Punters Politics https://dm.org.au/ en-US Welcome to the Punters Politics podcast, making politics simple for the everyday punter. Join Everyday Punter's Konrad & James each week as they expose the hidden agendas, break down the odds stacked against us and explore a new way to do politics. Power to the punters. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/fe7888f6-d6d1-11f0-8586-370a3e28a7db/image/e540569bd15477f5641fb80d1cc5d89e.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Punters Politics https://dm.org.au/ no episodic Punter Konrad & Punter James Welcome to the Punters Politics podcast, making politics simple for the everyday punter. Join Everyday Punter's Konrad & James each week as they expose the hidden agendas, break down the odds stacked against us and explore a new way to do politics. Power to the punters. Welcome to the Punters Politics podcast, making politics simple for the everyday punter.

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]]> Punters Politics podcasts@dm.org.au Albo's Dodgy Billionaire Dinners, Woodside's War Profits & The Tax We're Not Collecting This week, we break down three massive stories the corporate media barely wants you to connect: why Prime Minister Albanese is dodging questions about attending a dodgy billionaire's fundraising dinner hosted by a 25 year old whose dad is under investigation for allegedly funneling money from China, how Woodside just pocketed a $6 billion windfall this quarter from the Iran war while paying zero extra tax on those war profits because Albo bravely refused to tax the gas, and why Pauline Hanson floating around Sicily with Gina Reinhart is somehow less corrupt than the Prime Minister secretly meeting with property billionaires and former bank CEOs at Point Piper mansions. We get into why oil and gas giants are becoming Australia's biggest winners from war while punters cover the difference, how a 30% revenue jump for Woodside means $18 billion in untaxed export revenue that could have funded your healthcare or childcare but won't because existing contracts are sacred, and why the exact same Prime Minister who calls out Gina Reinhart's One Nation is running Anthony Pratt's Labor Party while attending private dinners he refuses to discuss with alleged money launderers and former regulators. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:00:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, we break down three massive stories the corporate media barely wants you to connect: why Prime Minister Albanese is dodging questions about attending a dodgy billionaire's fundraising dinner hosted by a 25 year old whose dad is under investigation for allegedly funneling money from China, how Woodside just pocketed a $6 billion windfall this quarter from the Iran war while paying zero extra tax on those war profits because Albo bravely refused to tax the gas, and why Pauline Hanson floating around Sicily with Gina Reinhart is somehow less corrupt than the Prime Minister secretly meeting with property billionaires and former bank CEOs at Point Piper mansions. We get into why oil and gas giants are becoming Australia's biggest winners from war while punters cover the difference, how a 30% revenue jump for Woodside means $18 billion in untaxed export revenue that could have funded your healthcare or childcare but won't because existing contracts are sacred, and why the exact same Prime Minister who calls out Gina Reinhart's One Nation is running Anthony Pratt's Labor Party while attending private dinners he refuses to discuss with alleged money launderers and former regulators. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, we break down three massive stories the corporate media barely wants you to connect: why Prime Minister Albanese is dodging questions about attending a dodgy billionaire's fundraising dinner hosted by a 25 year old whose dad is under investigation for allegedly funneling money from China, how Woodside just pocketed a $6 billion windfall this quarter from the Iran war while paying zero extra tax on those war profits because Albo bravely refused to tax the gas, and why Pauline Hanson floating around Sicily with Gina Reinhart is somehow less corrupt than the Prime Minister secretly meeting with property billionaires and former bank CEOs at Point Piper mansions. We get into why oil and gas giants are becoming Australia's biggest winners from war while punters cover the difference, how a 30% revenue jump for Woodside means $18 billion in untaxed export revenue that could have funded your healthcare or childcare but won't because existing contracts are sacred, and why the exact same Prime Minister who calls out Gina Reinhart's One Nation is running Anthony Pratt's Labor Party while attending private dinners he refuses to discuss with alleged money launderers and former regulators.

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]]> 2690 no Free Childcare & Gas Royalties: Two Solutions Australia Refuses to Try This week, Punter Konrad brings you two massive ideas Australia could implement right now that would make everyone's lives better, cheaper, and fairer, but probably won't happen because the corporate lobbyists and media machine will do everything they can to stop it. We break down why legendary finance journalist Alan Kohler thinks nationalising childcare is the only way to fix the broken system where we subsidise private profits while parents pay exorbitant fees for lower quality care, how economist Cameron Murray explains why a variable royalty on gas that scales with the market price would lock in billions during booms without letting the lobbyists unwind it during busts, and why both of these solutions are common sense until the corporate media gets their filthy mitts on them and turns them into culture war fights to protect billionaire profits over punter wellbeing. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:00:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, Punter Konrad brings you two massive ideas Australia could implement right now that would make everyone's lives better, cheaper, and fairer, but probably won't happen because the corporate lobbyists and media machine will do everything they can to stop it. We break down why legendary finance journalist Alan Kohler thinks nationalising childcare is the only way to fix the broken system where we subsidise private profits while parents pay exorbitant fees for lower quality care, how economist Cameron Murray explains why a variable royalty on gas that scales with the market price would lock in billions during booms without letting the lobbyists unwind it during busts, and why both of these solutions are common sense until the corporate media gets their filthy mitts on them and turns them into culture war fights to protect billionaire profits over punter wellbeing. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, Punter Konrad brings you two massive ideas Australia could implement right now that would make everyone's lives better, cheaper, and fairer, but probably won't happen because the corporate lobbyists and media machine will do everything they can to stop it. We break down why legendary finance journalist Alan Kohler thinks nationalising childcare is the only way to fix the broken system where we subsidise private profits while parents pay exorbitant fees for lower quality care, how economist Cameron Murray explains why a variable royalty on gas that scales with the market price would lock in billions during booms without letting the lobbyists unwind it during busts, and why both of these solutions are common sense until the corporate media gets their filthy mitts on them and turns them into culture war fights to protect billionaire profits over punter wellbeing.

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]]> 2116 no Ray Martin: Murdoch's Grip, AI Misinformation, Gas Royalties & The Power We're Not Using This week, we sit down with legendary Australian journalist Ray Martin for a raw, unfiltered conversation about media, power, and whether everyday punters can actually change anything. We break down why corporate media is consolidating while trust is collapsing, how billionaires use newspapers to protect their real businesses, whether the ABC is truly independent or just responding to Murdoch's agenda, and why Ray thinks social media might be better than the old system despite AI and disinformation running rampant. We get into why politicians still suck up to Murdoch even when he attacks them, how gas companies use scare tactics to protect their rip off contracts, whether Aussies are too afraid to challenge authority despite hating tall poppies, and why Ray's advice after 60 years in journalism comes down to three words: have a go. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:00:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, we sit down with legendary Australian journalist Ray Martin for a raw, unfiltered conversation about media, power, and whether everyday punters can actually change anything. We break down why corporate media is consolidating while trust is collapsing, how billionaires use newspapers to protect their real businesses, whether the ABC is truly independent or just responding to Murdoch's agenda, and why Ray thinks social media might be better than the old system despite AI and disinformation running rampant. We get into why politicians still suck up to Murdoch even when he attacks them, how gas companies use scare tactics to protect their rip off contracts, whether Aussies are too afraid to challenge authority despite hating tall poppies, and why Ray's advice after 60 years in journalism comes down to three words: have a go. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, we sit down with legendary Australian journalist Ray Martin for a raw, unfiltered conversation about media, power, and whether everyday punters can actually change anything. We break down why corporate media is consolidating while trust is collapsing, how billionaires use newspapers to protect their real businesses, whether the ABC is truly independent or just responding to Murdoch's agenda, and why Ray thinks social media might be better than the old system despite AI and disinformation running rampant. We get into why politicians still suck up to Murdoch even when he attacks them, how gas companies use scare tactics to protect their rip off contracts, whether Aussies are too afraid to challenge authority despite hating tall poppies, and why Ray's advice after 60 years in journalism comes down to three words: have a go.

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]]> 3266 no Punters Politics x Planet America: Trump's Playbook & Why Pauline Wants It This week, we team up with Chas Licciardello and Dr. Dave Smith from the ABC's Planet America podcast to run through exactly what Princess Pauline is hoping to import from the US after her cozy Mar-a-Lago visits with Trump and Gina. We play the corruption speed round, where Chaz and Dr. Dave race through Trump's greatest hits. We break down why American political scientists are jealous of Australia's system, what it means when Pauline plasters Trump all over her website saying she wants his action and style, and why punters should be very worried about what happens when our potential opposition leader starts taking notes from the world's most corrupt democracy. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:00:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, we team up with Chas Licciardello and Dr. Dave Smith from the ABC's Planet America podcast to run through exactly what Princess Pauline is hoping to import from the US after her cozy Mar-a-Lago visits with Trump and Gina. We play the corruption speed round, where Chaz and Dr. Dave race through Trump's greatest hits. We break down why American political scientists are jealous of Australia's system, what it means when Pauline plasters Trump all over her website saying she wants his action and style, and why punters should be very worried about what happens when our potential opposition leader starts taking notes from the world's most corrupt democracy. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, we team up with Chas Licciardello and Dr. Dave Smith from the ABC's Planet America podcast to run through exactly what Princess Pauline is hoping to import from the US after her cozy Mar-a-Lago visits with Trump and Gina. We play the corruption speed round, where Chaz and Dr. Dave race through Trump's greatest hits. We break down why American political scientists are jealous of Australia's system, what it means when Pauline plasters Trump all over her website saying she wants his action and style, and why punters should be very worried about what happens when our potential opposition leader starts taking notes from the world's most corrupt democracy.

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]]> 1687 no Punters Politics x Garys Economics: The One Thing Billionaires Actually Fear This week, punter favourite and self-described people's economist Gary's Economics joins us from the UK to break down why you're getting poorer, who's getting richer, and what we can actually do about it. We get into wealth taxes, the propaganda machine protecting billionaires, why every government will eventually have to choose between taxing the rich or gutting your public services, and why the solution might be more simple than you think. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:37:32 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, punter favourite and self-described people's economist Gary's Economics joins us from the UK to break down why you're getting poorer, who's getting richer, and what we can actually do about it. We get into wealth taxes, the propaganda machine protecting billionaires, why every government will eventually have to choose between taxing the rich or gutting your public services, and why the solution might be more simple than you think. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, punter favourite and self-described people's economist Gary's Economics joins us from the UK to break down why you're getting poorer, who's getting richer, and what we can actually do about it. We get into wealth taxes, the propaganda machine protecting billionaires, why every government will eventually have to choose between taxing the rich or gutting your public services, and why the solution might be more simple than you think.

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]]> 4853 no Australia is about to get F*cked by Big Tech…. Here's Why Every time the world's biggest corporations look at Australia, we lose — our gas, our minerals, now our land and water for their AI data centres. The bloke meant to get us a good deal, Andrew Charlton, is a product of the revolving door: mates spinning between lobbying, consulting and government, swinging it wide open for Big Tech every time. Here's how Charlton sells us out. Watch - TINY LIES: The $50K Political Donation That Disappeared (The Internet Reviewed Investigation) - • TINY LIES: The $50K Political Donation Tha... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0imcJ7jnCs) Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:00:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James Every time the world's biggest corporations look at Australia, we lose — our gas, our minerals, now our land and water for their AI data centres. The bloke meant to get us a good deal, Andrew Charlton, is a product of the revolving door: mates spinning between lobbying, consulting and government, swinging it wide open for Big Tech every time. Here's how Charlton sells us out. Watch - TINY LIES: The $50K Political Donation That Disappeared (The Internet Reviewed Investigation) - • TINY LIES: The $50K Political Donation Tha... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0imcJ7jnCs) Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Every time the world's biggest corporations look at Australia, we lose — our gas, our minerals, now our land and water for their AI data centres. The bloke meant to get us a good deal, Andrew Charlton, is a product of the revolving door: mates spinning between lobbying, consulting and government, swinging it wide open for Big Tech every time. Here's how Charlton sells us out.

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]]> 1310 no Electric vs Diesel Trucks: The Punter Battle Over Australia's Transport Future This week, we bring you a full punter on battle between Dan Bleakley, co-founder of Australia's first electric trucking company New Energy Transport, and longtime YouTube commentator and libertarian Topher Field, to settle the question: are electric trucks the future of Australian freight, or just another taxpayer-funded pipe dream? We break down the heated debate over a viral Instagram post claiming electric trucks just beat diesel again, why one side says we're subsidising a fantasy while the other says we're shackled to a volatile fossil fuel crisis, and how a disagreement over basic arithmetic turned into a full scale ideological clash between progressives betting on new technology and conservatives defending the status quo. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:02:42 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, we bring you a full punter on battle between Dan Bleakley, co-founder of Australia's first electric trucking company New Energy Transport, and longtime YouTube commentator and libertarian Topher Field, to settle the question: are electric trucks the future of Australian freight, or just another taxpayer-funded pipe dream? We break down the heated debate over a viral Instagram post claiming electric trucks just beat diesel again, why one side says we're subsidising a fantasy while the other says we're shackled to a volatile fossil fuel crisis, and how a disagreement over basic arithmetic turned into a full scale ideological clash between progressives betting on new technology and conservatives defending the status quo. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, we bring you a full punter on battle between Dan Bleakley, co-founder of Australia's first electric trucking company New Energy Transport, and longtime YouTube commentator and libertarian Topher Field, to settle the question: are electric trucks the future of Australian freight, or just another taxpayer-funded pipe dream? We break down the heated debate over a viral Instagram post claiming electric trucks just beat diesel again, why one side says we're subsidising a fantasy while the other says we're shackled to a volatile fossil fuel crisis, and how a disagreement over basic arithmetic turned into a full scale ideological clash between progressives betting on new technology and conservatives defending the status quo.

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]]> 4098 no Queensland Legalises Corruption, One Nation's Day-One Sickie & And a Gas Tax Betrayal This week, Queensland's LNP government scraps the ban on developer donations just in time to hand out $7 billion in Olympic building contracts, while one nation's brand new MP pulls a sickie on his first day to dodge voting on the gas tax. We break down how lifting the corruption ban led to $170,000 in developer cash within weeks, why Princess Pauline's 36% attendance record should dock her pay like any other job, and how politicians legalized corruption by calling the bill the electoral laws restoring electoral fairness amendment bill while punters got distracted by e bike crackdowns. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:00:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, Queensland's LNP government scraps the ban on developer donations just in time to hand out $7 billion in Olympic building contracts, while one nation's brand new MP pulls a sickie on his first day to dodge voting on the gas tax. We break down how lifting the corruption ban led to $170,000 in developer cash within weeks, why Princess Pauline's 36% attendance record should dock her pay like any other job, and how politicians legalized corruption by calling the bill the electoral laws restoring electoral fairness amendment bill while punters got distracted by e bike crackdowns. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, Queensland's LNP government scraps the ban on developer donations just in time to hand out $7 billion in Olympic building contracts, while one nation's brand new MP pulls a sickie on his first day to dodge voting on the gas tax. We break down how lifting the corruption ban led to $170,000 in developer cash within weeks, why Princess Pauline's 36% attendance record should dock her pay like any other job, and how politicians legalized corruption by calling the bill the electoral laws restoring electoral fairness amendment bill while punters got distracted by e bike crackdowns.

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]]> 2165 no Gina Buys Into Channel 7, Anti-Corruption Boss Under Investigation & The "Death Tax" Scare Campaign. This week, billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart tips in a cool $26 million to help a former Channel 7 executive grab a 10% stake in Australia's second biggest broadcaster, just as the anti corruption boss who was supposed to be finding dodgy politicians gets investigated himself for allegedly being dodgy. We break down how Australia's second highest media concentration in the world keeps getting worse, why the National Anti Corruption Commission has found zero corruption in three years despite 7,000 referrals, and how corporate media ran a textbook death tax scare campaign over a testamentary trust policy that affects 5% of the wealthiest Aussies while everyday punters defended billionaires in the comments. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:32:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart tips in a cool $26 million to help a former Channel 7 executive grab a 10% stake in Australia's second biggest broadcaster, just as the anti corruption boss who was supposed to be finding dodgy politicians gets investigated himself for allegedly being dodgy. We break down how Australia's second highest media concentration in the world keeps getting worse, why the National Anti Corruption Commission has found zero corruption in three years despite 7,000 referrals, and how corporate media ran a textbook death tax scare campaign over a testamentary trust policy that affects 5% of the wealthiest Aussies while everyday punters defended billionaires in the comments. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart tips in a cool $26 million to help a former Channel 7 executive grab a 10% stake in Australia's second biggest broadcaster, just as the anti corruption boss who was supposed to be finding dodgy politicians gets investigated himself for allegedly being dodgy. We break down how Australia's second highest media concentration in the world keeps getting worse, why the National Anti Corruption Commission has found zero corruption in three years despite 7,000 referrals, and how corporate media ran a textbook death tax scare campaign over a testamentary trust policy that affects 5% of the wealthiest Aussies while everyday punters defended billionaires in the comments.

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]]> 3478 no Pauline's 'Revolutionary' Gas Policy, Coles GUILTY at Last & The Budget Panic That Wasn't This week, Princess Pauline Hanson bravely takes the stage at the gas lobby's own conference to announce her "Norway-style" gas policy — written, by her own admission, in consultation with the gas producers themselves. We break down why her 10% royalty isn't remotely the actual 78% Norway charges, how Sunrise spent a week peddling a fake death tax while Nat Barr accidentally realised on-air that everyone's negative gearing is grandfathered, and how the federal court just found Coles GUILTY of running the Down Down scam on punters. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 26 May 2026 22:37:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, Princess Pauline Hanson bravely takes the stage at the gas lobby's own conference to announce her "Norway-style" gas policy — written, by her own admission, in consultation with the gas producers themselves. We break down why her 10% royalty isn't remotely the actual 78% Norway charges, how Sunrise spent a week peddling a fake death tax while Nat Barr accidentally realised on-air that everyone's negative gearing is grandfathered, and how the federal court just found Coles GUILTY of running the Down Down scam on punters. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, Princess Pauline Hanson bravely takes the stage at the gas lobby's own conference to announce her "Norway-style" gas policy — written, by her own admission, in consultation with the gas producers themselves. We break down why her 10% royalty isn't remotely the actual 78% Norway charges, how Sunrise spent a week peddling a fake death tax while Nat Barr accidentally realised on-air that everyone's negative gearing is grandfathered, and how the federal court just found Coles GUILTY of running the Down Down scam on punters.

