Barbara Pocock
Barbara Pocock led the establishment of the current Senate Inquiry into the management and integrity of consulting services. She is a Greens Senator for South Australia and an Emeritus Professor at the University of South Australia. She has written many grant applications.
Recent articles by Barbara Pocock
23 August 2023
The Big 4, government procurement and the rivers of gold
Australian governments are now amongst the biggest users of external consultants on the planet.
22 May 2023
Outrage is appropriate: The role of big consultants in Australian government
Every Australian who has sweated over a grant for a modest sum, or who pays taxes and thinks they should get value for money, must be asking questions about a huge swindle that has been growing over the past two decades under our noses. One thing is certain: our parliament needs to act.
30 August 2022
Senator Barbara Pocock: The unwelcome delegate at the Jobs Summit - Corporate Power
The massive shift in power to corporate Australia started with the election of the Howard Government in 1996 and continued under subsequent Labor governments.