Independent senator David Pocock and the former president of Kiribati Anote Tong will address a climate forum in Newcastle on Monday that will focus on the coal industry's ongoing expansion.

Source: https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/8378111/were-bracing-ourselves-for-grim-updates-newcastle-hosts-climate-forum/?src=rss

In February, Australian Electoral Commission political donation data revealed that Climate 200 was the biggest contributor to the 2022 federal election campaign of now ACT independent David Pocock with a hefty donation of $856,000.

Source: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8251361/pocock-backers-take-aim-at-2024-act-election/?src=rss

The former leader of the opposition in the ACT parliament lost his Senate spot to progressive David Pocock at the previous election after the Liberal Senate primary vote dropped to its lowest position in decades.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/former-morrison-minister-from-the-act-mulls-nsw-liberal-senate-run-20231001-p5e8u2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_politics_federal