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]]> 3864 no Albo Buries Kids' Gambling Report, BHP Sues Broke Miner & The Budget's Hidden $95 Billion This week, Albo bravely protects his NRL gambling buddy by burying a landmark kids gambling addiction report under 4,000 pages of budget spreadsheets while journalists were literally locked in a basement. We break down how the government sat on gambling reform recommendations for 1,049 days, why Pete V'landys and the NRL are raking in gambling commission cash, and how a unanimous report calling for a blanket ban on gambling ads got watered down to an opt out online system that does absolutely nothing. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 19 May 2026 20:47:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, Albo bravely protects his NRL gambling buddy by burying a landmark kids gambling addiction report under 4,000 pages of budget spreadsheets while journalists were literally locked in a basement. We break down how the government sat on gambling reform recommendations for 1,049 days, why Pete V'landys and the NRL are raking in gambling commission cash, and how a unanimous report calling for a blanket ban on gambling ads got watered down to an opt out online system that does absolutely nothing. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, Albo bravely protects his NRL gambling buddy by burying a landmark kids gambling addiction report under 4,000 pages of budget spreadsheets while journalists were literally locked in a basement. We break down how the government sat on gambling reform recommendations for 1,049 days, why Pete V'landys and the NRL are raking in gambling commission cash, and how a unanimous report calling for a blanket ban on gambling ads got watered down to an opt out online system that does absolutely nothing.

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]]> 3470 no Housing Debate:Is our System Broken?, Albo's Empty Gas Promise, & The Knock Off Tour Recap This week, we recap the "Tax Gas Not Beer" tour and tear down Albo’s hollow gas reform—a policy that raises zero dollars and won't even kick in until after the next election. We also dive into a heated housing showdown between economist Richard Dennis and developer Jack Henderson, debating everything from capital gains tax to whether the government can actually build affordable homes. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Fact checks welcome citations NECESSARY! Here are the citations Jack and Richard sent through for claims around the DHA at the end of the debate there. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DMFmkzUCV1UKUJ2EVlmH8WTlvU1FWrbiE5itBVxC0uc/edit?usp=sharing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 12 May 2026 18:51:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, we recap the "Tax Gas Not Beer" tour and tear down Albo’s hollow gas reform—a policy that raises zero dollars and won't even kick in until after the next election. We also dive into a heated housing showdown between economist Richard Dennis and developer Jack Henderson, debating everything from capital gains tax to whether the government can actually build affordable homes. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Fact checks welcome citations NECESSARY! Here are the citations Jack and Richard sent through for claims around the DHA at the end of the debate there. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DMFmkzUCV1UKUJ2EVlmH8WTlvU1FWrbiE5itBVxC0uc/edit?usp=sharing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, we recap the "Tax Gas Not Beer" tour and tear down Albo’s hollow gas reform—a policy that raises zero dollars and won't even kick in until after the next election. We also dive into a heated housing showdown between economist Richard Dennis and developer Jack Henderson, debating everything from capital gains tax to whether the government can actually build affordable homes.

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]]> 6504 no The Karl Stefanovic Debate Breakdown & Why I Won't Do It Again This week, Konrad breaks down his appearance on the Karl Stefanovic Show podcast where he was ambushed by Senator Susan McDonald, the shadow resources minister, in what turned out to be a debate he never agreed to. We go through the full uncut interview, score the political manoeuvers, expose the gas lobby talking points being recycled by politicians, and reveal why this setup was designed to turn a popular policy issue into a culture war distraction. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 05 May 2026 20:20:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, Konrad breaks down his appearance on the Karl Stefanovic Show podcast where he was ambushed by Senator Susan McDonald, the shadow resources minister, in what turned out to be a debate he never agreed to. We go through the full uncut interview, score the political manoeuvers, expose the gas lobby talking points being recycled by politicians, and reveal why this setup was designed to turn a popular policy issue into a culture war distraction. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, Konrad breaks down his appearance on the Karl Stefanovic Show podcast where he was ambushed by Senator Susan McDonald, the shadow resources minister, in what turned out to be a debate he never agreed to. We go through the full uncut interview, score the political manoeuvers, expose the gas lobby talking points being recycled by politicians, and reveal why this setup was designed to turn a popular policy issue into a culture war distraction.

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]]> 4430 no Senate Inquiry Highlights, The Gas Lobby Gets Smoked & The Media Takes the Bait This week, Konrad's Senate inquiry testimony sparked a media firestorm, from "zinger box" clips on ABC to Sky News pundits losing their cool over his Parliament House t-shirt and supposed "grifter" status. While former Treasury Secretary Ken Henry and Senator Jacqui Lambie joined the "Legends List" by demanding the gas cartel "stop the crap" and pay their fair share, Shell executives were absolutely smoked, failing to explain why they paid zero PRRT despite billions in revenue. We’re exposing the "Lobbyist Playable Characters" like Angus Taylor while celebrating legends like David Pocock and Ed Husic, all while fueling a $102,000 war chest for our May 8th Newcastle pub crawl to prove we should be taxing gas, not beer. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:00:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, Konrad's Senate inquiry testimony sparked a media firestorm, from "zinger box" clips on ABC to Sky News pundits losing their cool over his Parliament House t-shirt and supposed "grifter" status. While former Treasury Secretary Ken Henry and Senator Jacqui Lambie joined the "Legends List" by demanding the gas cartel "stop the crap" and pay their fair share, Shell executives were absolutely smoked, failing to explain why they paid zero PRRT despite billions in revenue. We’re exposing the "Lobbyist Playable Characters" like Angus Taylor while celebrating legends like David Pocock and Ed Husic, all while fueling a $102,000 war chest for our May 8th Newcastle pub crawl to prove we should be taxing gas, not beer. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, Konrad's Senate inquiry testimony sparked a media firestorm, from "zinger box" clips on ABC to Sky News pundits losing their cool over his Parliament House t-shirt and supposed "grifter" status. While former Treasury Secretary Ken Henry and Senator Jacqui Lambie joined the "Legends List" by demanding the gas cartel "stop the crap" and pay their fair share, Shell executives were absolutely smoked, failing to explain why they paid zero PRRT despite billions in revenue. We’re exposing the "Lobbyist Playable Characters" like Angus Taylor while celebrating legends like David Pocock and Ed Husic, all while fueling a $102,000 war chest for our May 8th Newcastle pub crawl to prove we should be taxing gas, not beer.

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]]> 5529 no The Gas Tax Question Albo Won't Answer, Channel 7's Oil Lobby Ties & Our Senate Inquiry Testimony This week, Albo dodges the gas tax question with a masterclass in political deflection, Channel 7 runs cover for fossil fuel interests, and the lobbyist war chest smashes through $96,000. We break down the propaganda playbook, expose corporate media conflicts of interest, and celebrate two massive high court wins that just struck down rigged election laws and anti protest powers. Albo's Gas Tax Dodge: Political Maneuver of the Week Triple J Hack asks the Prime Minister the question every punter wants answered: are you taxing gas exports? Albo responds with peak confused grandpa energy, saying "we'll have the budget next month" while physically turning away to invite the next question. We score the maneuver, break down why he's probably not taxing gas profits at all, and explain why punters should expect a useless windfall profits tax that targets zero dollars in actual profit because Santos and Woodside conveniently make nothing on paper. Channel 7's Fossil Fuel Propaganda Exposed Channel 7 reporter Liam Bartlett ambushes Environment Minister Chris Bowen, demanding he resign over his "renewables obsession". We watch the full unedited exchange, score the political maneuvers, and then reveal that Liam used to work as Global Head of TV Creative Visual at Shell International, Channel 7 is owned by billionaire Kerry Stokes who has major gas interests through SGH Energy and Beach Energy, and both companies pay around 2% to 5% tax while earning billions. Conspiracy or coincidence? Punters decide. High Court Strikes Down Rigged Election Laws & Anti Protest Powers Feel pepped, punters. The high court has struck down Victoria's rigged electoral donation laws that allowed major parties unlimited donations through nominated entities while capping independents at $5,000, and New South Wales anti protest laws that gave one police commissioner the power to block protests across huge chunks of Sydney. Both rulings confirm what punters already knew: politicians rig the system to protect themselves, and the courts are the last line of defense. Nanny State Alert: Cops Fine Superintendent for Riding a Bike South Australia's top traffic cop gets fined for using his phone while riding a 9 kilogram carbon road bike at 20 kilometers an hour after a Karen dug through his Strava and reported him. We sound the nanny state alarm, call out the absurdity of applying one and a half ton car rules to bicycles, and defend the superintendent even though he'd probably give us a ticket for the same thing. Konrad Goes to Canberra: Senate Inquiry Witness Konrad is heading to Canberra to testify as a witness in the Senate inquiry into gas taxes, courtesy of a loaned Polestar 4 from Whipsmart EV leasing. The lobbyist war chest now sits at $96,000, the free sauce campaign launches on Chuffed to put 200 stickered bottles into pie shops across Australia, and punters can now grab free source bottle stickers at punterspolitics.com. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:00:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, Albo dodges the gas tax question with a masterclass in political deflection, Channel 7 runs cover for fossil fuel interests, and the lobbyist war chest smashes through $96,000. We break down the propaganda playbook, expose corporate media conflicts of interest, and celebrate two massive high court wins that just struck down rigged election laws and anti protest powers. Albo's Gas Tax Dodge: Political Maneuver of the Week Triple J Hack asks the Prime Minister the question every punter wants answered: are you taxing gas exports? Albo responds with peak confused grandpa energy, saying "we'll have the budget next month" while physically turning away to invite the next question. We score the maneuver, break down why he's probably not taxing gas profits at all, and explain why punters should expect a useless windfall profits tax that targets zero dollars in actual profit because Santos and Woodside conveniently make nothing on paper. Channel 7's Fossil Fuel Propaganda Exposed Channel 7 reporter Liam Bartlett ambushes Environment Minister Chris Bowen, demanding he resign over his "renewables obsession". We watch the full unedited exchange, score the political maneuvers, and then reveal that Liam used to work as Global Head of TV Creative Visual at Shell International, Channel 7 is owned by billionaire Kerry Stokes who has major gas interests through SGH Energy and Beach Energy, and both companies pay around 2% to 5% tax while earning billions. Conspiracy or coincidence? Punters decide. High Court Strikes Down Rigged Election Laws & Anti Protest Powers Feel pepped, punters. The high court has struck down Victoria's rigged electoral donation laws that allowed major parties unlimited donations through nominated entities while capping independents at $5,000, and New South Wales anti protest laws that gave one police commissioner the power to block protests across huge chunks of Sydney. Both rulings confirm what punters already knew: politicians rig the system to protect themselves, and the courts are the last line of defense. Nanny State Alert: Cops Fine Superintendent for Riding a Bike South Australia's top traffic cop gets fined for using his phone while riding a 9 kilogram carbon road bike at 20 kilometers an hour after a Karen dug through his Strava and reported him. We sound the nanny state alarm, call out the absurdity of applying one and a half ton car rules to bicycles, and defend the superintendent even though he'd probably give us a ticket for the same thing. Konrad Goes to Canberra: Senate Inquiry Witness Konrad is heading to Canberra to testify as a witness in the Senate inquiry into gas taxes, courtesy of a loaned Polestar 4 from Whipsmart EV leasing. The lobbyist war chest now sits at $96,000, the free sauce campaign launches on Chuffed to put 200 stickered bottles into pie shops across Australia, and punters can now grab free source bottle stickers at punterspolitics.com. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, Albo dodges the gas tax question with a masterclass in political deflection, Channel 7 runs cover for fossil fuel interests, and the lobbyist war chest smashes through $96,000. We break down the propaganda playbook, expose corporate media conflicts of interest, and celebrate two massive high court wins that just struck down rigged election laws and anti protest powers.

Albo's Gas Tax Dodge: Political Maneuver of the Week

Triple J Hack asks the Prime Minister the question every punter wants answered: are you taxing gas exports? Albo responds with peak confused grandpa energy, saying "we'll have the budget next month" while physically turning away to invite the next question. We score the maneuver, break down why he's probably not taxing gas profits at all, and explain why punters should expect a useless windfall profits tax that targets zero dollars in actual profit because Santos and Woodside conveniently make nothing on paper.

Channel 7's Fossil Fuel Propaganda Exposed

Channel 7 reporter Liam Bartlett ambushes Environment Minister Chris Bowen, demanding he resign over his "renewables obsession". We watch the full unedited exchange, score the political maneuvers, and then reveal that Liam used to work as Global Head of TV Creative Visual at Shell International, Channel 7 is owned by billionaire Kerry Stokes who has major gas interests through SGH Energy and Beach Energy, and both companies pay around 2% to 5% tax while earning billions. Conspiracy or coincidence? Punters decide.

High Court Strikes Down Rigged Election Laws & Anti Protest Powers

Feel pepped, punters. The high court has struck down Victoria's rigged electoral donation laws that allowed major parties unlimited donations through nominated entities while capping independents at $5,000, and New South Wales anti protest laws that gave one police commissioner the power to block protests across huge chunks of Sydney. Both rulings confirm what punters already knew: politicians rig the system to protect themselves, and the courts are the last line of defense.

Nanny State Alert: Cops Fine Superintendent for Riding a Bike

South Australia's top traffic cop gets fined for using his phone while riding a 9 kilogram carbon road bike at 20 kilometers an hour after a Karen dug through his Strava and reported him. We sound the nanny state alarm, call out the absurdity of applying one and a half ton car rules to bicycles, and defend the superintendent even though he'd probably give us a ticket for the same thing.

Konrad Goes to Canberra: Senate Inquiry Witness

Konrad is heading to Canberra to testify as a witness in the Senate inquiry into gas taxes, courtesy of a loaned Polestar 4 from Whipsmart EV leasing. The lobbyist war chest now sits at $96,000, the free sauce campaign launches on Chuffed to put 200 stickered bottles into pie shops across Australia, and punters can now grab free source bottle stickers at punterspolitics.com.

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]]> 3196 no The Gas Lobby Attacked Me Personally: NDIS Fraud & Gina's BRS Statement This week, we expose the real scam behind NDIS fraud that nobody's talking about. While YouTubers rack up millions of views chasing dodgy providers and the media runs endless clickbait about disability rorts, we break down why privatization is the actual problem. We explain how pseudo privatized government services create rent seeking middlemen, bloated overheads, and fraud riddled systems that cost more to police than they would to run properly. Plus, why this exact same pattern keeps repeating in childcare, aged care, vocational education, and every other marketized government program. The Gas Lobby Attacks Me Personally In A Million Dollar Ad Campaign The Australian Energy Producers have released attack ads featuring an actor who looks suspiciously like me, complete with oversized tee, light features, Australian accent, and a smug delivery in a green screen bar. We break down why they've stopped saying taxes and royalties and started outright lying by claiming gas companies paid $21 billion in taxes when that number includes royalties, how David Pocock's beer tax versus gas tax clip went viral in Senate Estimates, and why the gas lobby acknowledging my existence is the biggest strategic mistake they've made yet. Sticky Bandits Strike Again & The Free Sauce Quest Continues Punters have been out slapping stickers on Liberal Senator campaign signs, welcome to Western Australia road signs, and one absolute legend stuck the Norway versus Australia gas royalties sticker on the back quarter panel paintwork of their car. We break down the costings for the free sauce side quest, reveal that shipping 200 stickered sauce bottles would cost $17.75 per unit, announce the Chuffed fundraiser to get sauce bottles into pie shops, and confirm we're in talks with Heinz after most other sauce companies politely declined our collab request. Punter Confessions: The E Bike Penance & The Skydive Discount Konrad admits he accepted a heavily discounted skydive in New Zealand from Punter Miles, a skydive instructor who enjoys the show, and puts it to the punters whether that's acceptable or a breach of trust. Plus, footage of Punter Alex getting a 20 minute ride on the back of the Punters e bike on New Year's Eve, proving the penance system is working, and a correction on where Australia's fuel actually comes from after Patreon Punter Kenneth provided two citations proving some of it does come from the Middle East via Singapore. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/)90 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:00:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, we expose the real scam behind NDIS fraud that nobody's talking about. While YouTubers rack up millions of views chasing dodgy providers and the media runs endless clickbait about disability rorts, we break down why privatization is the actual problem. We explain how pseudo privatized government services create rent seeking middlemen, bloated overheads, and fraud riddled systems that cost more to police than they would to run properly. Plus, why this exact same pattern keeps repeating in childcare, aged care, vocational education, and every other marketized government program. The Gas Lobby Attacks Me Personally In A Million Dollar Ad Campaign The Australian Energy Producers have released attack ads featuring an actor who looks suspiciously like me, complete with oversized tee, light features, Australian accent, and a smug delivery in a green screen bar. We break down why they've stopped saying taxes and royalties and started outright lying by claiming gas companies paid $21 billion in taxes when that number includes royalties, how David Pocock's beer tax versus gas tax clip went viral in Senate Estimates, and why the gas lobby acknowledging my existence is the biggest strategic mistake they've made yet. Sticky Bandits Strike Again & The Free Sauce Quest Continues Punters have been out slapping stickers on Liberal Senator campaign signs, welcome to Western Australia road signs, and one absolute legend stuck the Norway versus Australia gas royalties sticker on the back quarter panel paintwork of their car. We break down the costings for the free sauce side quest, reveal that shipping 200 stickered sauce bottles would cost $17.75 per unit, announce the Chuffed fundraiser to get sauce bottles into pie shops, and confirm we're in talks with Heinz after most other sauce companies politely declined our collab request. Punter Confessions: The E Bike Penance & The Skydive Discount Konrad admits he accepted a heavily discounted skydive in New Zealand from Punter Miles, a skydive instructor who enjoys the show, and puts it to the punters whether that's acceptable or a breach of trust. Plus, footage of Punter Alex getting a 20 minute ride on the back of the Punters e bike on New Year's Eve, proving the penance system is working, and a correction on where Australia's fuel actually comes from after Patreon Punter Kenneth provided two citations proving some of it does come from the Middle East via Singapore. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/)90 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, we expose the real scam behind NDIS fraud that nobody's talking about. While YouTubers rack up millions of views chasing dodgy providers and the media runs endless clickbait about disability rorts, we break down why privatization is the actual problem. We explain how pseudo privatized government services create rent seeking middlemen, bloated overheads, and fraud riddled systems that cost more to police than they would to run properly. Plus, why this exact same pattern keeps repeating in childcare, aged care, vocational education, and every other marketized government program.

