Service Responsibilities Background Public records Declared interests Sources & image Federal parliamentary service 4 years 5 month(s) and 8 days. Duration reported by the Parliamentary Handbook · 28 Oct 2026
Current ministry / shadow entries 0 Includes office-holder entries such as Cabinet membership; not a count of distinct policy areas.
Parliamentary service First entered federal Parliament: 21 May 2022 .
Service periods below follow the Handbook’s election and service boundaries. The source-reported duration above is shown separately from our interval calculation.
3 May 2025 – Current Senate Re-elected 2025
21 May 2022 – 3 May 2025 Senate Elected to the Senate for the Australian Capital Territory, 2022.
Current responsibilities Ministry and shadow ministry No current ministry or shadow-ministry appointment is recorded in this Handbook snapshot.
Parliamentary and party offices Independent Whip 26 July 2022 – Current These are the Handbook’s dated appointments. Party spokespeople and committee memberships outside these records need their own source checks.
Background before Parliament Qualifications recorded by Parliament Master of Sustainable Agriculture, Charles Sturt University Occupations recorded by Parliament Project Director from July 2020 to December 2021. Professional athlete from December 2005 to March 2020. Appointment history View 1 dated office and portfolio entries Independent Whip 26 July 2022 – Current Reported parliamentary expenses Summary verification pending Reported office expenditure April–June 2026 · 2026Q02
A matching record has been staged, but its official summary comparison is not complete. We are withholding the amount until that check passes.
No figure is shown. This does not mean zero spending, missing a declaration or wrongdoing. Salary, office expenditure and declared assets are different records.
Check IPEA’s official expenditure summary A source match, reporting period and summary reconciliation are required before an amount appears here.
Public financial records Statutory base salary Party-size conditions, committee eligibility or office identity still need verification.
$239,270 AUD per year Base rate effective 30 Aug 2026. This excludes role additions, allowances and personal tax circumstances.
Electorate allowance $39,700 AUD per financial year under the senator rate.
Tribunal determination · sections 7–8 Checked 28 Oct 2026. Additional offices not matched above remain unverified. A base-only figure is not a verified total salary. Actual expense claims are separate records.
A salary rate, expense entitlement, reported office cost and declared asset are different records. Uncollected information is not a zero value.
Declared assets & interests Public source records · editorial review pending Initial declaration and later notifications are shown as separate records. These are not a reconstructed list of current holdings or a wealth estimate.
Source update (as supplied): 7/24/2026 10:13:05 AM. Retrieved 2026-10-28. 6 entries withheld pending privacy review. Property locations omitted; family references and possible street addresses withheld for review.
Declaration category All categories Property Shares & investments Trusts Directorships Liabilities Gifts & travel Other interests 26 source entries shown. One entry can describe several interests.
Property Initial declaration · 8/19/2025 12:00:00 AM Residential
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Property Initial declaration · 8/19/2025 12:00:00 AM Lent a friend money to buy so I am a joint owner on the title but derive no rental income or benefit until they sell
Joint interest indicated · current ownership not inferred Property Deletion notification · 2026-07-23T22:00:00Z Sold house in Canberra, ACT
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Shares & investments Initial declaration · 8/19/2025 12:00:00 AM David Pocock Pty Ltd
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Shares & investments Initial declaration · 8/19/2025 12:00:00 AM Chamkoto Farming Pvt Ltd
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Trusts Addition notification · 2025-11-10T07:00:00Z Item 2(i): Name of trust: David Pocock Pty Ltd. Nature of operation: Share investment and conservation property. Beneficial interest: Joint beneficiary.
Joint interest indicated · current ownership not inferred Directorships Initial declaration · 8/19/2025 12:00:00 AM David Pocock Pty Ltd · Share investment & Agriculture
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Directorships Initial declaration · 8/19/2025 12:00:00 AM Chamkoto Farming Private Limited · Agriculture
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Shares & investments Initial declaration · 8/19/2025 12:00:00 AM Savings · Bank Australia
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Shares & investments Initial declaration · 8/19/2025 12:00:00 AM Savings · Commonwealth Bank
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Shares & investments Initial declaration · 8/19/2025 12:00:00 AM Investment · Netwealth
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Other interests Initial declaration · 8/19/2025 12:00:00 AM Superannuation
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Other interests Initial declaration · 8/19/2025 12:00:00 AM Life insurance
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Other interests Addition notification · 2026-01-22T23:30:00Z Superannuation - Australian Ethical (adding detail of the fund)
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Other interests Addition notification · 2026-01-23T00:00:00Z Life insurance - Acenda (formerly MLC) (adding details of the insurer)
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Other interests Addition notification · 2026-07-23T22:00:00Z Advance from Penguin Random House Australia for book contract
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Gifts & travel Addition notification · 2026-07-23T22:00:00Z 4x pairs of FOM shoes from Freedom of Movement South Africa (RRP value of $800)
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Gifts & travel Addition notification · 2026-06-11T22:00:00Z Helicopter flight over Upper Murrumbidgee River to see revegetation projects. Paid by Darren Roso. $780
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Gifts & travel Addition notification · 2026-06-11T22:00:00Z Socceroos jersey sent to me by Football Australia. $130
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Gifts & travel Addition notification · 2026-06-11T22:00:00Z Various books. All less than $300.
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Gifts & travel Addition notification · 2026-06-11T22:00:00Z Framed AI artwork of Parliament House sent to me. $179.
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Gifts & travel Addition notification · 2026-06-11T22:00:00Z Dinners/lunches: Norfolk Island Council of Elders, Property Council of Australia. Provided by Canberra Region Tourism Leaders Forum. All less than $300..
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Gifts & travel Addition notification · 2025-11-10T08:00:00Z Various books (less than $300) – provided by Penguin Books Australia, constituents and people from other states
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Other interests Initial declaration · 8/19/2025 12:00:00 AM Australian Wildlife Conservancy
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Other interests Initial declaration · 8/19/2025 12:00:00 AM Difficult Bird Research Group, Australian National University
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Other interests Initial declaration · 8/19/2025 12:00:00 AM Médecins Sans Frontière
Not classified · current ownership not inferred Original public Senate data Matched using Parliament ID, statement ID, name and state. Direct structured data; no AI transcription. Independent source-content review remains pending.
Public websites & social accounts Open Parliamentary Handbook Social accounts and contact channels will appear here once ownership is checked against source links.
