With David Pocock is part of my commitment to transparency.
A way to share how my views take shape and be accessible. I'll pull back the curtain on parliament: how decisions, debates, and positions evolve in real time.
I also want to introduce you to people who have influenced me personally, people doing important, fascinating work and people who’ve achieved incredible things. Voices you might not hear in traditional media.
These conversations challenge and inspire me. Join me, and hopefully we'll understand the world and each other a little better.
Adventuring in Your Own Backyard - with Beau Miles
Host David Pocock interviews adventurer Beau Miles about finding profound adventure and connection by exploring the wildness in one's own backyard.
4 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Who pays? - AI, rate rises and our biggest tax bludgers
David Pocock discusses AI's impact on housing and copyright, alongside parliamentary updates on affordable housing and veteran healthcare, offering insights into economic pressures.
28 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Algorithmic Outrage - Why we need to Fix Our Feeds with Chanel Contos
Host David Pocock interviews Chanel Contos, an advocate for consent education, about how social media algorithms amplify misogyny and her campaign to fix online feeds.
12 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Betting, Books & Blokes, with Luke Bateman
Host David Pocock interviews former rugby league player Luke Bateman about gambling addiction, recovery, and the power of reading for young men.
3 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
What’s on my berries?! How industry shapes chemical approvals & health star ratings
David Pocock interviews Dr. Nick Chartres, Associate Professor at the University of Sydney, about how industry influences chemical approvals and the Health Star Rating system, revealing critical flaws in public health policy.
21 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Injury and Identity: MensLink Business Breakfast 2024
David Pocock shares his journey from Zimbabwe to politics and his reflections on men seeking help in this interview with Genevieve Jacobs.
1 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Cost of Compute: AI, Data Centres, Energy, and Australia's Future
Host David Pocock interviews Dr. Sue Keay, Director of the UNSW AI Institute, about the energy demands of AI and the critical need for Australia to develop sovereign compute capabilities.
23 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Fight for Political Transparency: Fixing Australia’s Lobbying Rules with Dr. Catherine Williams
Host David Pocock interviews Dr. Catherine Williams, Executive Director of the Centre for Public Integrity, about fixing Australia's lobbying rules to improve political transparency and democratic accountability.
15 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
On Being a Man: Men's Health, Algorithms, and the Fight for Third Spaces with Dr. Zac Seidler
David Pocock interviews Dr. Zac Seidler, clinical psychologist and Movember's Global Director of Research, about men's health, algorithmic dangers, and the vital need for connection.
10 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Are we sleepwalking into the AI era? Data Centres, Scams, and the Fight for Digital Rights - with Lizzie O’Shea
David Pocock interviews human rights lawyer Lizzie O’Shea about Australia's lagging digital rights, the dangers of AI, and the fight for better data privacy.
2 Jun 2026
How gambling companies groom our kids and why the Albanese Government is letting it happen.
This week we’re joined by public health expert Professor Samantha Thomas from Deakin University to look at the staggering reality of gambling in Australia. Professor Thomas unpacks the gambling industry's "tobacco-style" playbook, which increasingly targets young people and normalises a highly addictive product as an ordinary part of enjoying sport. We discuss the landmark 2023 ‘You win some, you lose more’ Parliamentary Report into gambling harm (often referred to as the Murphy Report), an inquiry led by the late Peta Murphy that unanimously recommended 31 measures - including a complete, phased in ban on all gambling advertising, banning inducements and the creation of a national regulator to prevent harm. We examine the government's heavily criticised "watered-down" response, the outsized influence of gambling lobbyists in Parliament, and why standing up to these vested interests is urgent. Finally, we outline what you can do to push for real legislative reform before it's too late.
Murphy Report: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House/Social_Policy_and_Legal_Affairs/Onlinegamblingimpacts/Report
Four Corners Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4MSHGEw2U8&t=34s
25 May 2026
How We're Getting Fleeced by the Gas Industry with Marian Wilkinson & Royce Kurmelovs
Why is Australia facing a domestic energy crisis while exporting record amounts of gas? In this episode, Senator David Pocock is joined by investigative journalist Marian Wilkinson and author Royce Kurmelovs to expose how the fossil fuel industry has effectively captured Australian politics.
The panel unpacks the industry's most effective tactics. From using former politicians and public servants to shape legislation, to exploiting global crises to protect their profits, as well as the role of geopolitics and how countries like Japan have pressured the Australian government not to tax gas exports.
With the ongoing failure of the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) and major parties refusing to back a 25% gas export tax, this episode provides a stark look at the realities of state capture. The guests highlight the urgent need for grassroots pressure at the ballot box and new political voices to ensure Australians finally get a fair return on their finite natural resources.
18 May 2026
From Fake Discounts to Gas Taxes: Unpacking the budget with Chris Kohler
Chris Kohler, finance editor at the Nine Network, author of How They Get You, and the man behind @ChrisKohlerNews joins David Pocock to break down the latest federal budget.
They unpack efforts to tackle the housing crisis through changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing, and scrutinise the tax cut given to every Australian. Chris also explains the recent ACCC ruling against Coles for misleading "fake discount" pricing before they discuss several major structural issues facing the country: the disappointing response to the Murphy report on gambling harm, AI's looming threat to Australian jobs, and the ongoing campaign to make multinational gas companies pay their fair share of tax.
12 May 2026
It's Our Gas - Answering your questions on taxing gas
Australia is one of the biggest gas exporters in the world but most Australians know we are not getting a fair return on the export of our gas and want that to change. In this episode, Senator David Pocock breaks down how Australia’s gas tax system works, why offshore gas companies often pay little or no royalties, and how decades of lobbying and political compromise created a system that experts say massively undercharges one of the world’s most profitable industries. From the PRRT and corporate tax loopholes to comparisons with Norway, this conversation unpacks the mechanics, the politics, and the billions of dollars at stake, while answering the biggest questions Australians have been asking online about gas companies, lobbying, windfall profits, and whether reform is actually possible. If you want a 25% tax on gas export, go to ourgas.com.au to contact your MP.
Inside a recent episode
Adventuring in Your Own Backyard - with Beau Miles
Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And all of these experts basically said, this river will die unless we give it 30% of its historical flows. And so there's this proposal on the table, a solution to this problem that we've created ourselves. And you kind of get to see like, yes, there's problems, but there's actually solutions. […]
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