The Gas Lobby Attacks Me Personally In A Million Dollar Ad Campaign

The Australian Energy Producers have released attack ads featuring an actor who looks suspiciously like me, complete with oversized tee, light features, Australian accent, and a smug delivery in a green screen bar. We break down why they've stopped saying taxes and royalties and started outright lying by claiming gas companies paid $21 billion in taxes when that number includes royalties, how David Pocock's beer tax versus gas tax clip went viral in Senate Estimates, and why the gas lobby acknowledging my existence is the biggest strategic mistake they've made yet.

Sticky Bandits Strike Again & The Free Sauce Quest Continues

Punters have been out slapping stickers on Liberal Senator campaign signs, welcome to Western Australia road signs, and one absolute legend stuck the Norway versus Australia gas royalties sticker on the back quarter panel paintwork of their car. We break down the costings for the free sauce side quest, reveal that shipping 200 stickered sauce bottles would cost $17.75 per unit, announce the Chuffed fundraiser to get sauce bottles into pie shops, and confirm we're in talks with Heinz after most other sauce companies politely declined our collab request.

Punter Confessions: The E Bike Penance & The Skydive Discount

Konrad admits he accepted a heavily discounted skydive in New Zealand from Punter Miles, a skydive instructor who enjoys the show, and puts it to the punters whether that's acceptable or a breach of trust. Plus, footage of Punter Alex getting a 20 minute ride on the back of the Punters e bike on New Year's Eve, proving the penance system is working, and a correction on where Australia's fuel actually comes from after Patreon Punter Kenneth provided two citations proving some of it does come from the Middle East via Singapore.

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]]> 3747 no Albo's Fuel Discount Stunt, The Nanny State vs Google Maps & Australia's First Crowd-Funded Lobbyist This week, we unpack the 26 cent fuel excise cut that's supposed to save you money at the pump while the government quietly hands over $10 billion a year in petrol subsidies to Gina and her mining mates. We break down why this three month discount costs taxpayers $2.5 billion, how 15 mining companies pocket $3 billion a year from fuel tax rebates punters never get, and why even Fortescue's CEO Dino Otranto is calling out the scam on LinkedIn. CBA Boss Backs Gas Tax & The Lobbyist Power Play The head of Commonwealth Bank publicly backs a windfall profits tax on gas companies, and we explain why corporate Australia is finally picking sides. We meet Punter Rachel, the crowd funded lobbyist hired with your $80,000 to take on the gas cartel in Canberra. She breaks down her strategy for targeting marginal seats, lobbying crossbenchers, and preparing for budget week to expose exactly what the gas lobby asked for and what they got. Nanny State Update: P Platers Banned From Google Maps Queensland police confirm that learner and P plate drivers are banned from using Google Maps on their phones, even hands free, even through Bluetooth, but they're legally allowed to unfold a street directory while driving. We sound the nanny state alarm again and explain why this rule is peak Karen policy that makes young drivers less safe, not more. Card Surcharge Ban Finally Arrives & The Free Sauce Quest Launches From October 2026, Australians will no longer be slugged with card surcharges at checkout, ending the $1.6 billion annual cash grab by banks on Visa and Mastercard transactions. We celebrate the win, call out the final cash grab delay, and launch the free sauce side quest with stickers, bottles, and a heat map at freesauce.quest to track every pie shop in Australia giving punters a fair squeeze. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:00:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, we unpack the 26 cent fuel excise cut that's supposed to save you money at the pump while the government quietly hands over $10 billion a year in petrol subsidies to Gina and her mining mates. We break down why this three month discount costs taxpayers $2.5 billion, how 15 mining companies pocket $3 billion a year from fuel tax rebates punters never get, and why even Fortescue's CEO Dino Otranto is calling out the scam on LinkedIn. CBA Boss Backs Gas Tax & The Lobbyist Power Play The head of Commonwealth Bank publicly backs a windfall profits tax on gas companies, and we explain why corporate Australia is finally picking sides. We meet Punter Rachel, the crowd funded lobbyist hired with your $80,000 to take on the gas cartel in Canberra. She breaks down her strategy for targeting marginal seats, lobbying crossbenchers, and preparing for budget week to expose exactly what the gas lobby asked for and what they got. Nanny State Update: P Platers Banned From Google Maps Queensland police confirm that learner and P plate drivers are banned from using Google Maps on their phones, even hands free, even through Bluetooth, but they're legally allowed to unfold a street directory while driving. We sound the nanny state alarm again and explain why this rule is peak Karen policy that makes young drivers less safe, not more. Card Surcharge Ban Finally Arrives & The Free Sauce Quest Launches From October 2026, Australians will no longer be slugged with card surcharges at checkout, ending the $1.6 billion annual cash grab by banks on Visa and Mastercard transactions. We celebrate the win, call out the final cash grab delay, and launch the free sauce side quest with stickers, bottles, and a heat map at freesauce.quest to track every pie shop in Australia giving punters a fair squeeze. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, we unpack the 26 cent fuel excise cut that's supposed to save you money at the pump while the government quietly hands over $10 billion a year in petrol subsidies to Gina and her mining mates. We break down why this three month discount costs taxpayers $2.5 billion, how 15 mining companies pocket $3 billion a year from fuel tax rebates punters never get, and why even Fortescue's CEO Dino Otranto is calling out the scam on LinkedIn.

CBA Boss Backs Gas Tax & The Lobbyist Power Play

The head of Commonwealth Bank publicly backs a windfall profits tax on gas companies, and we explain why corporate Australia is finally picking sides. We meet Punter Rachel, the crowd funded lobbyist hired with your $80,000 to take on the gas cartel in Canberra. She breaks down her strategy for targeting marginal seats, lobbying crossbenchers, and preparing for budget week to expose exactly what the gas lobby asked for and what they got.

Nanny State Update: P Platers Banned From Google Maps

Queensland police confirm that learner and P plate drivers are banned from using Google Maps on their phones, even hands free, even through Bluetooth, but they're legally allowed to unfold a street directory while driving. We sound the nanny state alarm again and explain why this rule is peak Karen policy that makes young drivers less safe, not more.

Card Surcharge Ban Finally Arrives & The Free Sauce Quest Launches

From October 2026, Australians will no longer be slugged with card surcharges at checkout, ending the $1.6 billion annual cash grab by banks on Visa and Mastercard transactions. We celebrate the win, call out the final cash grab delay, and launch the free sauce side quest with stickers, bottles, and a heat map at freesauce.quest to track every pie shop in Australia giving punters a fair squeeze.

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]]> 2687 no ASIO Can Now Secretly Jail You, Japan Demands Free Gas & The Nanny State Comes For E-Bikes This week, we unpack ASIO's new secret detention powers that let them jail you without a warrant, without telling anyone, and without you being able to say a word about it. Both major parties waved it through while punters were distracted by $3 diesel. We break down how the Attorney General can now rubber stamp interrogations, why kids as young as 14 can be nabbed off the street, and how Albo went from quoting Nazi speeches against these laws in 2003 to passing even worse versions today. Japan Demands Free Gas & The Gas Bludger War Escalates The Japanese ambassador rocked up to Canberra demanding we keep handing over gas royalties for free because they hate surprises. We've got a surprise for them. The gas lobby is now running full page newspaper ads trying to convince punters that beer tax is higher than gas tax by stacking multiple tax categories into one number. We fight back with punter propaganda, break down their dodgy maths, and explain why every punter needs to be all hands on deck as the May budget approaches and Labor considers a windfall profits tax. Nanny State Alert: E-Bike Crackdown Explained We sound the nanny state alarm as Queensland and New South Wales introduce roadside dyno testing for e-bikes, lower legal power limits to 200 watts, introduce licensing requirements, crush powers for illegal bikes, and footpath speed limits of 10 kilometres an hour. We sit down with Patrick from Streets and Scars of City Past to break down why this is classic Karen overreach, how Europe handles e-bikes with tiered licensing that actually works, and why Australian politicians would rather ban alternatives than build cycling infrastructure. Pauline Hanson's Private Jet Defense & The Sticky Bandits Strike Again Pauline Hanson gets grilled over undeclared flights on Gina Rinehart's private jet and pulls off a solid pub crawl defense, stumbling from no cost to the taxpayer to name dropping Anika Wells while Barnaby Joyce swoops in for the alley oop. We score the maneuver, break down the propaganda tactics, and celebrate the return of the sticky bandits who've been slapping punter stickers on Liberal and Labor MP signs across the country. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:00:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, we unpack ASIO's new secret detention powers that let them jail you without a warrant, without telling anyone, and without you being able to say a word about it. Both major parties waved it through while punters were distracted by $3 diesel. We break down how the Attorney General can now rubber stamp interrogations, why kids as young as 14 can be nabbed off the street, and how Albo went from quoting Nazi speeches against these laws in 2003 to passing even worse versions today. Japan Demands Free Gas & The Gas Bludger War Escalates The Japanese ambassador rocked up to Canberra demanding we keep handing over gas royalties for free because they hate surprises. We've got a surprise for them. The gas lobby is now running full page newspaper ads trying to convince punters that beer tax is higher than gas tax by stacking multiple tax categories into one number. We fight back with punter propaganda, break down their dodgy maths, and explain why every punter needs to be all hands on deck as the May budget approaches and Labor considers a windfall profits tax. Nanny State Alert: E-Bike Crackdown Explained We sound the nanny state alarm as Queensland and New South Wales introduce roadside dyno testing for e-bikes, lower legal power limits to 200 watts, introduce licensing requirements, crush powers for illegal bikes, and footpath speed limits of 10 kilometres an hour. We sit down with Patrick from Streets and Scars of City Past to break down why this is classic Karen overreach, how Europe handles e-bikes with tiered licensing that actually works, and why Australian politicians would rather ban alternatives than build cycling infrastructure. Pauline Hanson's Private Jet Defense & The Sticky Bandits Strike Again Pauline Hanson gets grilled over undeclared flights on Gina Rinehart's private jet and pulls off a solid pub crawl defense, stumbling from no cost to the taxpayer to name dropping Anika Wells while Barnaby Joyce swoops in for the alley oop. We score the maneuver, break down the propaganda tactics, and celebrate the return of the sticky bandits who've been slapping punter stickers on Liberal and Labor MP signs across the country. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, we unpack ASIO's new secret detention powers that let them jail you without a warrant, without telling anyone, and without you being able to say a word about it. Both major parties waved it through while punters were distracted by $3 diesel. We break down how the Attorney General can now rubber stamp interrogations, why kids as young as 14 can be nabbed off the street, and how Albo went from quoting Nazi speeches against these laws in 2003 to passing even worse versions today.

Japan Demands Free Gas & The Gas Bludger War Escalates

The Japanese ambassador rocked up to Canberra demanding we keep handing over gas royalties for free because they hate surprises. We've got a surprise for them. The gas lobby is now running full page newspaper ads trying to convince punters that beer tax is higher than gas tax by stacking multiple tax categories into one number. We fight back with punter propaganda, break down their dodgy maths, and explain why every punter needs to be all hands on deck as the May budget approaches and Labor considers a windfall profits tax.

Nanny State Alert: E-Bike Crackdown Explained

We sound the nanny state alarm as Queensland and New South Wales introduce roadside dyno testing for e-bikes, lower legal power limits to 200 watts, introduce licensing requirements, crush powers for illegal bikes, and footpath speed limits of 10 kilometres an hour. We sit down with Patrick from Streets and Scars of City Past to break down why this is classic Karen overreach, how Europe handles e-bikes with tiered licensing that actually works, and why Australian politicians would rather ban alternatives than build cycling infrastructure.

Pauline Hanson's Private Jet Defense & The Sticky Bandits Strike Again

Pauline Hanson gets grilled over undeclared flights on Gina Rinehart's private jet and pulls off a solid pub crawl defense, stumbling from no cost to the taxpayer to name dropping Anika Wells while Barnaby Joyce swoops in for the alley oop. We score the maneuver, break down the propaganda tactics, and celebrate the return of the sticky bandits who've been slapping punter stickers on Liberal and Labor MP signs across the country.

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]]> 3676 no Albo's Secret Windfall Tax Plan, The Blame Game on Petrol Prices & Our Canberra Lobbyist Revealed This week, we unpack Labor's quiet move to model a windfall profits tax on gas and coal, the propaganda war already kicking off from the gas lobby, and why this could be the biggest policy shift we've seen in years. We break down what a windfall tax actually is, why the EU and UK already have one, and how Australia's been letting gas companies pocket billions in war-driven profits while taxpayers bail out the rest of the economy. The Petrol Crisis Blame Game: Who's Actually Responsible? Konrad plays the blame game with Australia's petrol panic, breaking down who's pointing fingers at who. Labor blames panic buyers, the Liberals blame Labor, the ACCC blames price gouging retailers, and the media is absolutely fanning the flames. We dig into Australia's structural fuel vulnerability, the refinery closures under the Coalition, Morrison's bizarre decision to store our reserves in the US, and why corporate media might be making this worse than it needs to be. The Punters Lobbyist Is Locked In After raising over $80,000 and filtering through 37 applications, Punter Melissa has locked in the Punters Lobbyist. We break down the hiring process, the vetting, the reference checks, and what comes next as we prepare to take on the gas lobby with our own Canberra insider. Plus, the free sauce campaign is officially launching with stickers, bottles, and a guerrilla marketing plan to remind Aussies that gas companies get free gas while punters pay for tomato sauce. South Australia's Election, Slay or Nay, and The Internet Reviewed We cover South Australia's election results where Labor dominates again, play a new game called Slay or Nay featuring Supreme Leader Malinauskas roasting One Nation's housing policy, and sit down with Kirsten Drysdale from The Internet Reviewed to spotlight Carrick Ryan, a former AFP agent and geopolitics expert worth following if you want nuanced takes on conflicts, politics, and Australian policy. Watch more from Kirsten Drysdale's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCQFXq97bgp86MMny1f-oYFA Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:00:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, we unpack Labor's quiet move to model a windfall profits tax on gas and coal, the propaganda war already kicking off from the gas lobby, and why this could be the biggest policy shift we've seen in years. We break down what a windfall tax actually is, why the EU and UK already have one, and how Australia's been letting gas companies pocket billions in war-driven profits while taxpayers bail out the rest of the economy. The Petrol Crisis Blame Game: Who's Actually Responsible? Konrad plays the blame game with Australia's petrol panic, breaking down who's pointing fingers at who. Labor blames panic buyers, the Liberals blame Labor, the ACCC blames price gouging retailers, and the media is absolutely fanning the flames. We dig into Australia's structural fuel vulnerability, the refinery closures under the Coalition, Morrison's bizarre decision to store our reserves in the US, and why corporate media might be making this worse than it needs to be. The Punters Lobbyist Is Locked In After raising over $80,000 and filtering through 37 applications, Punter Melissa has locked in the Punters Lobbyist. We break down the hiring process, the vetting, the reference checks, and what comes next as we prepare to take on the gas lobby with our own Canberra insider. Plus, the free sauce campaign is officially launching with stickers, bottles, and a guerrilla marketing plan to remind Aussies that gas companies get free gas while punters pay for tomato sauce. South Australia's Election, Slay or Nay, and The Internet Reviewed We cover South Australia's election results where Labor dominates again, play a new game called Slay or Nay featuring Supreme Leader Malinauskas roasting One Nation's housing policy, and sit down with Kirsten Drysdale from The Internet Reviewed to spotlight Carrick Ryan, a former AFP agent and geopolitics expert worth following if you want nuanced takes on conflicts, politics, and Australian policy. Watch more from Kirsten Drysdale's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCQFXq97bgp86MMny1f-oYFA Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, we unpack Labor's quiet move to model a windfall profits tax on gas and coal, the propaganda war already kicking off from the gas lobby, and why this could be the biggest policy shift we've seen in years. We break down what a windfall tax actually is, why the EU and UK already have one, and how Australia's been letting gas companies pocket billions in war-driven profits while taxpayers bail out the rest of the economy.

The Petrol Crisis Blame Game: Who's Actually Responsible?

Konrad plays the blame game with Australia's petrol panic, breaking down who's pointing fingers at who. Labor blames panic buyers, the Liberals blame Labor, the ACCC blames price gouging retailers, and the media is absolutely fanning the flames. We dig into Australia's structural fuel vulnerability, the refinery closures under the Coalition, Morrison's bizarre decision to store our reserves in the US, and why corporate media might be making this worse than it needs to be.

The Punters Lobbyist Is Locked In

After raising over $80,000 and filtering through 37 applications, Punter Melissa has locked in the Punters Lobbyist. We break down the hiring process, the vetting, the reference checks, and what comes next as we prepare to take on the gas lobby with our own Canberra insider. Plus, the free sauce campaign is officially launching with stickers, bottles, and a guerrilla marketing plan to remind Aussies that gas companies get free gas while punters pay for tomato sauce.

South Australia's Election, Slay or Nay, and The Internet Reviewed

We cover South Australia's election results where Labor dominates again, play a new game called Slay or Nay featuring Supreme Leader Malinauskas roasting One Nation's housing policy, and sit down with Kirsten Drysdale from The Internet Reviewed to spotlight Carrick Ryan, a former AFP agent and geopolitics expert worth following if you want nuanced takes on conflicts, politics, and Australian policy.

