# David POCOCK — voting record How David POCOCK is recorded voting in federal parliament across the 43 propositions scored for the 2025 election. - [Allow live animal export and place minimal restrictions on it.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/allow-live-animal-export-and-place-minimal-restrictions-on-it) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/32) - [Increase the powers and influence of trade unions in workplace relations.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/increase-the-powers-and-influence-of-trade-unions-in-workplace-relations) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/6) - [Introduce temporary protection visas for refugees.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/introduce-temporary-protection-visas-for-refugees) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/11) - [Increase the protection of Australia's fresh water resources, including its river and groundwater systems.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/increase-the-protection-of-australias-fresh-water-resources-including-its-river-and-groundwater-systems) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/15) - [Increase the protection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage sites.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/increase-the-protection-of-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-cultural-heritage-sites) — Equal merits · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/30) - [Limit the availability of government social security payments.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/limit-the-availability-of-government-social-security-payments) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/34) - [Index HECS-HELP debts to the Bond rate instead of the generally lower Consumer Price Index rate.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/index-hecs-help-debts-to-the-bond-rate-instead-of-the-generally-lower-consumer-price-index-rate) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/70) - [Use legislation to reduce the gap in income between women and men and ensures both sexes are paid equally well.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/use-legislation-to-reduce-the-gap-in-income-between-women-and-men-and-ensures-both-sexes-are-paid-equally-well) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/72) - [Restrict the size and type of political donations to reduce actual or perceived corruption.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/restrict-the-size-and-type-of-political-donations-to-reduce-actual-or-perceived-corruption) — Agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/85) - [Increase access to medicinal cannabis products.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/increase-access-to-medicinal-cannabis-products) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/156) - [Commit to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 as part of Australia's efforts to address climate change.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/commit-to-achieving-net-zero-emissions-by-2050-as-part-of-australias-efforts-to-address-climate-change) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/285) - [Commit to achieving net zero emissions by 2035 as part of Australia's efforts to address climate change.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/commit-to-achieving-net-zero-emissions-by-2035-as-part-of-australias-efforts-to-address-climate-change) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/287) - [Increase funding for the legal assistance sector (Legal Aid, community legal centres, etc.).](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/increase-funding-for-the-legal-assistance-sector-legal-aid-community-legal-centres-etc) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/105) - [Increase federal investment in public housing.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/increase-federal-investment-in-public-housing) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/116) - [Make deliberate wage theft a criminal offence.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/make-deliberate-wage-theft-a-criminal-offence) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/339) - [Protect Australia's logging industry and the jobs it represents.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/protect-australias-logging-industry-and-the-jobs-it-represents) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/217) - [Introduce laws to prohibit corporations from engaging in conduct that is likely to result in excessive prices for goods and services for consumers.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/introduce-laws-to-prohibit-corporations-from-engaging-in-conduct-that-is-likely-to-result-in-excessive-prices-for-goods-and-services-for-consumers) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/334) - [There should be a national digital identification system in Australia.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/there-should-be-a-national-digital-identification-system-in-australia) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/335) - [Support and increase investment for the Australian coal industry.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/support-and-increase-investment-for-the-australian-coal-industry) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/141) - [Increase legal protections for people who identify as LGBTIQA+.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/increase-legal-protections-for-people-who-identify-as-lgbtiqa) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/195) - [Increase the Youth Allowance rate to ensure that it covers basic living costs.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/increase-the-youth-allowance-rate-to-ensure-that-it-covers-basic-living-costs) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/219) - [Put the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) into administration.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/put-the-construction-forestry-and-maritime-employees-union-cfmeu-into-administration) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/331) - [Make more subsidised childcare hours available to families.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/make-more-subsidised-childcare-hours-available-to-families) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/349) - [Close the Nauru Regional Processing Centre and stop all Nauru-based processing of people's claims for asylum.