Victorian Accountability Dashboard

Status	Promise / Commitment	Date	Rating	Source
Promise Made	Climate action — genuine emissions reduction Core campaign promise: push for stronger climate action. Delivered through safeguard mechanism negotiations and emissions target legislation. Genuine achievement.	01 May 2022	Delivered / Positive	—
Promise Made	Housing affordability for Canberra Advocated for housing affordability — particularly relevant in the ACT where housing costs are among the highest nationally. HAFF negotiations extracted improvements but the housing crisis continues to worsen.	01 May 2022	Partially Delivered / Mixed	davidpocock.com.au ↗
Promise Made	Integrity and transparency in government Campaigned on integrity. Supported NACC but criticised narrow public hearing threshold. Pushed for donation reform. Walk-the-talk record is mixed — he accepted $856K from Climate 200 in 2022 (legally, but …	01 May 2022	Partially Delivered / Mixed	—

Vote / Position	Date	Rating	Source
Electoral donation reform — caps and disclosure Pushed for lower disclosure thresholds and real-time reporting. Advocated for caps on political donations. Criticised the government's eventual donation cap legislation as insufficient.	01 Sep 2024	Partially Delivered / Mixed	—
National Student Ombudsman — pushed government to legislate Responded to student concerns about campus safety by pushing the government to legislate a national student ombudsman.	01 Jun 2024	Delivered / Positive	—
Housing Australia Future Fund — negotiated amendments Provided critical crossbench vote for HAFF legislation (December 2023). Negotiated amendments including capacity to increase $500M annual disbursement cap and pushed for indexing to preserve real value. Called for doubling …	01 Dec 2023	Partially Delivered / Mixed	Housing Australia, Senate Hansard ↗
Safeguard Mechanism — negotiated integrity reforms Provided critical vote for the safeguard mechanism legislation. Negotiated hard cap provisions preventing unlimited carbon credits, ensuring genuine emissions reductions rather than just offsets. Substantive improvement to climate legislation.	30 Mar 2023	Delivered / Positive	DCCEEW, Senate Hansard ↗
National Anti-Corruption Commission — supported with reservations Provided key votes supporting NACC legislation. Advocated (unsuccessfully) for broader public hearing powers — the government's 'exceptional circumstances' threshold was too narrow. Supported flawed legislation but pushed for improvements.	28 Nov 2022	Partially Delivered / Mixed	NACC, Senate Hansard ↗
Emissions reduction target — legislated 43% by 2030 Voted in support of legislating the emissions reduction target. Negotiated key integrity reforms to the legislation.	08 Sep 2022	Delivered / Positive	DCCEEW ↗

Re-elected 2025 — topped ACT Senate vote

Comfortably re-elected in 2025, doubling his 2022 support. Beat Labor's Finance Minister Katy Gallagher to the first ACT Senate quota. First time an independent topped the ACT Senate vote, confirming his mandate.

03 May 2025

Region Canberra, AEC ↗

Renounced Climate 200 backing for 2025 election

After receiving $856K from Climate 200 in 2022, Pocock renounced the group's backing for his 2025 campaign — receiving no donations. Spent a fraction of 2022 costs. Still topped the ACT Senate vote. The renunciation shows independence but raises questions about taking money when needed and distancing when convenient.

01 Mar 2025

Canberra Times ↗

Arrested at Maules Creek coal mine protest (2014)

Chained himself to mining equipment at Whitehaven Coal's Maules Creek coal mine in the Leard State Forest, NSW. Arrested and charged. Pre-political activism that demonstrates genuine environmental conviction — but also raises questions about objectivity on resources policy.

01 Feb 2014

Type	Description	Amount	Year	Source
Other Income Sources	Senator salary and allowances	$237,130	2024-25	Remuneration Tribunal ↗
Donation Received	2025 re-election campaign (no Climate 200 support, fraction of 2022 costs)	—	2024-25	Canberra Times ↗
Sponsored Travel	US State Department International Visitor Leadership Program — January 2023. Travelled with Helen Haines, Luke Gosling, Angie Bell, Claire Chandler, Raff Ciccone, Aaron Violi, Alison Byrnes, Keith Wolahan.	—	2022-23	APH Register of Senators' Interests ↗
Donation Received	Climate 200 — cash and in-kind campaign support (2022 election)	$856,382	2021-22	AEC Transparency Register ↗
Donation Received	Total campaign donations from 768 donors (2022 election)	$1,700,000	2021-22	AEC Transparency Register ↗

Person	Relationship	Period	Roles / Positions	Source
Simon Holmes à Court / Climate 200	Business Connection	2022 – 2025		AEC, Canberra Times ↗
Anthony Albanese	Other	2022 – present	Prime Minister of Australia (31st)	Senate Hansard, media reporting
Dan Repacholi	Other	2023 – present	Member for Hunter	APH records
Aaron Violi	Other	2023 – present	Opposition Chief Whip, Shadow Minister for the Digital Economy, Shadow Minister for Science/Technology/Innovation, Shadow Minister for Cyber Security	APH records

Severity	Type	Description	Source
Medium	Grant	Climate 200 funded 50%+ of 2022 campaign ($856K of $1.7M) Climate 200 (Simon Holmes à Court) provided $856,382 — over half of Pocock's $1.7M 2022 campaign funding. Of Climate 200's 11,200 donors, only 1,596 (14%) were ACT-based. Most campaign funding came from outside his electorate, filtered through an intermediary. This …	AEC Transparency Register, Canberra Times ↗
Low	Other	Took Climate 200 money when needed, distanced when convenient Pocock accepted $856K from Climate 200 for his 2022 campaign when he was unknown and needed funding to defeat an incumbent. By 2025, with an established profile and strong polling, he renounced Climate 200 to avoid the 'teal' label. The …	Canberra Times, AEC data ↗
Low	Policy Decision	Pre-political environmental activism — objectivity on resources policy Pocock was arrested in 2014 for chaining himself to mining equipment at the Maules Creek coal mine. This pre-political activism demonstrates genuine conviction but also raises questions about his objectivity when assessing environmental policy, mining approvals, and resources legislation. An …	Court records, media reporting

Notes

Independent Senator for the ACT since July 2022. Born 23 July 1988 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Moved to Australia at age 13 (Brisbane). Became Australian citizen.

RUGBY CAREER: Professional rugby union player 2006-2021. Wallabies captain (90+ caps). ACT Brumbies (Super Rugby). Western Force. One of Australia's most prominent sporting figures.

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM: Long history of environmental advocacy. Arrested in 2014 for chaining himself to mining equipment at Whitehaven Coal's Maules Creek coal mine in the Leard State Forest, NSW. Active with conservation organisations. Climate change advocacy predates political career by many years.

2022 ELECTION: Defeated Liberal incumbent Zed Seselja in a historic result — ending the two-party duopoly on ACT Senate representation since the ACT was granted Senate seats in 1975. Campaign funded in part by Climate 200 ($856K).

2025 ELECTION: Re-elected comfortably, topping the ACT Senate vote and beating Labor's Finance Minister Katy Gallagher to the first quota. Doubled his support compared to 2022. Renounced Climate 200 backing for 2025 campaign. Spent a fraction of his 2022 campaign costs.

SENATE ROLE: Key crossbench vote in a Senate where Labor lacked a majority. Extracted genuine policy concessions on housing (HAFF), climate (safeguard mechanism), integrity (NACC), and electoral reform. 82% attendance, 106 debates per year (well above senator average).

David Pocock