Watch more from Kirsten Drysdale's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCQFXq97bgp86MMny1f-oYFA

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]]> 3861 no The Gas Vote That Revealed Everything: Hanson's Betrayal, Pocock's Power Move & Albo's Lies This week, we dive into the gas tax drama - who voted for the punters, who sided with the gas lobby, and One Nation’s backflip. We unpack multiple political manoeuvres, from Albo’s tussle with Karl Stefanovic, Victorian Premier Jacinda Allen turning the CFMEU corruption saga into a personal spat, and Penny Wong’s semantic gymnastics when asked if Australia is at war. Plus: the latest on the punters’ e-bikes, Konrad loses his shirt live on air, and a new side quest unlocked - free sauce at every pie shop in Australia. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:00:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, we dive into the gas tax drama - who voted for the punters, who sided with the gas lobby, and One Nation’s backflip. We unpack multiple political manoeuvres, from Albo’s tussle with Karl Stefanovic, Victorian Premier Jacinda Allen turning the CFMEU corruption saga into a personal spat, and Penny Wong’s semantic gymnastics when asked if Australia is at war. Plus: the latest on the punters’ e-bikes, Konrad loses his shirt live on air, and a new side quest unlocked - free sauce at every pie shop in Australia. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, we dive into the gas tax drama - who voted for the punters, who sided with the gas lobby, and One Nation’s backflip. We unpack multiple political manoeuvres, from Albo’s tussle with Karl Stefanovic, Victorian Premier Jacinda Allen turning the CFMEU corruption saga into a personal spat, and Penny Wong’s semantic gymnastics when asked if Australia is at war.

Plus: the latest on the punters’ e-bikes, Konrad loses his shirt live on air, and a new side quest unlocked - free sauce at every pie shop in Australia.

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]]> 2983 no The Epstein Files Australia Ignored: Tax Sabotage, Election Interference & Billionaire Collusion Konrad flies solo this week to unpack the Epstein files and what they reveal about how rich wankers actually run your country. This isn't conspiracy theory territory, it's a leaked blueprint of power, influence, and how billionaires casually interfere with elections, rig policy debates, and help each other escape consequences while ordinary punters play by completely different rules. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:00:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James Konrad flies solo this week to unpack the Epstein files and what they reveal about how rich wankers actually run your country. This isn't conspiracy theory territory, it's a leaked blueprint of power, influence, and how billionaires casually interfere with elections, rig policy debates, and help each other escape consequences while ordinary punters play by completely different rules. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Konrad flies solo this week to unpack the Epstein files and what they reveal about how rich wankers actually run your country. This isn't conspiracy theory territory, it's a leaked blueprint of power, influence, and how billionaires casually interfere with elections, rig policy debates, and help each other escape consequences while ordinary punters play by completely different rules.

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]]> 1302 no Gary's Economics: Why Australia's Wealth Is Being Pissed Away Konrad sits down in person with Gary Stevenson, former Citibank trader turned inequality economist, for a deep dive into why Australia's housing crisis isn't actually about housing at all, why billionaire-funded far-right parties are the biggest con in politics, and why anger alone won't fix the system rigged against you. Australia's Secret Housing Advantage (And Why We're Pissing It Away) Gary breaks down why Australia has everything it needs to protect living standards and prevent inequality from spiraling, including a fair go culture, natural resources under the ground, and wealth locked up in property instead of offshore tax havens. The problem? We're not using any of it. Instead, we're giving away gas royalties for free, handing tax breaks to property investors through negative gearing and the capital gains discount, and watching house prices become inheritance lotteries instead of things you buy by working. The Real Reason House Prices Are Unaffordable Everywhere This isn't a housing crisis, it's an asset price crisis. Gary explains why housing becoming unaffordable is happening in every major city across the world, why all long term assets like stocks, gold, and land are skyrocketing at the same time, and how rich people don't directly buy your house, they own the credit on your mortgage and outcompete you through the debt system. Plus, the Bible story that perfectly explains why older Australians sitting on million dollar houses aren't actually winning. Why The Far Right Is A Billionaire Con Job Gary lays out his theory that far right parties like Reform UK and One Nation are billionaire funded political vehicles designed to stop wealth taxes from rising by distracting punters with racism and grievance politics. He explains why the political center is dead, why the future is a fight between tax the rich and the far right, and why billionaires would rather collapse society than agree to fair taxation. Also: why anger won't convince your grandparents their house wealth is destroying your future, how Margaret Thatcher turned workers into asset owners who vote against themselves, the widow's mites parable as a guide for surviving the next 20 years, and why staying calm is the only way punters can fight back. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:00:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James Konrad sits down in person with Gary Stevenson, former Citibank trader turned inequality economist, for a deep dive into why Australia's housing crisis isn't actually about housing at all, why billionaire-funded far-right parties are the biggest con in politics, and why anger alone won't fix the system rigged against you. Australia's Secret Housing Advantage (And Why We're Pissing It Away) Gary breaks down why Australia has everything it needs to protect living standards and prevent inequality from spiraling, including a fair go culture, natural resources under the ground, and wealth locked up in property instead of offshore tax havens. The problem? We're not using any of it. Instead, we're giving away gas royalties for free, handing tax breaks to property investors through negative gearing and the capital gains discount, and watching house prices become inheritance lotteries instead of things you buy by working. The Real Reason House Prices Are Unaffordable Everywhere This isn't a housing crisis, it's an asset price crisis. Gary explains why housing becoming unaffordable is happening in every major city across the world, why all long term assets like stocks, gold, and land are skyrocketing at the same time, and how rich people don't directly buy your house, they own the credit on your mortgage and outcompete you through the debt system. Plus, the Bible story that perfectly explains why older Australians sitting on million dollar houses aren't actually winning. Why The Far Right Is A Billionaire Con Job Gary lays out his theory that far right parties like Reform UK and One Nation are billionaire funded political vehicles designed to stop wealth taxes from rising by distracting punters with racism and grievance politics. He explains why the political center is dead, why the future is a fight between tax the rich and the far right, and why billionaires would rather collapse society than agree to fair taxation. Also: why anger won't convince your grandparents their house wealth is destroying your future, how Margaret Thatcher turned workers into asset owners who vote against themselves, the widow's mites parable as a guide for surviving the next 20 years, and why staying calm is the only way punters can fight back. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Konrad sits down in person with Gary Stevenson, former Citibank trader turned inequality economist, for a deep dive into why Australia's housing crisis isn't actually about housing at all, why billionaire-funded far-right parties are the biggest con in politics, and why anger alone won't fix the system rigged against you.

Australia's Secret Housing Advantage (And Why We're Pissing It Away)

Gary breaks down why Australia has everything it needs to protect living standards and prevent inequality from spiraling, including a fair go culture, natural resources under the ground, and wealth locked up in property instead of offshore tax havens. The problem? We're not using any of it. Instead, we're giving away gas royalties for free, handing tax breaks to property investors through negative gearing and the capital gains discount, and watching house prices become inheritance lotteries instead of things you buy by working.

The Real Reason House Prices Are Unaffordable Everywhere

This isn't a housing crisis, it's an asset price crisis. Gary explains why housing becoming unaffordable is happening in every major city across the world, why all long term assets like stocks, gold, and land are skyrocketing at the same time, and how rich people don't directly buy your house, they own the credit on your mortgage and outcompete you through the debt system. Plus, the Bible story that perfectly explains why older Australians sitting on million dollar houses aren't actually winning.

Why The Far Right Is A Billionaire Con Job

Gary lays out his theory that far right parties like Reform UK and One Nation are billionaire funded political vehicles designed to stop wealth taxes from rising by distracting punters with racism and grievance politics. He explains why the political center is dead, why the future is a fight between tax the rich and the far right, and why billionaires would rather collapse society than agree to fair taxation.

Also: why anger won't convince your grandparents their house wealth is destroying your future, how Margaret Thatcher turned workers into asset owners who vote against themselves, the widow's mites parable as a guide for surviving the next 20 years, and why staying calm is the only way punters can fight back.

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]]> 3542 yes Why House Prices Are Rigged Against You, Mining Billionaires' 3% Fine & The Punters' E-Bike Rides This week, we expose how a billionaire US mining cartel got slapped with a pathetic $55 million fine for illegally destroying endangered WA forests — then immediately received government permission to keep doing it. We break down the Minister's discretion loophole that lets politicians approve environmental destruction under "national security" exemptions, supposedly for renewable energy, while endangered black cockatoos lose their habitat. The $250 Billion Housing Scam Nobody Wants You To Understand Konrad breaks down the Capital Gains Tax discount — the 1999 policy that's cost Australia $250 billion over the next decade and handed 82% of the benefits to the top 10% of earners (and 60% to the top 1%). We expose why investors get half-price tax on property profits while you pay full tax on your wages, why the media machine is absolutely losing it over potential reforms, and how Domain, REA, and Murdoch's new mortgage company are all incentivized to keep house prices sky-high. Plus: the Punters Lobbyist hunt continues with applications rolling in, Konrad confesses to accepting a free e-bike and puts his fate in the hands of Patreon punters, we clarify Tanya Plibersek's trust situation, and Spotify pulls down last week's episode over four seconds of a Madonna song. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 24 Feb 2026 20:02:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, we expose how a billionaire US mining cartel got slapped with a pathetic $55 million fine for illegally destroying endangered WA forests — then immediately received government permission to keep doing it. We break down the Minister's discretion loophole that lets politicians approve environmental destruction under "national security" exemptions, supposedly for renewable energy, while endangered black cockatoos lose their habitat. The $250 Billion Housing Scam Nobody Wants You To Understand Konrad breaks down the Capital Gains Tax discount — the 1999 policy that's cost Australia $250 billion over the next decade and handed 82% of the benefits to the top 10% of earners (and 60% to the top 1%). We expose why investors get half-price tax on property profits while you pay full tax on your wages, why the media machine is absolutely losing it over potential reforms, and how Domain, REA, and Murdoch's new mortgage company are all incentivized to keep house prices sky-high. Plus: the Punters Lobbyist hunt continues with applications rolling in, Konrad confesses to accepting a free e-bike and puts his fate in the hands of Patreon punters, we clarify Tanya Plibersek's trust situation, and Spotify pulls down last week's episode over four seconds of a Madonna song. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we expose how a billionaire US mining cartel got slapped with a pathetic $55 million fine for illegally destroying endangered WA forests — then immediately received government permission to keep doing it. We break down the Minister's discretion loophole that lets politicians approve environmental destruction under "national security" exemptions, supposedly for renewable energy, while endangered black cockatoos lose their habitat.

The $250 Billion Housing Scam Nobody Wants You To Understand

Konrad breaks down the Capital Gains Tax discount — the 1999 policy that's cost Australia $250 billion over the next decade and handed 82% of the benefits to the top 10% of earners (and 60% to the top 1%). We expose why investors get half-price tax on property profits while you pay full tax on your wages, why the media machine is absolutely losing it over potential reforms, and how Domain, REA, and Murdoch's new mortgage company are all incentivized to keep house prices sky-high.

Plus: the Punters Lobbyist hunt continues with applications rolling in, Konrad confesses to accepting a free e-bike and puts his fate in the hands of Patreon punters, we clarify Tanya Plibersek's trust situation, and Spotify pulls down last week's episode over four seconds of a Madonna song.

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]]> 2409 no A candid chat with Tanya Plibersek: Gas, grievance politics & why she still believes in Labor Konrad sits down with Tanya Plibersek for our longest conversation with a senior Labor figure - discussing media clipping culture, online abuse, gas royalties, Wealth inequality, money in politics, transparency laws, and whether Labor is genuinely different or just operating the same system with better branding. We also break down David Pocock’s viral Senate Estimates moment exposing how Australia collects more tax from beer than offshore gas — and why that clip exploded. Plus, we run a social media audit on Kat Theophanous to unpack what politicians are finally learning about cut-through online. Note Tanya quickly offered a correction to one of the claims made in our chat. Wages have gone up 9k a year since they took government not* 14k. A citation was provided. Cheers for the self fact check Tanya. https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/jim-chalmers-2022/media-releases/national-minimum-wage-rise-35-cent-following-annual-wage Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:27:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James Konrad sits down with Tanya Plibersek for our longest conversation with a senior Labor figure - discussing media clipping culture, online abuse, gas royalties, Wealth inequality, money in politics, transparency laws, and whether Labor is genuinely different or just operating the same system with better branding. We also break down David Pocock’s viral Senate Estimates moment exposing how Australia collects more tax from beer than offshore gas — and why that clip exploded. Plus, we run a social media audit on Kat Theophanous to unpack what politicians are finally learning about cut-through online. Note Tanya quickly offered a correction to one of the claims made in our chat. Wages have gone up 9k a year since they took government not* 14k. A citation was provided. Cheers for the self fact check Tanya. https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/jim-chalmers-2022/media-releases/national-minimum-wage-rise-35-cent-following-annual-wage Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Konrad sits down with Tanya Plibersek for our longest conversation with a senior Labor figure - discussing media clipping culture, online abuse, gas royalties, Wealth inequality, money in politics, transparency laws, and whether Labor is genuinely different or just operating the same system with better branding.

We also break down David Pocock’s viral Senate Estimates moment exposing how Australia collects more tax from beer than offshore gas — and why that clip exploded. Plus, we run a social media audit on Kat Theophanous to unpack what politicians are finally learning about cut-through online.

Note

Tanya quickly offered a correction to one of the claims made in our chat. Wages have gone up 9k a year since they took government not* 14k. A citation was provided. Cheers for the self fact check Tanya.

https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/jim-chalmers-2022/media-releases/national-minimum-wage-rise-35-cent-following-annual-wage

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]]> 4699 no Why Hate Speech Laws Won't Stop Violence, My Instagram Pile-On & The Sticky Bandits Strike Again This week, we unpack why Australia's rushed hate speech laws won't actually stop violence, break down the anatomy of an Instagram pile-on when Konrad copped it from the bot army for not posting fast enough, and celebrate the return of the sticky bandits who've been absolutely relentless during our government-mandated break. Why Hate Speech Laws Miss the Point (And Make Things Worse) Konrad sits down with Tim Roberts from the New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties to expose why the federal government's vague, minister-empowered hate speech laws won't prevent another Bondi & why suppressing speech doesn't eliminate hate Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James This week, we unpack why Australia's rushed hate speech laws won't actually stop violence, break down the anatomy of an Instagram pile-on when Konrad copped it from the bot army for not posting fast enough, and celebrate the return of the sticky bandits who've been absolutely relentless during our government-mandated break. Why Hate Speech Laws Miss the Point (And Make Things Worse) Konrad sits down with Tim Roberts from the New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties to expose why the federal government's vague, minister-empowered hate speech laws won't prevent another Bondi & why suppressing speech doesn't eliminate hate Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Support We the Punters on PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics) Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (https://www.punterspolitics.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, we unpack why Australia's rushed hate speech laws won't actually stop violence, break down the anatomy of an Instagram pile-on when Konrad copped it from the bot army for not posting fast enough, and celebrate the return of the sticky bandits who've been absolutely relentless during our government-mandated break.

Why Hate Speech Laws Miss the Point (And Make Things Worse)

Konrad sits down with Tim Roberts from the New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties to expose why the federal government's vague, minister-empowered hate speech laws won't prevent another Bondi & why suppressing speech doesn't eliminate hate


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]]> 1695 no How Albo Dodges Questions, The Toll Roads Scam That Shook Me & The Toll Hostage Plan Go to https://surfshark.com/punters or use code punters at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!This week, we break down Albo's defensive masterclass on Sunrise where he pulls off the classic "I'm not the finance minister" dodge, name-drops Sussan Ley, and attempts the slowest political pivot in history — all while journalists actually hold his feet to the fire about ministerial spending.Beauty Pageant Politics: The Million Dollar DistractionWhile the Murdoch media machine goes into overdrive about Annika Wells' travel expenses, we expose the cherry-picked outrage for what it really is: beauty pageant politics designed to distract you from the real scams. Sure, politicians waste a million bucks on flights — but while you're focused on that, Labor's taking $600,000 from gambling companies and refusing to ban gambling ads that cost Aussies $31 billion a year.We do the bad maths: if banning gambling ads reduced losses by just 3%, that's a billion dollars back in punters' pockets — or a thousand times more than all the ministerial travel rorts combined.Transurban's Toll Scam: The Junk Fee Heist Nobody's Talking AboutKonrad gets absolutely fleeced by Transurban's toll fee scam — $40 in tolls, $50 in junk fees — and breaks down every single predatory charge this legal monopoly hits you with: $10 admin fees, $0.75 "video matching" fees, $15 non-return tag fees, and a dozen other made-up charges that would make a Nigerian prince blush.Plus, we float the idea of a digital toll protest: what if 100,000 punters just stopped paying until Transurban pays their fair share of tax? It's a toll hostage situation — you want your money? Start acting like a legitimate business.Also: Konrad rates his own political redirect performance, we answer Spotify comments about whether One Nation is taking over the Libs, and we're officially on a government-mandated break until February (probably).Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-upBuy Punters T-shirtsSupport We the Punters on PATREON What Punter are you? Take the Quiz!Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:55:00 -0000 full Punter Konrad & Punter James Go to https://surfshark.com/punters or use code punters at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!This week, we break down Albo's defensive masterclass on Sunrise where he pulls off the classic "I'm not the finance minister" dodge, name-drops Sussan Ley, and attempts the slowest political pivot in history — all while journalists actually hold his feet to the fire about ministerial spending.Beauty Pageant Politics: The Million Dollar DistractionWhile the Murdoch media machine goes into overdrive about Annika Wells' travel expenses, we expose the cherry-picked outrage for what it really is: beauty pageant politics designed to distract you from the real scams. Sure, politicians waste a million bucks on flights — but while you're focused on that, Labor's taking $600,000 from gambling companies and refusing to ban gambling ads that cost Aussies $31 billion a year.We do the bad maths: if banning gambling ads reduced losses by just 3%, that's a billion dollars back in punters' pockets — or a thousand times more than all the ministerial travel rorts combined.Transurban's Toll Scam: The Junk Fee Heist Nobody's Talking AboutKonrad gets absolutely fleeced by Transurban's toll fee scam — $40 in tolls, $50 in junk fees — and breaks down every single predatory charge this legal monopoly hits you with: $10 admin fees, $0.75 "video matching" fees, $15 non-return tag fees, and a dozen other made-up charges that would make a Nigerian prince blush.Plus, we float the idea of a digital toll protest: what if 100,000 punters just stopped paying until Transurban pays their fair share of tax? It's a toll hostage situation — you want your money? Start acting like a legitimate business.Also: Konrad rates his own political redirect performance, we answer Spotify comments about whether One Nation is taking over the Libs, and we're officially on a government-mandated break until February (probably).Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-upBuy Punters T-shirtsSupport We the Punters on PATREON What Punter are you? Take the Quiz!Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2954 no Mass Shootings & Media: The One Thing Media Does That Makes Us Less Safe In the aftermath of violence, everyone asks the same question: why?But what if the way we ask it — and the stories we tell next — decide whether it happens again? Why Australia Once Refused to Name Killers (And Why That’s Changing) In this episode, Konrad is joined by Dr Glynn Greensmith, senior lecturer in journalism at Curtin University, to unpack the uncomfortable truth about mass attacks, media coverage, and the hidden incentives shaping what we see, share, and believe. Drawing on decades of research into mass violence, journalism, and copycat behaviour, we explore why attention is often the real reward attackers seek — and how Australia once reduced harm by refusing to give it to them. We examine how 24-hour news, social media algorithms, and profit-driven media structures collide with public safety, why speculation masquerading as news makes us less informed, and what responsibility journalists, platforms, politicians — and ordinary people — actually carry in moments of crisis. Dr Glynn Greensmith https://www.smh.com.au/by/glynn-greensmith-p5369d Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:00:00 -0000 full 73 Punter Konrad & Punter James In the aftermath of violence, everyone asks the same question: why?But what if the way we ask it — and the stories we tell next — decide whether it happens again? Why Australia Once Refused to Name Killers (And Why That’s Changing) In this episode, Konrad is joined by Dr Glynn Greensmith, senior lecturer in journalism at Curtin University, to unpack the uncomfortable truth about mass attacks, media coverage, and the hidden incentives shaping what we see, share, and believe. Drawing on decades of research into mass violence, journalism, and copycat behaviour, we explore why attention is often the real reward attackers seek — and how Australia once reduced harm by refusing to give it to them. We examine how 24-hour news, social media algorithms, and profit-driven media structures collide with public safety, why speculation masquerading as news makes us less informed, and what responsibility journalists, platforms, politicians — and ordinary people — actually carry in moments of crisis. Dr Glynn Greensmith https://www.smh.com.au/by/glynn-greensmith-p5369d Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the aftermath of violence, everyone asks the same question: why?
But what if the way we ask it — and the stories we tell next — decide whether it happens again?

