January, 2026 - New quarterly data today shows 'a landlord's market’ where rents are yet again at record highs in nearly every capital city in Australia, wit...

Greens call on SA Premier to fix festival mess

12 January, 2026 - Quotes attributable to acting leader of the Australian Greens and Arts spokesperson, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young: "Premier Peter Malinauska...

MYEFO the time for Labor to back investor tax shift: Greens

12 December, 2025 - The Greens have urged Labor to commit to winding back tax handouts for rich property investors at the upcoming minibudget, saying fixing the...

Labor leaves women escaping violence with nowhere to go

4 December, 2025 - Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS) are receiving on average 35...

Affordable homes lose out to supermarket giant Woolies

2 December, 2025 - Media reports today have exposed supermarket giant Woolworths for exploiting affordable housing development schemes to fast-track new superma...

Chalmers must direct APRA to go further on investor lending

27 November, 2025 - APRA has announced today that the regulator will intervene in the housing crisis by introducing limits to stop high risk loans from 1 Februa...

Greens secure Senate inquiry into work from home

27 November, 2025 - The Greens have secured a Senate inquiry into the right to work from home. The Committee inquiry will consider the Greens bill to give wo...

Greens secure Senate inquiry into CSIRO job cuts

26 November, 2025 - The Greens have secured a Senate inquiry into the job and program cuts at the CSIRO, Australia’s leading scientific research agency. The inq...

Labor should cut spending big on consultants, not weaken public service

26 November, 2025 - Labor has backflipped on its 2022 election promise to rebuild the public sector, following reports the Government plans to slash 5% of spend...

Dire rental affordability should be wake-up call for Labor

24 November, 2025 - Australia’s rental market remains dire according to the latest data from SGS Economics and Planning’s Rental Affordability Index 2025. In...

If Labor won't act on runaway investor lending, then the Greens will

12 November, 2025 - The Greens are calling on APRA to intervene in Australia’s housing crisis, asking them to reinstate measures used to cool the market in inve...