Barbara Pocock
AM | |
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Senator for South Australia | |
Assumed office 1 July 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Barbara Ann Pocock 22 March 1955 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
Education | Wilderness School Norwood High School |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Economist Academic |
Website | Official website |
Barbara Ann Pocock
Early life and education
Pocock was born in
Pocock moved to Adelaide in 1969 to attended Wilderness School as a boarding student before moving to Norwood International High School in 1972 to complete year 12.
After finishing school, Pocock worked in shearing sheds and on farms in New Zealand for a year, and worked on farms in Australia.
She began studying economics in 1975 and graduated from the
Professional career
Pocock was employed by the
After her stint at the Reserve Bank, Pocock began work in 1981 at the Department of Industrial Relations in
Pocock joined
In 2010 Pocock was awarded a
Pocock was a Director and Deputy Chair of the Australia Institute between 2004 and 2022.[8]
Political views
Pocock has long been a strong supporter of the
Pocock has called for JobSeeker unemployment payments and all forms of income support to be increased to $88 a day, and an improvement in
Pocock is also a campaigner for urgent
Pocock argues for free
Personal life
Pocock has two children. She separated from their father in 2007 after 22 years. She now lives with her partner, Ian Campbell. She is a Port Adelaide football fan, and a recreational gardener, painter, sewer and writer.[citation needed]
Published works
- Pocock, Barbara (1988). Demanding skill: women and technical education in Australia. Sydney, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 0043321372.
- Pocock, Barbara (1997). Strife: Sex and Politics in Labour Unions. Sydney, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1864483121.
- Pocock, Barbara (2003). The Work/Life Collision; What Work is Doing to Australians and What to Do About it. Sydney, NSW: Federation Press. ISBN 9781862874756.
- Pocock, Barbara (2006). The Labour Market Ate My Babies: Work, Children and a Sustainable Future. Sydney, NSW: Federation Press. ISBN 1862876045.
- Hill, Elizabeth; Pocock, Barbara; Elliot, Alison (2007). Kids Count Better Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia. Sydney, NSW: Sydney University Press. ISBN 9781920898700.
- Masterman-Smith, Helen; Pocock, Barbara (2008). Living Low Paid: The dark side of prosperous Australia. Sydney, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1741753967.
- Pocock, Barbara; Skinner, Natalie; Williams, Pip (2012). Work, rest and play in Australia today. Sydney, NSW: University of New South Wales Press. ISBN 978-1742232959.
References
- ^ Green, Antony. "Senate Results - SA Senate Count". ABC. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "South Australian Senators have been decided". Australian Electoral Commission. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Siebert, Benison (10 December 2018). "Greens pick prominent academic to contest Adelaide". InDaily. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Earl, Lechelle (14 September 2021). "Greens' candidate visits region". The Monthly. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ a b Pocock, Barbara. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). barbarapocock.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Pocock, Barbara. Serious Danger BONUS: Meet the Candidate - Barbara Pocock AM, Greens Lead Senate Candidate for SA.
- ^ "Member of the Order of Australia (AM) entry for Professor Barbara Ann POCOCK". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
For service to industrial relations as an academic and researcher, particularly in the areas of employment, gender relations and vocational education, and as an advocate for social justice.
- ^ "Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission".
- ^ Osborne, Paul (22 September 2020). "Greens select SA social advocate for poll". The West Australian. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Pocock, Barbara. "Barbara Pocock on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Greens announce plan to wipe student debt and make TAFE and uni free". greens.org.au. The Greens. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.