Why Australia Once Refused to Name Killers (And Why That’s Changing)

In this episode, Konrad is joined by Dr Glynn Greensmith, senior lecturer in journalism at Curtin University, to unpack the uncomfortable truth about mass attacks, media coverage, and the hidden incentives shaping what we see, share, and believe. Drawing on decades of research into mass violence, journalism, and copycat behaviour, we explore why attention is often the real reward attackers seek — and how Australia once reduced harm by refusing to give it to them.

We examine how 24-hour news, social media algorithms, and profit-driven media structures collide with public safety, why speculation masquerading as news makes us less informed, and what responsibility journalists, platforms, politicians — and ordinary people — actually carry in moments of crisis.

Dr Glynn Greensmith https://www.smh.com.au/by/glynn-greensmith-p5369d

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]]> 4591 no How to Spot "Bad-Faith" Politicians and Why Politicians Hire Their Mates Over Merit Go to https://surfshark.com/punters or use code punters at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!This week, we expose the jobs-for-mates scandal the government tried to bury, watch David Pocock absolutely demolish ministers in Senate estimates with straight facts about Japan reselling our gas, and deliver a comprehensive punters audit on Cosplay Canavan that reveals exactly why you should never trust a word he says. The independent review Labor didn't want released just dropped, confirming the appointment system "looks like nepotism" and isn't fit for purpose—but instead of fixing it with actual laws, they're going with a vibes-based framework and rejecting cooling-off periods so they can keep hiring their mates immediately. Minister Katie Gallagher pulls the classic resume pad when grilled about giving away 50% of our gas exports royalty-free, while Tim Ayres dismisses Japan's billion-dollar gas resale scam as just "dinner party discussion." Plus, we break down why Matt Canavan deliberately confuses total investment with government spending to mislead punters on net zero costs, reveal his brother's 7% stake in a coal mine and executive role at Peabody Energy, and discuss how a Bachelor of Economics honours graduate who worked at KPMG somehow pretends he doesn’t understand basic economic concepts he's pushing. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Buy Punters T-shirts Support We the Punters on PATREON  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:53:00 -0000 How to Spot "Bad-Faith" Politicians and Why Politicians Hire Their Mates Over Merit full 72 Punter Konrad & Punter James Go to https://surfshark.com/punters or use code punters at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! This week, we expose the jobs-for-mates scandal the government tried to bury, watch David Pocock absolutely demolish ministers in Senate estimates with straight facts about Japan reselling our gas, and deliver a comprehensive punters audit on Cosplay Canavan that reveals exactly why you should never trust a word he says. The independent review Labor didn't want released just dropped, confirming the appointment system "looks like nepotism" and isn't fit for purpose—but instead of fixing it with actual laws, they're going with a vibes-based framework and rejecting cooling-off periods so they can keep hiring their mates immediately. Minister Katie Gallagher pulls the classic resume pad when grilled about giving away 50% of our gas exports royalty-free, while Tim Ayres dismisses Japan's billion-dollar gas resale scam as just "dinner party discussion." Plus, we break down why Matt Canavan deliberately confuses total investment with government spending to mislead punters on net zero costs, reveal his brother's 7% stake in a coal mine and executive role at Peabody Energy, and discuss how a Bachelor of Economics honours graduate who worked at KPMG somehow pretends he doesn’t understand basic economic concepts he's pushing. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Buy Punters T-shirts Support We the Punters on PATREON  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist Go to https://surfshark.com/punters or use code punters at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!This week, we expose the jobs-for-mates scandal the government tried to bury, watch David Pocock absolutely demolish ministers in Senate estimates with straight facts about Japan reselling our gas, and deliver a comprehensive punters audit on Cosplay Canavan that reveals exactly why you should never trust a word he says. The independent review Labor didn't want released just dropped, confirming the appointment system "looks like nepotism" and isn't fit for purpose—but instead of fixing it with actual laws, they're going with a vibes-based framework and rejecting cooling-off periods so they can keep hiring their mates immediately. Minister Katie Gallagher pulls the classic resume pad when grilled about giving away 50% of our gas exports royalty-free, while Tim Ayres dismisses Japan's billion-dollar gas resale scam as just "dinner party discussion." Plus, we break down why Matt Canavan deliberately confuses total investment with government spending to mislead punters on net zero costs, reveal his brother's 7% stake in a coal mine and executive role at Peabody Energy, and discuss how a Bachelor of Economics honours graduate who worked at KPMG somehow pretends he doesn’t understand basic economic concepts he's pushing. 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This week, we expose the jobs-for-mates scandal the government tried to bury, watch David Pocock absolutely demolish ministers in Senate estimates with straight facts about Japan reselling our gas, and deliver a comprehensive punters audit on Cosplay Canavan that reveals exactly why you should never trust a word he says.

The independent review Labor didn't want released just dropped, confirming the appointment system "looks like nepotism" and isn't fit for purpose—but instead of fixing it with actual laws, they're going with a vibes-based framework and rejecting cooling-off periods so they can keep hiring their mates immediately. Minister Katie Gallagher pulls the classic resume pad when grilled about giving away 50% of our gas exports royalty-free, while Tim Ayres dismisses Japan's billion-dollar gas resale scam as just "dinner party discussion."

Plus, we break down why Matt Canavan deliberately confuses total investment with government spending to mislead punters on net zero costs, reveal his brother's 7% stake in a coal mine and executive role at Peabody Energy, and discuss how a Bachelor of Economics honours graduate who worked at KPMG somehow pretends he doesn’t understand basic economic concepts he's pushing.


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]]> 3226 no The TikTok Awards Dystopia, Labor MP ADMITS the Gas scam & Pauline's Wagyu Hypocrisy Go to https://surfshark.com/punters or use code punters at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! This week, Konrad recaps the TikTok Awards, Konrad’s admits his addication to social media platforms to make and bring on two politicians from different parties who actually agree on something: Australia's getting absolutely ripped off on gas. Politician Ed Husic (Labor backbencher and former minister) goes full punter mode calling out Japan for reselling our gas and making a billion dollars in profit, independent politician Nicolette Boele breaks down why three-year election cycles kill long-term planning, and we test both politicians' ability to redirect awkward Christmas dinner conversations away from politics using only their parliamentary maneuvering skills. Topics we spend no time on: Pauline Hanson's Burqa stunt and lunch with Barnaby, and Albo ties the knot at the Lodge while regular punters have to pay thousands for a wedding venue. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Buy Punters T-shirts Support We the Punters on PATREON  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:00:00 -0000 The TikTok Awards Dystopia, Labor MP ADMITS the Gas scam & Pauline's Wagyu Hypocrisy full Punter Konrad & Punter James Go to https://surfshark.com/punters or use code punters at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! This week, Konrad recaps the TikTok Awards, Konrad’s admits his addication to social media platforms to make and bring on two politicians from different parties who actually agree on something: Australia's getting absolutely ripped off on gas. Politician Ed Husic (Labor backbencher and former minister) goes full punter mode calling out Japan for reselling our gas and making a billion dollars in profit, independent politician Nicolette Boele breaks down why three-year election cycles kill long-term planning, and we test both politicians' ability to redirect awkward Christmas dinner conversations away from politics using only their parliamentary maneuvering skills. Topics we spend no time on: Pauline Hanson's Burqa stunt and lunch with Barnaby, and Albo ties the knot at the Lodge while regular punters have to pay thousands for a wedding venue. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Buy Punters T-shirts Support We the Punters on PATREON  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts Go to https://surfshark.com/punters or use code punters at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! This week, Konrad recaps the TikTok Awards, Konrad’s admits his addication to social media platforms to make and bring on two politicians from different parties who actually agree on something: Australia's getting absolutely ripped off on gas. Politician Ed Husic (Labor backbencher and former minister) goes full punter mode calling out Japan for reselling our gas and making a billion dollars in profit, independent politician Nicolette Boele breaks down why three-year election cycles kill long-term planning, and we test both politicians' ability to redirect awkward Christmas dinner conversations away from politics using only their parliamentary maneuvering skills. Topics we spend no time on: Pauline Hanson's Burqa stunt and lunch with Barnaby, and Albo ties the knot at the Lodge while regular punters have to pay thousands for a wedding venue. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Buy Punters T-shirts Support We the Punters on PATREON  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Go to https://surfshark.com/punters or use code punters at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!

This week, Konrad recaps the TikTok Awards, Konrad’s admits his addication to social media platforms to make and bring on two politicians from different parties who actually agree on something: Australia's getting absolutely ripped off on gas.

Politician Ed Husic (Labor backbencher and former minister) goes full punter mode calling out Japan for reselling our gas and making a billion dollars in profit, independent politician Nicolette Boele breaks down why three-year election cycles kill long-term planning, and we test both politicians' ability to redirect awkward Christmas dinner conversations away from politics using only their parliamentary maneuvering skills.

Topics we spend no time on: Pauline Hanson's Burqa stunt and lunch with Barnaby, and Albo ties the knot at the Lodge while regular punters have to pay thousands for a wedding venue.

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]]> 3394 no Does Albo Hate Science? Microsoft Scams Aussies & Sussan Ley's Masterclass Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up This week, we expose whether Albo's quietly strangling Australia's science sector while claiming to be a "friend of science," reveal how Microsoft tried to scam 2.7 million Aussies with hidden price hikes until the ACCC stepped in, and watch Sussan Ley pull off an absolute masterclass in saving Littleproud from a train wreck press conference with the sleepy koala defense. Plus, the CSIRO returns $7 for every $1 invested but gets told that's not good enough value, we discover Australia spends $30 billion less on research than comparable countries while shipping our smart people overseas to invent stuff we then buy back at a premium, and Punter Jess alerts us to Microsoft's sneaky opt-out scam that jacked up subscription prices by 45%. Also: LinkedIn bros needed for lobbyist headhunting, Conrad's bringing cardboard cutouts to the TikTok Awards, and we're officially recruiting Australia's first punter-powered lobbyist with $75K in the bank and a clean conscience as the signing bonus. Go to https://surfshark.com/punters or use code punters at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!   Buy Punters T-shirts Support We the Punters on PATREON  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 25 Nov 2025 22:16:00 -0000 Does Albo Hate Science? Microsoft Scams Aussies & Sussan Ley's Masterclass full Punter Konrad & Punter James Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up This week, we expose whether Albo's quietly strangling Australia's science sector while claiming to be a "friend of science," reveal how Microsoft tried to scam 2.7 million Aussies with hidden price hikes until the ACCC stepped in, and watch Sussan Ley pull off an absolute masterclass in saving Littleproud from a train wreck press conference with the sleepy koala defense. Plus, the CSIRO returns $7 for every $1 invested but gets told that's not good enough value, we discover Australia spends $30 billion less on research than comparable countries while shipping our smart people overseas to invent stuff we then buy back at a premium, and Punter Jess alerts us to Microsoft's sneaky opt-out scam that jacked up subscription prices by 45%. Also: LinkedIn bros needed for lobbyist headhunting, Conrad's bringing cardboard cutouts to the TikTok Awards, and we're officially recruiting Australia's first punter-powered lobbyist with $75K in the bank and a clean conscience as the signing bonus. Go to https://surfshark.com/punters or use code punters at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!   Buy Punters T-shirts Support We the Punters on PATREON  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up This week, we expose whether Albo's quietly strangling Australia's science sector while claiming to be a "friend of science," reveal how Microsoft tried to scam 2.7 million Aussies with hidden price hikes until the ACCC stepped in, and watch Sussan Ley pull off an absolute masterclass in saving Littleproud from a train wreck press conference with the sleepy koala defense. Plus, the CSIRO returns $7 for every $1 invested but gets told that's not good enough value, we discover Australia spends $30 billion less on research than comparable countries while shipping our smart people overseas to invent stuff we then buy back at a premium, and Punter Jess alerts us to Microsoft's sneaky opt-out scam that jacked up subscription prices by 45%. Also: LinkedIn bros needed for lobbyist headhunting, Conrad's bringing cardboard cutouts to the TikTok Awards, and we're officially recruiting Australia's first punter-powered lobbyist with $75K in the bank and a clean conscience as the signing bonus. Go to https://surfshark.com/punters or use code punters at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!   Buy Punters T-shirts Support We the Punters on PATREON  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up

This week, we expose whether Albo's quietly strangling Australia's science sector while claiming to be a "friend of science," reveal how Microsoft tried to scam 2.7 million Aussies with hidden price hikes until the ACCC stepped in, and watch Sussan Ley pull off an absolute masterclass in saving Littleproud from a train wreck press conference with the sleepy koala defense.

Plus, the CSIRO returns $7 for every $1 invested but gets told that's not good enough value, we discover Australia spends $30 billion less on research than comparable countries while shipping our smart people overseas to invent stuff we then buy back at a premium, and Punter Jess alerts us to Microsoft's sneaky opt-out scam that jacked up subscription prices by 45%.

Also: LinkedIn bros needed for lobbyist headhunting, Conrad's bringing cardboard cutouts to the TikTok Awards, and we're officially recruiting Australia's first punter-powered lobbyist with $75K in the bank and a clean conscience as the signing bonus.

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]]> 3067 no Is Net Zero Just an Accounting Scam? Albo's Corruption Report Card & Cosplay Canavan's Question Dodge Go to https://surfshark.com/punters or use code punters at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!   Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up This episode breaks down why the Liberal-National Net Zero backflip is just political theatre designed to distract punters while Labor continues the same gas cartel scams, plus we grade Albo's abysmal transparency record and watch Cosplay Canavan pull off a masterful question dodge that would make any surfy kid proud. Buy Punters T-shirts Support We the Punters on PATREON  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:00:00 -0000 Is Net Zero Just an Accounting Scam? Albo's Corruption Report Card & Cosplay Canavan's Question Dodge full 69 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p>Go to <a href="https://surfshark.com/punters">https://surfshark.com/punters</a> or use code punters at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter &nbsp;<a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up">https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up</a></p> <p data-pm-slice="0 0 []"><br>This episode breaks down why the Liberal-National Net Zero backflip is just political theatre designed to distract punters while Labor continues the same gas cartel scams, plus we grade Albo's abysmal transparency record and watch Cosplay Canavan pull off a masterful question dodge that would make any surfy kid proud.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters T-shirts</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Support We the Punters on&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics">PATREON</a></p> <p>&nbsp;What Punter are you?<a href="puntersquiz.com"> Take the Quiz!</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters Stickers &amp; T-shirts</a></p> <p>Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: <a href="https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> Go to https://surfshark.com/punters or use code punters at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!   Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up This episode breaks down why the Liberal-National Net Zero backflip is just political theatre designed to distract punters while Labor continues the same gas cartel scams, plus we grade Albo's abysmal transparency record and watch Cosplay Canavan pull off a masterful question dodge that would make any surfy kid proud. Buy Punters T-shirts Support We the Punters on PATREON  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Go to https://surfshark.com/punters or use code punters at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!

 

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This episode breaks down why the Liberal-National Net Zero backflip is just political theatre designed to distract punters while Labor continues the same gas cartel scams, plus we grade Albo's abysmal transparency record and watch Cosplay Canavan pull off a masterful question dodge that would make any surfy kid proud.