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/close-the-nauru-regional-processing-centre-and-stop-all-nauru-based-processing-of-peoples-claims-for-asylum) — Equal merits · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/118) - [There should be more scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force both in Australia and overseas.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/there-should-be-more-scrutiny-of-the-australian-defence-force-both-in-australia-and-overseas) — Equal merits · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/137) - [Decrease government funding for private schools.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/decrease-government-funding-for-private-schools) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/289) - [Implement the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full, including an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice and a Makarrata Commission for agreement-making and truth-telling.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/implement-the-uluru-statement-from-the-heart-in-full-including-an-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-voice-and-a-makarrata-commission-for-agreement-making-and-truth-telling) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/309) - [Put a ban on new thermal coal mines opening in Australia.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/put-a-ban-on-new-thermal-coal-mines-opening-in-australia) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/222) - [Substantially increase the cost of humanities degrees at university.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/substantially-increase-the-cost-of-humanities-degrees-at-university) — Equal merits · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/246) - [Increase workplace protections, for example, by ensuring there are adequate dispute resolution processes available.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/increase-workplace-protections-for-example-by-ensuring-there-are-adequate-dispute-resolution-processes-available) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/251) - [Extend the Cashless Debit Card program, which means welfare recipient's cannot use payments to purchase alcohol or withdraw cash.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/extend-the-cashless-debit-card-program-which-means-welfare-recipients-cannot-use-payments-to-purchase-alcohol-or-withdraw-cash) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/276) - [Ban pay secrecy clauses so that employees can freely discuss and compare their pay with others.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/ban-pay-secrecy-clauses-so-that-employees-can-freely-discuss-and-compare-their-pay-with-others) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/291) - [Give government the power to put a limit on gas prices in order to address rising electricity costs.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/give-government-the-power-to-put-a-limit-on-gas-prices-in-order-to-address-rising-electricity-costs) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/292) - [Let people ask for reasons for government decisions and challenge them if they were made unlawfully.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/let-people-ask-for-reasons-for-government-decisions-and-challenge-them-if-they-were-made-unlawfully) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/293) - [Permit access to gender affirming healthcare for transgender people under the age of eighteen.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/permit-access-to-gender-affirming-healthcare-for-transgender-people-under-the-age-of-eighteen) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/297) - [The federal government should call for a ceasefire in Gaza.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/the-federal-government-should-call-for-a-ceasefire-in-gaza) — Agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/318) - [Ban all new fossil fuel projects.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/ban-all-new-fossil-fuel-projects) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/260) - [Introduce a permanent Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV) to encourage more permanent migration to Australia from Pacific Island countries.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/introduce-a-permanent-pacific-engagement-visa-pev-to-encourage-more-permanent-migration-to-australia-from-pacific-island-countries) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/319) - [Allow the Home Affairs Minister to seek court orders stripping dual nationals of Australian citizenship for terrorism offences.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/allow-the-home-affairs-minister-to-seek-court-orders-stripping-dual-nationals-of-australian-citizenship-for-terrorism-offences) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/320) - [Amend the law to extend paid parental leave to up to 12 months by 2030.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/amend-the-law-to-extend-paid-parental-leave-to-up-to-12-months-by-2030) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/322) - [Introduce a new vehicle efficiency standard (also known as a fuel efficiency or a vehicle carbon emissions standard).](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/introduce-a-new-vehicle-efficiency-standard-also-known-as-a-fuel-efficiency-or-a-vehicle-carbon-emissions-standard) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/329) - [Work to address homelessness in specific vulnerable groups, such as older women and First Nations people.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/work-to-address-homelessness-in-specific-vulnerable-groups-such-as-older-women-and-first-nations-people) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/338) - [Amend laws and policies to meet the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement.](https://how2vote.au/2025/issues/amend-laws-and-policies-to-meet-the-objectives-of-the-paris-climate-agreement) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/183) This independent is scored on its recorded parliamentary votes, sourced from They Vote For You, not on its campaign statements. 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