Saturday, 31st May, 2025: David Pocock, Independent Senator, ACT.

Macca and Fiona talk to David Pocock, Ind, Sen, ACT,

Macca and Fiona spoke to Senator Pocock about election results; balance in Senate; push for action on climate and housing; support for the LGBTIQA+ community

David Pocock, raised in Gweru, Zimbabwe,  moved to Australia as a teenager and played for the Australia National Rugby Team. He was primarily an openside flanker, and was vice-captain of the Brumbies in Super Rugby. After retirement, Pocock worked as a conservationist and social justice advocate. In 2022 Australian federal election, Pocock ran as Independent Senator for the Australian Capital Territory’s two Senate seats. He defeated Liberal incumbent senator Zed Seselja, ending the two major parties’ duopoly on the ACT’s senate delegation which had been in place since the ACT was granted Senate representation in 1975.

Pocock was re-elected in 2025, doubling the outcome he received in the 2022 Federal Election.

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