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]]> 2106 no I Bought Access to Politicians, Media Ignored It & We Raised $75K to Crash Canberra’s Lobby Game Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up This week, we pull back the curtain on Canberra’s favourite game: cash-for-access.When political parties sell $15,000 dinners to billionaires, the punters decided to play along.We threw our own political fundraiser — real sponsors, real politicians, real access — and raised $75,000 to hire Australia’s first lobbyist for the people.But while the pollies showed up, the corporate media didn’t. Not one major outlet covered it.So we’ll show you what really happened, what it proved about our democracy, and what comes next for the Punters Lobbyist. Buy Punters T-shirts Support We the Punters on PATREON  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:00:00 -0000 I Bought Access to Politicians, Media Ignored It & We Raised $75K to Crash Canberra’s Lobby Game full 68 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p>Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter &nbsp;<a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up</a></p> <p>This week, we pull back the curtain on Canberra&rsquo;s favourite game: <em data-start="282" data-end="299">cash-for-access</em>.<br data-start="300" data-end="303">When political parties sell $15,000 dinners to billionaires, the punters decided to play along.<br data-start="398" data-end="401">We threw our own political fundraiser &mdash; real sponsors, real politicians, real access &mdash; and raised $75,000 to hire Australia&rsquo;s first <strong data-start="533" data-end="560">lobbyist for the people</strong>.<br data-start="561" data-end="564">But while the pollies showed up, the corporate media didn&rsquo;t. Not one major outlet covered it.<br data-start="657" data-end="660">So we&rsquo;ll show you what really happened, what it proved about our democracy, and what comes next for the <strong data-start="764" data-end="784">Punters Lobbyist</strong>.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters T-shirts</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Support We the Punters on&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics">PATREON</a></p> <p>&nbsp;What Punter are you?<a href="puntersquiz.com"> Take the Quiz!</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters Stickers &amp; T-shirts</a></p> <p>Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: <a href="https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up This week, we pull back the curtain on Canberra’s favourite game: cash-for-access.When political parties sell $15,000 dinners to billionaires, the punters decided to play along.We threw our own political fundraiser — real sponsors, real politicians, real access — and raised $75,000 to hire Australia’s first lobbyist for the people.But while the pollies showed up, the corporate media didn’t. Not one major outlet covered it.So we’ll show you what really happened, what it proved about our democracy, and what comes next for the Punters Lobbyist. Buy Punters T-shirts Support We the Punters on PATREON  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up

This week, we pull back the curtain on Canberra’s favourite game: cash-for-access.
When political parties sell $15,000 dinners to billionaires, the punters decided to play along.
We threw our own political fundraiser — real sponsors, real politicians, real access — and raised $75,000 to hire Australia’s first lobbyist for the people.
But while the pollies showed up, the corporate media didn’t. Not one major outlet covered it.
So we’ll show you what really happened, what it proved about our democracy, and what comes next for the Punters Lobbyist.

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]]> 3289 no Murdoch’s Playbook, Labor’s Masterstroke, Politician in the Punt Tank Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up We ask whether Murdoch is deliberately tanking the Liberal Party to drag Labor right, unpack Pocock’s “sophisticated toddler” Senate tactic to expose the hidden jobs-for-mates report, and test Monique Ryan’s plan to crack open lobbying and ministerial diaries. Plus, our first punter-funded gala, a cheeky dis-endorsement for that Liberal ad, and Albo’s Joy Division tee that hijacked the week’s headlines. Buy Punters T-shirts Support We the Punters on PATREON  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:00:00 -0000 Murdoch’s Playbook, Labor’s Masterstroke, Politician in the Punt Tank full 67 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p>Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter &nbsp;<a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up">https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up</a></p> <p>We ask whether Murdoch is deliberately tanking the Liberal Party to drag Labor right, unpack Pocock&rsquo;s &ldquo;sophisticated toddler&rdquo; Senate tactic to expose the hidden jobs-for-mates report, and test Monique Ryan&rsquo;s plan to crack open lobbying and ministerial diaries. Plus, our first punter-funded gala, a cheeky dis-endorsement for that Liberal ad, and Albo&rsquo;s Joy Division tee that hijacked the week&rsquo;s headlines.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters T-shirts</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Support We the Punters on&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics">PATREON</a></p> <p>&nbsp;What Punter are you?<a href="puntersquiz.com"> Take the Quiz!</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters Stickers &amp; T-shirts</a></p> <p>Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: <a href="https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up We ask whether Murdoch is deliberately tanking the Liberal Party to drag Labor right, unpack Pocock’s “sophisticated toddler” Senate tactic to expose the hidden jobs-for-mates report, and test Monique Ryan’s plan to crack open lobbying and ministerial diaries. Plus, our first punter-funded gala, a cheeky dis-endorsement for that Liberal ad, and Albo’s Joy Division tee that hijacked the week’s headlines. Buy Punters T-shirts Support We the Punters on PATREON  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up

We ask whether Murdoch is deliberately tanking the Liberal Party to drag Labor right, unpack Pocock’s “sophisticated toddler” Senate tactic to expose the hidden jobs-for-mates report, and test Monique Ryan’s plan to crack open lobbying and ministerial diaries. Plus, our first punter-funded gala, a cheeky dis-endorsement for that Liberal ad, and Albo’s Joy Division tee that hijacked the week’s headlines.

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]]> 2895 no The Real Reason Your Mortgage Went Up, Coal Cartel Steals $400M & Your Phone Bill is a LIE Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Punter Konrad and Punter James play the blame game to reveal exactly who's behind your biggest bills - from Adani dodging $400 million in Queensland courts to Santos secretly driving up your mortgage and energy costs, plus the phone company scam that's been stealing an extra month from you every year. Punter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:00:00 -0000 The Real Reason Your Mortgage Went Up, Coal Cartel Steals $400M & Your Phone Bill is a LIE full 1 65 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p>Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter &nbsp;<a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up</a></p> <p>Punter Konrad and Punter James play the blame game to reveal exactly who's behind your biggest bills - from Adani dodging $400 million in Queensland courts to Santos secretly driving up your mortgage and energy costs, plus the phone company scam that's been stealing an extra month from you every year.</p> <p>Punter&rsquo;s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: <a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner</a><br>Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters:&nbsp;<a href="https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up Punter Konrad and Punter James play the blame game to reveal exactly who's behind your biggest bills - from Adani dodging $400 million in Queensland courts to Santos secretly driving up your mortgage and energy costs, plus the phone company scam that's been stealing an extra month from you every year. Punter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up

Punter Konrad and Punter James play the blame game to reveal exactly who's behind your biggest bills - from Adani dodging $400 million in Queensland courts to Santos secretly driving up your mortgage and energy costs, plus the phone company scam that's been stealing an extra month from you every year.

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]]> 1870 no Is Mass Immigration Destroying Housing? Foreign Corps Pay Zero Tax & Pocock's Gambling Showdown Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-upThis week, Konrad and James expose how foreign corporations like Shell made $127 billion in Australia while paying virtually zero tax, reveal the governments hidden gambling connections, and host the first-ever Puntermon Battle between two economists who can't agree whether mass immigration or property speculation is destroying Australia's housing market. Featuring - Economists Leith van Onselen & Matt Grudnoff  Punter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist Leith's Notes"The first chart in this article shows why demand side policies never work as they just feed higher home prices:" https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2025/05/australians-snookered-by-mega-mortgages/"Even if we changed NG and the CGT discount today it wouldn't do squat for the rental market as the volume of migration would continue to overwhelm supply, driving vacancy rates lower and rents higher. Sure, building public housing would help and is worthwhile. But that would cost many billions and would merely be taken up by new migrants (this is happening now in Melbourne). We simply cannot build enough homes or infrastructure to keep up with demand. We don't have the capacity. Therefore, the only solution is to go back to pre 2005 levels of migration and ensure that it is focused on skills the country actually needs. We need quality, not quantity. As long as policymakers continue to pump immigration, the rental and infrastructure crises will continue. Nothing can be done on the supply side in any reasonable timeframe to change this fact. Matt's Notes I claimed that over the last 10 years the population has increased by 16% but the number of dwellings has increased by 19%Population data comes from National, state and territory population. Click on the “Population and components of change – national” towards the bottom of the webpage. In the spreadsheet that downloads we are looking for “Estimated Resident Population (ERP) ;  Australia” (this is column L in the spreadsheet). 10 years comes from March 2015 to March 2025. The numbers are population in March 2015: 23,745,600. Population in March 2025: 27,536,900. The formular for calculating the percentage increase is (Mar-2025 – Mar-2015)/Mar-2015.Dwellings data comes from Total Value of Dwellings. Click on “Table 1. Total value of dwellings, all series” towards the bottom of the webpage. In the spreadsheet that downloads we are looking for “Number of residential dwellings; Australia” (this is Column AT in the spreadsheet). 10 years comes from the increase from March 2015 to March 2025. The numbers are dwellings in March 2015: 9,511,300. Dwellings in March 2025: 11,320,300.The quarterly dwellings data only goes back to Sep-2011. But the housing crisis really started in the early 2000s. So, to go back further I use census data. If you compare the 2001 census with the 2021 census (latest census), population has increased 33% and dwellings have increased 39%.Population and dwelling data for the 2001 census comes from 2022.0 – Census of Population and Housing: Classification Counts, Australia, 2001. In the downloads tab click on the first data cube “Australia Classification Counts 2001”.Click on the first spreadsheet called “Aust_Age.xls”. This has the population number at D110 in the spreadsheet. The population is 18,972,350.Click on the 14th spreadsheet is called “Aust_Dwelling Location.xls”. It has the dwelling number at B15 in the spreadsheet. The number of dwellings is 7,810,352.Population data for the 2021 census comes from Population; Census. At the bottom of the webpage click on “Data table for population data summary”. The population is 25,422,788 (D20 in Table 1 of the spreadsheet).Dwelling data for the 2021 census comes from Housing: Census. At the bottom of the webpage click on “Data table for Housing data summary”. The number of dwellings is 10,875,248 (J17 in Table 1 of the spreadsheet).You now have the population from both 2001 census (18,972,350) and the 2025 census (25,422,788). You also have the number of dwellings from the 2001 census (7,810,352) and the 2025 census (10,875,248).Rent and general inflation figures all come from the Consumer Price Index, Australia.I claimed over the last 10 years general inflation (CPI) had increased 33%, while rents had increased 24%.Both figures come from the bottom of the webpage at the CPI website linked above, called “Table 7. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities”.The rent numbers come from “Index Numbers; Rents; Australia” (column BC in tab Data1). I actually compared Mar-2015 (109.2) to Jun-2025 (133.7). This gives a 24% increase. But to compare with the dwelling data I should have compared March-2015 (109.2) to Mar-2025 (133.7). This reduces the increase to 22%. But as I was arguing that rent prices hadn’t increased as much, this helps my point.The general inflation numbers come from the same spreadsheet as the rent numbers but are at “Index Numbers; All groups CPI; Australia” (column EC in tab Data1). Again, I compared Mar-2015 (106.8) to Jun-2025 (141.7) to get 33%. But I should have compared Mar-2015 (106.8) with Mar-2025 (140.7), which would give 32%.I also claimed that over 25 years general inflation (CPI) had increased 103%, while rents had increased 115%.These figures are from the same columns as the rent (BC in tab Data1) and all groups CPI (EC in tab Data1) data from above. Except instead of comparing 10 years, I went back to Mar-2000 (62.7 for Rent and 69.7 for CPI) and then compared this with Jun-2025 (135.0 for rent and 141.7 for CPI). Again, for consistency I should have compared them both with Mar-2025. This would have meant the general inflation increase would have been 102% (rather than 103%), and the rent increase would have been 113% (rather than 115%). This doesn’t make any difference to the points I was making.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:00:00 -0000 Is Mass Immigration Destroying Housing? Foreign Corps Pay Zero Tax & Pocock's Gambling Showdown full 1 64 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p>Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter &nbsp;<a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up">https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up</a><br><br>This week, Konrad and James expose how foreign corporations like Shell made $127 billion in Australia while paying virtually zero tax, reveal the governments hidden gambling connections, and host the first-ever Puntermon Battle between two economists who can't agree whether mass immigration or property speculation is destroying Australia's housing market.&nbsp;Featuring - Economists <a href="https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/author/leith/">Leith van Onselen</a> &amp; <a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/expert/matt-grudnoff/">Matt Grudnoff&nbsp;</a></p> <p>Punter&rsquo;s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: <a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner</a><br>Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters:&nbsp;<a href="https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist</a></p> <p><strong>Leith's Notes</strong><br>"The first chart in this article shows why demand side policies never work as they just feed higher home prices:" <a href="https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2025/05/australians-snookered-by-mega-mortgages/">https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2025/05/australians-snookered-by-mega-mortgages/</a><br>"Even if we changed NG and the CGT discount today it wouldn't do squat for the rental market as the volume of migration would continue to overwhelm supply, driving vacancy rates lower and rents higher. Sure, building public housing would help and is worthwhile. But that would cost many billions and would merely be taken up by new migrants (this is happening now in Melbourne). We simply cannot build enough homes or infrastructure to keep up with demand. We don't have the capacity. Therefore, the only solution is to go back to pre 2005 levels of migration and ensure that it is focused on skills the country actually needs. We need quality, not quantity. As long as policymakers continue to pump immigration, the rental and infrastructure crises will continue. Nothing can be done on the supply side in any reasonable timeframe to change this fact.</p> <p><strong>Matt's Notes<br></strong></p> <p><br>I claimed that over the last 10 years the population has increased by 16% but the number of dwellings has increased by 19%<br>Population data comes from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/mar-2024" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/mar-2024&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760526859034000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0o91NyuGEc6hhRboNiuDGg">National, state and territory population</a>. Click on the &ldquo;Population and components of change &ndash; national&rdquo; towards the bottom of the webpage. In the spreadsheet that downloads we are looking for &ldquo;Estimated Resident Population (ERP) ;&nbsp; Australia&rdquo; (this is column L in the spreadsheet). 10 years comes from March 2015 to March 2025. The numbers are population in March 2015: 23,745,600. Population in March 2025: 27,536,900. The formular for calculating the percentage increase is (Mar-2025 &ndash; Mar-2015)/Mar-2015.<br>Dwellings data comes from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/price-indexes-and-inflation/total-value-dwellings/jun-quarter-2025" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/price-indexes-and-inflation/total-value-dwellings/jun-quarter-2025&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760526859034000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3-JkT3R0sLkLJym3gNTdRy">Total Value of Dwellings</a>. Click on &ldquo;Table 1. Total value of dwellings, all series&rdquo; towards the bottom of the webpage. In the spreadsheet that downloads we are looking for &ldquo;Number of residential dwellings; Australia&rdquo; (this is Column AT in the spreadsheet). 10 years comes from the increase from March 2015 to March 2025. The numbers are dwellings in March 2015: 9,511,300. Dwellings in March 2025: 11,320,300.<br>The quarterly dwellings data only goes back to Sep-2011. But the housing crisis really started in the early 2000s. So, to go back further I use census data. If you compare the 2001 census with the 2021 census (latest census), population has increased 33% and dwellings have increased 39%.<br>Population and dwelling data for the 2001 census comes from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/PrimaryMainFeatures/2022.0" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/PrimaryMainFeatures/2022.0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760526859034000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Jpb5orNhUWPN8LBHodutx">2022.0 &ndash; Census of Population and Housing: Classification Counts, Australia, 2001</a>. In the downloads tab click on the first data cube &ldquo;Australia Classification Counts 2001&rdquo;.<br>Click on the first spreadsheet called &ldquo;Aust_Age.xls&rdquo;. This has the population number at D110 in the spreadsheet. The population is 18,972,350.<br>Click on the 14th spreadsheet is called &ldquo;Aust_Dwelling Location.xls&rdquo;. It has the dwelling number at B15 in the spreadsheet. The number of dwellings is 7,810,352.<br>Population data for the 2021 census comes from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/population-census/2021#data-downloads" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/population-census/2021%23data-downloads&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760526859034000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1OY4IxkbkOGgHyyCl06jZr">Population; Census</a>. At the bottom of the webpage click on &ldquo;Data table for population data summary&rdquo;. The population is 25,422,788 (D20 in Table 1 of the spreadsheet).<br>Dwelling data for the 2021 census comes from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/housing/housing-census/2021#data-downloads" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/housing/housing-census/2021%23data-downloads&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760526859034000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0XlEPXxOQAGMx5ZrE7k-kF">Housing: Census</a>. At the bottom of the webpage click on &ldquo;Data table for Housing data summary&rdquo;. The number of dwellings is 10,875,248 (J17 in Table 1 of the spreadsheet).<br>You now have the population from both 2001 census (18,972,350) and the 2025 census (25,422,788). You also have the number of dwellings from the 2001 census (7,810,352) and the 2025 census (10,875,248).<br>Rent and general inflation figures all come from the <a href="https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/price-indexes-and-inflation/consumer-price-index-australia/jun-quarter-2025" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/price-indexes-and-inflation/consumer-price-index-australia/jun-quarter-2025&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760526859034000&amp;usg=AOvVaw12JjqU_DDBtIYRHSnVqoY4">Consumer Price Index, Australia</a>.<br>I claimed over the last 10 years general inflation (CPI) had increased 33%, while rents had increased 24%.<br>Both figures come from the bottom of the webpage at the CPI website linked above, called &ldquo;Table 7. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities&rdquo;.<br>The rent numbers come from &ldquo;Index Numbers; Rents; Australia&rdquo; (column BC in tab Data1). I actually compared Mar-2015 (109.2) to Jun-2025 (133.7). This gives a 24% increase. But to compare with the dwelling data I should have compared March-2015 (109.2) to Mar-2025 (133.7). This reduces the increase to 22%. But as I was arguing that rent prices hadn&rsquo;t increased as much, this helps my point.<br>The general inflation numbers come from the same spreadsheet as the rent numbers but are at &ldquo;Index Numbers; All groups CPI; Australia&rdquo; (column EC in tab Data1). Again, I compared Mar-2015 (106.8) to Jun-2025 (141.7) to get 33%. But I should have compared Mar-2015 (106.8) with Mar-2025 (140.7), which would give 32%.<br>I also claimed that over 25 years general inflation (CPI) had increased 103%, while rents had increased 115%.<br>These figures are from the same columns as the rent (BC in tab Data1) and all groups CPI (EC in tab Data1) data from above. Except instead of comparing 10 years, I went back to Mar-2000 (62.7 for Rent and 69.7 for CPI) and then compared this with Jun-2025 (135.0 for rent and 141.7 for CPI). Again, for consistency I should have compared them both with Mar-2025. This would have meant the general inflation increase would have been 102% (rather than 103%), and the rent increase would have been 113% (rather than 115%). This doesn&rsquo;t make any difference to the points I was making.</p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-upThis week, Konrad and James expose how foreign corporations like Shell made $127 billion in Australia while paying virtually zero tax, reveal the governments hidden gambling connections, and host the first-ever Puntermon Battle between two economists who can't agree whether mass immigration or property speculation is destroying Australia's housing market. Featuring - Economists Leith van Onselen & Matt Grudnoff  Punter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist Leith's Notes"The first chart in this article shows why demand side policies never work as they just feed higher home prices:" https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2025/05/australians-snookered-by-mega-mortgages/"Even if we changed NG and the CGT discount today it wouldn't do squat for the rental market as the volume of migration would continue to overwhelm supply, driving vacancy rates lower and rents higher. Sure, building public housing would help and is worthwhile. But that would cost many billions and would merely be taken up by new migrants (this is happening now in Melbourne). We simply cannot build enough homes or infrastructure to keep up with demand. We don't have the capacity. Therefore, the only solution is to go back to pre 2005 levels of migration and ensure that it is focused on skills the country actually needs. We need quality, not quantity. As long as policymakers continue to pump immigration, the rental and infrastructure crises will continue. Nothing can be done on the supply side in any reasonable timeframe to change this fact. Matt's Notes I claimed that over the last 10 years the population has increased by 16% but the number of dwellings has increased by 19%Population data comes from National, state and territory population. Click on the “Population and components of change – national” towards the bottom of the webpage. In the spreadsheet that downloads we are looking for “Estimated Resident Population (ERP) ;  Australia” (this is column L in the spreadsheet). 10 years comes from March 2015 to March 2025. The numbers are population in March 2015: 23,745,600. Population in March 2025: 27,536,900. The formular for calculating the percentage increase is (Mar-2025 – Mar-2015)/Mar-2015.Dwellings data comes from Total Value of Dwellings. Click on “Table 1. Total value of dwellings, all series” towards the bottom of the webpage. In the spreadsheet that downloads we are looking for “Number of residential dwellings; Australia” (this is Column AT in the spreadsheet). 10 years comes from the increase from March 2015 to March 2025. The numbers are dwellings in March 2015: 9,511,300. Dwellings in March 2025: 11,320,300.The quarterly dwellings data only goes back to Sep-2011. But the housing crisis really started in the early 2000s. So, to go back further I use census data. If you compare the 2001 census with the 2021 census (latest census), population has increased 33% and dwellings have increased 39%.Population and dwelling data for the 2001 census comes from 2022.0 – Census of Population and Housing: Classification Counts, Australia, 2001. In the downloads tab click on the first data cube “Australia Classification Counts 2001”.Click on the first spreadsheet called “Aust_Age.xls”. This has the population number at D110 in the spreadsheet. The population is 18,972,350.Click on the 14th spreadsheet is called “Aust_Dwelling Location.xls”. It has the dwelling number at B15 in the spreadsheet. The number of dwellings is 7,810,352.Population data for the 2021 census comes from Population; Census. At the bottom of the webpage click on “Data table for population data summary”. The population is 25,422,788 (D20 in Table 1 of the spreadsheet).Dwelling data for the 2021 census comes from Housing: Census. At the bottom of the webpage click on “Data table for Housing data summary”. The number of dwellings is 10,875,248 (J17 in Table 1 of the spreadsheet).You now have the population from both 2001 census (18,972,350) and the 2025 census (25,422,788). You also have the number of dwellings from the 2001 census (7,810,352) and the 2025 census (10,875,248).Rent and general inflation figures all come from the Consumer Price Index, Australia.I claimed over the last 10 years general inflation (CPI) had increased 33%, while rents had increased 24%.Both figures come from the bottom of the webpage at the CPI website linked above, called “Table 7. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities”.The rent numbers come from “Index Numbers; Rents; Australia” (column BC in tab Data1). I actually compared Mar-2015 (109.2) to Jun-2025 (133.7). This gives a 24% increase. But to compare with the dwelling data I should have compared March-2015 (109.2) to Mar-2025 (133.7). This reduces the increase to 22%. But as I was arguing that rent prices hadn’t increased as much, this helps my point.The general inflation numbers come from the same spreadsheet as the rent numbers but are at “Index Numbers; All groups CPI; Australia” (column EC in tab Data1). Again, I compared Mar-2015 (106.8) to Jun-2025 (141.7) to get 33%. But I should have compared Mar-2015 (106.8) with Mar-2025 (140.7), which would give 32%.I also claimed that over 25 years general inflation (CPI) had increased 103%, while rents had increased 115%.These figures are from the same columns as the rent (BC in tab Data1) and all groups CPI (EC in tab Data1) data from above. Except instead of comparing 10 years, I went back to Mar-2000 (62.7 for Rent and 69.7 for CPI) and then compared this with Jun-2025 (135.0 for rent and 141.7 for CPI). Again, for consistency I should have compared them both with Mar-2025. This would have meant the general inflation increase would have been 102% (rather than 103%), and the rent increase would have been 113% (rather than 115%). This doesn’t make any difference to the points I was making.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up

