Politics With Michelle Grattan: Greens Barbara Pocock On The Quest For Greater Transparency
Date
11/22/2023 12:13:55 AM
Author:
Michelle Grattan
(MENAFN- The Conversation) Greens Senator Barbara Pocock – who has a background in economics and industrial relations and formerly worked at the Reserve Bank, in the federal public service and as an academic – has been in parliament only since the 2022 election, But she has already made a mark.
Pocock has been one of the federal parliamentarians who has been holding the big consultancy firms to account this year.
PWC especially has felt the heat over its improper use of confidential government tax information for its commercial gain. The behaviour of the other consultancies has also been under strong scrutiny. Pocock and other members of parliament have shown how the parliamentary committee system can be used to great effect to hold big companies accountable when other avenues fail.
In this podcast, the Greens senator talks of the need for action to bring greater transparency.
Pocock details how the findings have been damning against PWC, pointing to:
Read more: Self-interest versus public good: the untold damage the PwC scandal has done to the professions
There was collaboration across parties to get to the bottom of this issue:
On the issue of the recent High Court ruling that people cannot be held indefinitely in immigration detention, Pocock says:
On the party's prospects at the next election, Pocock is confident the Greens represent what many Australians want:
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