A better Australia is possible - David Pocock on Gas Taxes, Property & Gambling
5/4/202658 min
From gas taxes to housing affordability and gambling reform, Senator David Pocock lays out a clear argument: Australia’s biggest problems aren’t unsolvable, they’re just not being tackled long-term.
We unpack why policy short-termism is costing Australians, where vested interests hold influence, and what a more ambitious, future-focused Australia could look like.
Chapters:
00:00 – Introducing David Pocock: from Wallabies captain to parliament
03:04 – Quickfire: Pocock’s backstory, activism, and personal values
07:29 – What gives Pocock hope in Australian politics?
09:24 – The problem with short-term decision making in government
11:08 – Money, lobbying, and incentives in politics
20:57 – Gas tax: why Australians aren’t getting paid for their resources
30:04 – Housing crisis: supply vs tax reform and structural issues
38:36 – Gambling ads and the failure of partial bans
45:31 – AI, jobs, and why Australia isn’t prepared
51:08 – Where political pressure is actually working
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[gentle music] Gas taxes, housing, AI, gambling ads. These are some of the big issues being debated in politics at the moment, and there is one man who finds himself in the center of it all. In today's