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Leith's Notes
"The first chart in this article shows why demand side policies never work as they just feed higher home prices:" https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2025/05/australians-snookered-by-mega-mortgages/
"Even if we changed NG and the CGT discount today it wouldn't do squat for the rental market as the volume of migration would continue to overwhelm supply, driving vacancy rates lower and rents higher. Sure, building public housing would help and is worthwhile. But that would cost many billions and would merely be taken up by new migrants (this is happening now in Melbourne). We simply cannot build enough homes or infrastructure to keep up with demand. We don't have the capacity. Therefore, the only solution is to go back to pre 2005 levels of migration and ensure that it is focused on skills the country actually needs. We need quality, not quantity. As long as policymakers continue to pump immigration, the rental and infrastructure crises will continue. Nothing can be done on the supply side in any reasonable timeframe to change this fact.

Matt's Notes


I claimed that over the last 10 years the population has increased by 16% but the number of dwellings has increased by 19%
Population data comes from National, state and territory population. Click on the “Population and components of change – national” towards the bottom of the webpage. In the spreadsheet that downloads we are looking for “Estimated Resident Population (ERP) ;  Australia” (this is column L in the spreadsheet). 10 years comes from March 2015 to March 2025. The numbers are population in March 2015: 23,745,600. Population in March 2025: 27,536,900. The formular for calculating the percentage increase is (Mar-2025 – Mar-2015)/Mar-2015.
Dwellings data comes from Total Value of Dwellings. Click on “Table 1. Total value of dwellings, all series” towards the bottom of the webpage. In the spreadsheet that downloads we are looking for “Number of residential dwellings; Australia” (this is Column AT in the spreadsheet). 10 years comes from the increase from March 2015 to March 2025. The numbers are dwellings in March 2015: 9,511,300. Dwellings in March 2025: 11,320,300.
The quarterly dwellings data only goes back to Sep-2011. But the housing crisis really started in the early 2000s. So, to go back further I use census data. If you compare the 2001 census with the 2021 census (latest census), population has increased 33% and dwellings have increased 39%.
Population and dwelling data for the 2001 census comes from 2022.0 – Census of Population and Housing: Classification Counts, Australia, 2001. In the downloads tab click on the first data cube “Australia Classification Counts 2001”.
Click on the first spreadsheet called “Aust_Age.xls”. This has the population number at D110 in the spreadsheet. The population is 18,972,350.
Click on the 14th spreadsheet is called “Aust_Dwelling Location.xls”. It has the dwelling number at B15 in the spreadsheet. The number of dwellings is 7,810,352.
Population data for the 2021 census comes from Population; Census. At the bottom of the webpage click on “Data table for population data summary”. The population is 25,422,788 (D20 in Table 1 of the spreadsheet).
Dwelling data for the 2021 census comes from Housing: Census. At the bottom of the webpage click on “Data table for Housing data summary”. The number of dwellings is 10,875,248 (J17 in Table 1 of the spreadsheet).
You now have the population from both 2001 census (18,972,350) and the 2025 census (25,422,788). You also have the number of dwellings from the 2001 census (7,810,352) and the 2025 census (10,875,248).
Rent and general inflation figures all come from the Consumer Price Index, Australia.
I claimed over the last 10 years general inflation (CPI) had increased 33%, while rents had increased 24%.
Both figures come from the bottom of the webpage at the CPI website linked above, called “Table 7. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities”.
The rent numbers come from “Index Numbers; Rents; Australia” (column BC in tab Data1). I actually compared Mar-2015 (109.2) to Jun-2025 (133.7). This gives a 24% increase. But to compare with the dwelling data I should have compared March-2015 (109.2) to Mar-2025 (133.7). This reduces the increase to 22%. But as I was arguing that rent prices hadn’t increased as much, this helps my point.
The general inflation numbers come from the same spreadsheet as the rent numbers but are at “Index Numbers; All groups CPI; Australia” (column EC in tab Data1). Again, I compared Mar-2015 (106.8) to Jun-2025 (141.7) to get 33%. But I should have compared Mar-2015 (106.8) with Mar-2025 (140.7), which would give 32%.
I also claimed that over 25 years general inflation (CPI) had increased 103%, while rents had increased 115%.
These figures are from the same columns as the rent (BC in tab Data1) and all groups CPI (EC in tab Data1) data from above. Except instead of comparing 10 years, I went back to Mar-2000 (62.7 for Rent and 69.7 for CPI) and then compared this with Jun-2025 (135.0 for rent and 141.7 for CPI). Again, for consistency I should have compared them both with Mar-2025. This would have meant the general inflation increase would have been 102% (rather than 103%), and the rent increase would have been 113% (rather than 115%). This doesn’t make any difference to the points I was making.

 

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]]> 3462 no Is Labor's Housing Policy Any Good? & The Irish Solution to Australia's Broken Democracy Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up This week, Konrad and James review Labor's new housing policy, we discover why a random group of truckers and childcare workers might be better at fixing Australia's problems than our politicians, and reveal how much money Konrad's made selling cameos to buy influence with politicians. Punter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 07 Oct 2025 17:00:00 -0000 Is Labor's Housing Policy Any Good? & The Irish Solution to Australia's Broken Democracy full 1 63 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p>Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter &nbsp;<a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up</a></p> <p>This week, Konrad and James review Labor's new housing policy, we discover why a random group of truckers and childcare workers might be better at fixing Australia's problems than our politicians, and reveal how much money Konrad's made selling cameos to buy influence with politicians.</p> <p>Punter&rsquo;s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: <a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner</a><br>Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters:&nbsp;<a href="https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up This week, Konrad and James review Labor's new housing policy, we discover why a random group of truckers and childcare workers might be better at fixing Australia's problems than our politicians, and reveal how much money Konrad's made selling cameos to buy influence with politicians. Punter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up

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]]> 2381 no Supermarket Scams, Celebrity Cameos & 20-Year Gas Leak Cover-Up Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up This week we expose how supermarkets are deliberately confusing punters with dodgy unit pricing, we reveal our celebrity cameo strategy to guilt-trip Prime Minister Albo into attending our Political Fundraising Gala, and uncover a massive scandal where the Northern Territory's top environmental regulator was secretly working as a lobbyist for the very gas companies he was meant to police.  Punter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 30 Sep 2025 20:38:22 -0000 Supermarket Scams, Celebrity Cameos & 20-Year Gas Leak Cover-Up full 1 62 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p>Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter &nbsp;<a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up</a></p> <p>This week we expose how supermarkets are deliberately confusing punters with dodgy unit pricing, we reveal our celebrity cameo strategy to guilt-trip Prime Minister Albo into attending our Political Fundraising Gala, and uncover a massive scandal where the Northern Territory's top environmental regulator was secretly working as a lobbyist for the very gas companies he was meant to police.&nbsp;</p> <p><br>Punter&rsquo;s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner</a><br>Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters:&nbsp;<a href="https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up This week we expose how supermarkets are deliberately confusing punters with dodgy unit pricing, we reveal our celebrity cameo strategy to guilt-trip Prime Minister Albo into attending our Political Fundraising Gala, and uncover a massive scandal where the Northern Territory's top environmental regulator was secretly working as a lobbyist for the very gas companies he was meant to police.  Punter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up

This week we expose how supermarkets are deliberately confusing punters with dodgy unit pricing, we reveal our celebrity cameo strategy to guilt-trip Prime Minister Albo into attending our Political Fundraising Gala, and uncover a massive scandal where the Northern Territory's top environmental regulator was secretly working as a lobbyist for the very gas companies he was meant to police. 


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]]> 2191 no Corporate Crybabies, Trump's Karen Tantrum, & How to Spot BS From A Political "Guru" Feat Decoding The Guru's. This week, Konrad and James expose how America's biggest tax-dodging corporations are crying to Trump to pressure Australia into scrapping our new laws that force them to publicly reveal where they pay (or don't pay) their taxes. Plus, we break down the red flags to spot online gurus who might be full of BS, and we Announce the HOST of the Punters Gala Dinner (It's Osher Günsberg), Finally we watch Trump throw a proper Karen tantrum when an ABC journalist dares to ask him about his dodgy business dealings. Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-upPunter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:00:00 -0000 Corporate Crybabies, Trump's Karen Tantrum, & How to Spot BS From A Political "Guru" Feat Decoding The Guru's. full 1 61 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p>This week, Konrad and James expose how America's biggest tax-dodging corporations are crying to Trump to pressure Australia into scrapping our new laws that force them to publicly reveal where they pay (or don't pay) their taxes. Plus, we break down the red flags to spot online gurus who might be full of BS, and we Announce the HOST of the Punters Gala Dinner (It's Osher G&uuml;nsberg), Finally we watch Trump throw a proper Karen tantrum when an ABC journalist dares to ask him about his dodgy business dealings.</p> <p>Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter &nbsp;<a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up</a><br>Punter&rsquo;s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner</a><br>Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters:&nbsp;<a href="https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> This week, Konrad and James expose how America's biggest tax-dodging corporations are crying to Trump to pressure Australia into scrapping our new laws that force them to publicly reveal where they pay (or don't pay) their taxes. Plus, we break down the red flags to spot online gurus who might be full of BS, and we Announce the HOST of the Punters Gala Dinner (It's Osher Günsberg), Finally we watch Trump throw a proper Karen tantrum when an ABC journalist dares to ask him about his dodgy business dealings. Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter  https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-upPunter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, Konrad and James expose how America's biggest tax-dodging corporations are crying to Trump to pressure Australia into scrapping our new laws that force them to publicly reveal where they pay (or don't pay) their taxes. Plus, we break down the red flags to spot online gurus who might be full of BS, and we Announce the HOST of the Punters Gala Dinner (It's Osher Günsberg), Finally we watch Trump throw a proper Karen tantrum when an ABC journalist dares to ask him about his dodgy business dealings.

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]]> 3149 no Lead Poisoning Cover-Up, Robodebt Fallout, A Love Letter & Who TF Is James This week Konrad blows the lid off explosive emails that were buried - showing how regulators (that are meant to look after us punters) covered up a mining industry lead poisoning scandal. Plus, another scare campaign, a $1.8 billion Robodebt payout (while no one in power actually faces consequences), and the knock-back techniques used by the politicians dodging our invites to the Political Fundraiser. Shoutout to Funky Pies Bondi for helping to sponsor the event! Punter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:00:00 -0000 Lead Poisoning Cover-Up, Robodebt Fallout, A Love Letter & Who TF Is James full 1 60 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p>This week Konrad blows the lid off explosive emails that were buried - showing how regulators (that are meant to look after us punters) covered up a mining industry lead poisoning scandal. Plus, another scare campaign, a $1.8 billion Robodebt payout (while no one in power actually faces consequences), and the knock-back techniques used by the politicians dodging our invites to the Political Fundraiser. Shoutout to Funky Pies Bondi for helping to sponsor the event!</p> <p>Punter&rsquo;s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner</a><br><br>Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters:&nbsp;<a href="https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> This week Konrad blows the lid off explosive emails that were buried - showing how regulators (that are meant to look after us punters) covered up a mining industry lead poisoning scandal. Plus, another scare campaign, a $1.8 billion Robodebt payout (while no one in power actually faces consequences), and the knock-back techniques used by the politicians dodging our invites to the Political Fundraiser. Shoutout to Funky Pies Bondi for helping to sponsor the event! Punter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week Konrad blows the lid off explosive emails that were buried - showing how regulators (that are meant to look after us punters) covered up a mining industry lead poisoning scandal. Plus, another scare campaign, a $1.8 billion Robodebt payout (while no one in power actually faces consequences), and the knock-back techniques used by the politicians dodging our invites to the Political Fundraiser. Shoutout to Funky Pies Bondi for helping to sponsor the event!

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]]> 2149 no Labor's Secrets, Politician Enters the Punt Tank & Qantas Smacked (sort of) In our brand-new segment, pollies get just 60 seconds to pitch their best ideas to punters we’ve pulled straight from our DMs. First in the Punt Tank is Allegra Spender, pitching a capital gains shakeup. Will she get a Punt or a Pass? Plus, Labor’s so called transparency gets shredded, and Qantas cops a fine (but is it enough to pep up the punts??) Punter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:00:00 -0000 Labor's Secrets, Politician Enters the Punt Tank & Qantas Smacked (sort of) full 1 59 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p>In our brand-new segment, pollies get just 60 seconds to pitch their best ideas to punters we&rsquo;ve pulled straight from our DMs. First in the Punt Tank is Allegra Spender, pitching a capital gains shakeup. Will she get a Punt or a Pass? Plus, Labor&rsquo;s so called transparency gets shredded, and Qantas cops a fine (but is it enough to pep up the punts??)</p> <p>Punter&rsquo;s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner</a><br><br>Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters:&nbsp;<a href="https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> In our brand-new segment, pollies get just 60 seconds to pitch their best ideas to punters we’ve pulled straight from our DMs. First in the Punt Tank is Allegra Spender, pitching a capital gains shakeup. Will she get a Punt or a Pass? Plus, Labor’s so called transparency gets shredded, and Qantas cops a fine (but is it enough to pep up the punts??) Punter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In our brand-new segment, pollies get just 60 seconds to pitch their best ideas to punters we’ve pulled straight from our DMs. First in the Punt Tank is Allegra Spender, pitching a capital gains shakeup. Will she get a Punt or a Pass? Plus, Labor’s so called transparency gets shredded, and Qantas cops a fine (but is it enough to pep up the punts??)

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]]> 1960 no A Death Tax?! Konrad's Recon Mission & Labor Insider Spills Secrets Konrad scores a last-minute ticket to Canberra’s Midwinter Ball and spills the tea - from selfies and schmoozing to corporate sponsors buying access. Plus an alleged Labor insider who we'll refer to as Punter D. reveals how fundraising really works, we unpack the media’s ‘death tax’ bait, break down Bob Katter’s wild political manoeuvre, and finish on a high with a pep-up for whistleblowers. Punter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 02 Sep 2025 19:00:00 -0000 A Death Tax?! Konrad's Recon Mission & Labor Insider Spills Secrets full 1 58 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p>Konrad scores a last-minute ticket to Canberra&rsquo;s Midwinter Ball and spills the tea - from selfies and schmoozing to corporate sponsors buying access. Plus an alleged Labor insider who we'll refer to as Punter D. reveals how fundraising really works, we unpack the media&rsquo;s &lsquo;death tax&rsquo; bait, break down Bob Katter&rsquo;s wild political manoeuvre, and finish on a high with a pep-up for whistleblowers.</p> <p>Punter&rsquo;s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: <a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner</a><br><br>Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters:&nbsp;<a href="https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> Konrad scores a last-minute ticket to Canberra’s Midwinter Ball and spills the tea - from selfies and schmoozing to corporate sponsors buying access. Plus an alleged Labor insider who we'll refer to as Punter D. reveals how fundraising really works, we unpack the media’s ‘death tax’ bait, break down Bob Katter’s wild political manoeuvre, and finish on a high with a pep-up for whistleblowers. Punter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Konrad scores a last-minute ticket to Canberra’s Midwinter Ball and spills the tea - from selfies and schmoozing to corporate sponsors buying access. Plus an alleged Labor insider who we'll refer to as Punter D. reveals how fundraising really works, we unpack the media’s ‘death tax’ bait, break down Bob Katter’s wild political manoeuvre, and finish on a high with a pep-up for whistleblowers.

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]]> 2943 no The 'Sensible Centre': Smart Politics or Pure Cowardice? With Richard Denniss Think calling yourself a centrist makes you sensible? Economist Richard Denniss says it's actually the greatest con in politics - a trick that lets our leaders dodge hard decisions while serving powerful interests. We break down how 'radical centrism' keeps the status quo alive, and how punters can see through the smokescreen. Plus, we've got fundraiser updates, and a call out for your cheap ways to look rich ideas... give us a good one and we might get you on the pod. Punter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:00:00 -0000 The 'Sensible Centre': Smart Politics or Pure Cowardice? With Richard Denniss full 1 57 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p>Think calling yourself a&nbsp;<em>centrist</em> makes you sensible? Economist Richard Denniss says it's actually the greatest con in politics - a trick that lets our leaders dodge hard decisions while serving powerful interests. We break down how 'radical centrism' keeps the status quo alive, and how punters can see through the smokescreen. Plus, we've got fundraiser updates, and a call out for your cheap ways to look rich ideas... give us a good one and we might get you on the pod.</p> <p>Punter&rsquo;s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner</a><br><br>Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters:&nbsp;<a href="https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> Think calling yourself a centrist makes you sensible? Economist Richard Denniss says it's actually the greatest con in politics - a trick that lets our leaders dodge hard decisions while serving powerful interests. We break down how 'radical centrism' keeps the status quo alive, and how punters can see through the smokescreen. Plus, we've got fundraiser updates, and a call out for your cheap ways to look rich ideas... give us a good one and we might get you on the pod. Punter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Think calling yourself a centrist makes you sensible? Economist Richard Denniss says it's actually the greatest con in politics - a trick that lets our leaders dodge hard decisions while serving powerful interests. We break down how 'radical centrism' keeps the status quo alive, and how punters can see through the smokescreen. Plus, we've got fundraiser updates, and a call out for your cheap ways to look rich ideas... give us a good one and we might get you on the pod.

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]]> 2329 no Konrad’s a Karen, PwC’s treason, and HECS wins for Punters This week Konrad and James unpack a few of the wildest moves Aussie politics has made recently - from Konrad becoming a Karen, to Labor quietly letting PwC out of exile after it sold government secrets to Big Tech. Plus, a spin tactic Konrad had used against him… and how you can use it to your advantage.Grab your ticket to the lobbyist fundraiser - rollout of release:Wednesday 20th Aug: Patreon subscribersThursday 21st Aug: Mailing List subscribersFriday 22nd Aug: All other puntersPunter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:00:00 -0000 Konrad’s a Karen, PwC’s treason, and HECS wins for Punters full 1 56 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p>This week Konrad and James unpack a few of the wildest moves Aussie politics has made recently - from Konrad becoming a Karen, to Labor quietly letting PwC out of exile after it sold government secrets to Big Tech. Plus, a spin tactic Konrad had used against him&hellip; and how you can use it to your advantage.<br><br>Grab your ticket to the lobbyist fundraiser - rollout of release:<br><br>Wednesday 20th Aug: Patreon subscribers<br>Thursday 21st Aug: Mailing List subscribers<br>Friday 22nd Aug: All other punters<br><br>Punter&rsquo;s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinner</a><br><br>Be a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters:&nbsp;<a href="https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist" data-sentry-component="ExtLink" data-sentry-source-file="ExtLink.tsx">https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> This week Konrad and James unpack a few of the wildest moves Aussie politics has made recently - from Konrad becoming a Karen, to Labor quietly letting PwC out of exile after it sold government secrets to Big Tech. Plus, a spin tactic Konrad had used against him… and how you can use it to your advantage.Grab your ticket to the lobbyist fundraiser - rollout of release:Wednesday 20th Aug: Patreon subscribersThursday 21st Aug: Mailing List subscribersFriday 22nd Aug: All other puntersPunter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week Konrad and James unpack a few of the wildest moves Aussie politics has made recently - from Konrad becoming a Karen, to Labor quietly letting PwC out of exile after it sold government secrets to Big Tech. Plus, a spin tactic Konrad had used against him… and how you can use it to your advantage.

Grab your ticket to the lobbyist fundraiser - rollout of release:

Wednesday 20th Aug: Patreon subscribers
Thursday 21st Aug: Mailing List subscribers
Friday 22nd Aug: All other punters

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]]> 1522 no Stupidity or Corruption? How Dodgy Coal Billionaire Dodges Tax Leaving Us With The Bill. Become a DARK MONEY Funder 😉 This week, Konrad and James unmask the real story behind Adani’s Carmichael mine - a billion dollar operation that’s paid zero corporate tax in over three years… and might never cough up a cent. From inside the corridors of Canberra’s tax summit to awkward run-ins with mining lobbyists, the boys break down how the system is rigged, and why young Aussies are carrying the load. Plus, Sticky Bandits, divided polls, and an update on the plans for our fancy fundraiser.Tickets released:Wave 1: Wednesday 20th August (Patreon Subscribers)Wave 2: Thursday 21st August (Mailing List)Wave 3: Friday 22nd August (All other Punters)Power to the Punters. Buy Punters T-shirtsSupport We the Punters on PATREON  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:00:00 -0000 Stupidity or Corruption? How Dodgy Coal Billionaire Dodges Tax Leaving Us With The Bill. full 1 55 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p>Become a <a href="https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist">DARK MONEY </a>Funder 😉</p> <p>This week, Konrad and James unmask the real story behind Adani&rsquo;s Carmichael mine - a billion dollar operation that&rsquo;s paid zero corporate tax in over three years&hellip; and might never cough up a cent. From inside the corridors of Canberra&rsquo;s tax summit to awkward run-ins with mining lobbyists, the boys break down how the system is rigged, and why young Aussies are carrying the load. Plus, Sticky Bandits, divided polls, and an update on the plans for our fancy fundraiser.<br><br>Tickets released:<br><br>Wave 1: Wednesday 20th August (Patreon Subscribers)<br>Wave 2: Thursday 21st August (Mailing List)<br>Wave 3: Friday 22nd August (All other Punters)<br><br>Power to the Punters.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters T-shirts</a><br><br></strong><strong>Support We the Punters on&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics">PATREON</a></p> <p>&nbsp;What Punter are you?<a href="puntersquiz.com"> Take the Quiz!</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters Stickers &amp; T-shirts</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> Become a DARK MONEY Funder 😉 This week, Konrad and James unmask the real story behind Adani’s Carmichael mine - a billion dollar operation that’s paid zero corporate tax in over three years… and might never cough up a cent. From inside the corridors of Canberra’s tax summit to awkward run-ins with mining lobbyists, the boys break down how the system is rigged, and why young Aussies are carrying the load. Plus, Sticky Bandits, divided polls, and an update on the plans for our fancy fundraiser.Tickets released:Wave 1: Wednesday 20th August (Patreon Subscribers)Wave 2: Thursday 21st August (Mailing List)Wave 3: Friday 22nd August (All other Punters)Power to the Punters. Buy Punters T-shirtsSupport We the Punters on PATREON  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Become a DARK MONEY Funder 😉

This week, Konrad and James unmask the real story behind Adani’s Carmichael mine - a billion dollar operation that’s paid zero corporate tax in over three years… and might never cough up a cent. From inside the corridors of Canberra’s tax summit to awkward run-ins with mining lobbyists, the boys break down how the system is rigged, and why young Aussies are carrying the load. Plus, Sticky Bandits, divided polls, and an update on the plans for our fancy fundraiser.

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]]> 3026 no How We Stop Rich Punts From Destroying Australia With Gary's Economics Become a DARK MONEY Funder 😉 Gary Stevenson (aka Gary’s Economics) made millions betting on the collapse of the middle class. This week he joins Konrad to unpack why wealth inequality isn’t just getting worse (it’s structural) and what we can do to stop the rich getting richer while the poor get poorer (listening to this episode is honestly a solid start). Plus he delivers a personalised message to our very own homegrown billionaire Gina Rinehart Buy Punters T-shirts Support We the Punters on PATREON  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:00:00 -0000 How We Stop Rich Punts From Destroying Australia With Gary's Economics full 1 54 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p>Become a <a href="https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist">DARK MONEY </a>Funder 😉</p> <p>Gary Stevenson (aka Gary&rsquo;s Economics) made millions betting on the collapse of the middle class. This week he joins Konrad to unpack why wealth inequality isn&rsquo;t just getting worse (it&rsquo;s structural) and what we can do to stop the rich getting richer while the poor get poorer (listening to this episode is honestly a solid start). Plus he delivers a personalised message to our very own homegrown billionaire Gina Rinehart</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters T-shirts</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Support We the Punters on&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics">PATREON</a></p> <p>&nbsp;What Punter are you?<a href="puntersquiz.com"> Take the Quiz!</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters Stickers &amp; T-shirts</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> Become a DARK MONEY Funder 😉 Gary Stevenson (aka Gary’s Economics) made millions betting on the collapse of the middle class. This week he joins Konrad to unpack why wealth inequality isn’t just getting worse (it’s structural) and what we can do to stop the rich getting richer while the poor get poorer (listening to this episode is honestly a solid start). Plus he delivers a personalised message to our very own homegrown billionaire Gina Rinehart Buy Punters T-shirts Support We the Punters on PATREON  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Become a DARK MONEY Funder 😉

Gary Stevenson (aka Gary’s Economics) made millions betting on the collapse of the middle class. This week he joins Konrad to unpack why wealth inequality isn’t just getting worse (it’s structural) and what we can do to stop the rich getting richer while the poor get poorer (listening to this episode is honestly a solid start). Plus he delivers a personalised message to our very own homegrown billionaire Gina Rinehart

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]]> 3149 no HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT: Punter's Politics Fundraiser (Watch Out Canberra - We're Hiring a Lobbyist)   Become a DARK MONEY Funder 😉 This week Konrad and James decide whether the latest political scandal deserves the coverage it’s getting - or whether it’s just beauty pageant politics. Plus, Konrad has a big announcement to make about the latest IRL scheme for the punters… involving a gala, a lobbyist and selling his soul to the highest bidder. Most Outrageous Punter Mission Yet. HUGE. Buy Punters T-shirts Support We the Punters on PATREON  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:00:00 -0000 HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT: Punter's Politics Fundraiser (Watch Out Canberra - We're Hiring a Lobbyist) full 1 53 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Become a <a href="https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyist">DARK MONEY </a>Funder 😉</p> <p>This week Konrad and James decide whether the latest political scandal deserves the coverage it&rsquo;s getting - or whether it&rsquo;s just beauty pageant politics. Plus, Konrad has a big announcement to make about the latest IRL scheme for the punters&hellip; involving a gala, a lobbyist and selling his soul to the highest bidder. Most Outrageous Punter Mission Yet. HUGE.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters T-shirts</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Support We the Punters on&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics">PATREON</a></p> <p>&nbsp;What Punter are you?<a href="puntersquiz.com"> Take the Quiz!</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters Stickers &amp; T-shirts</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>   Become a DARK MONEY Funder 😉 This week Konrad and James decide whether the latest political scandal deserves the coverage it’s getting - or whether it’s just beauty pageant politics. Plus, Konrad has a big announcement to make about the latest IRL scheme for the punters… involving a gala, a lobbyist and selling his soul to the highest bidder. Most Outrageous Punter Mission Yet. HUGE. Buy Punters T-shirts Support We the Punters on PATREON  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  

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This week Konrad and James decide whether the latest political scandal deserves the coverage it’s getting - or whether it’s just beauty pageant politics. Plus, Konrad has a big announcement to make about the latest IRL scheme for the punters… involving a gala, a lobbyist and selling his soul to the highest bidder. Most Outrageous Punter Mission Yet. HUGE.

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]]> 1680 no Stop Being Politically Useless: Lessons from a Bloke Who Told Tucker Carlson to F*** Off - Rutger Bregman Buy Punters T-shirtsSupport We the Punters on PATREON Dutch historian Rutger Bregman - the bloke who told billionaires to pay their bloody taxes at Davos and made Tucker Carlson have a meltdown on live TV - joins the pod to deliver a brutal reality check about political activism. He argues that making people "aware" of problems isn't enough anymore, and explains how punters can stop being political hobbyists and start building the kind of movements that actually change the world - even if it takes 75 years like it did for women's suffrage. Moral Ambition: Rutger Bregman  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:00:00 -0000 Stop Being Politically Useless: Lessons from a Bloke Who Told Tucker Carlson to F*** Off - Rutger Bregman full 1 50 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p><strong><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters T-shirts</a><br>Support We the Punters on&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics">PATREON</a></p> <p>Dutch historian Rutger Bregman - the bloke who told billionaires to pay their bloody taxes at Davos and made Tucker Carlson have a meltdown on live TV - joins the pod to deliver a brutal reality check about political activism. He argues that making people "aware" of problems isn't enough anymore, and explains how punters can stop being political hobbyists and start building the kind of movements that actually change the world - even if it takes 75 years like it did for women's suffrage.</p> <p><a href="https://rutgerbregman.com/">Moral Ambition: Rutger Bregman</a></p> <p>&nbsp;What Punter are you?<a href="puntersquiz.com"> Take the Quiz!</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters Stickers &amp; T-shirts</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> Buy Punters T-shirtsSupport We the Punters on PATREON Dutch historian Rutger Bregman - the bloke who told billionaires to pay their bloody taxes at Davos and made Tucker Carlson have a meltdown on live TV - joins the pod to deliver a brutal reality check about political activism. He argues that making people "aware" of problems isn't enough anymore, and explains how punters can stop being political hobbyists and start building the kind of movements that actually change the world - even if it takes 75 years like it did for women's suffrage. Moral Ambition: Rutger Bregman  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Buy Punters T-shirts
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Dutch historian Rutger Bregman - the bloke who told billionaires to pay their bloody taxes at Davos and made Tucker Carlson have a meltdown on live TV - joins the pod to deliver a brutal reality check about political activism. He argues that making people "aware" of problems isn't enough anymore, and explains how punters can stop being political hobbyists and start building the kind of movements that actually change the world - even if it takes 75 years like it did for women's suffrage.

Moral Ambition: Rutger Bregman

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]]> 2927 no Superannuation... Was I Wrong? (Bonus Ep) Buy Punters T-shirtsSupport We the Punters on PATREONAfter so much pushback on the previous opinion expressed about the proposed superannuation tax changes, Punter Konrad sits down with economist Leith Van Onselen and some forceful youtube comments to explore if he was wrong to not be worried about the proposed decrease in tax concessions given to the wealthiest 0.5% of Australians. Leith Van Onselen from Macrobusiness  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:00:00 -0000 Superannuation... Was I Wrong? (Bonus Ep) full 1 49 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p><strong><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters T-shirts</a><br>Support We the Punters on&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics">PATREON</a><br><br>After so much pushback on the previous opinion expressed about the proposed superannuation tax changes, Punter Konrad sits down with economist Leith Van Onselen and some forceful youtube comments to explore if he was wrong to not be worried about the proposed decrease in tax concessions given to the wealthiest 0.5% of Australians.</p> <p><a href="https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/">Leith Van Onselen from Macrobusiness</a></p> <p>&nbsp;What Punter are you?<a href="puntersquiz.com"> Take the Quiz!</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters Stickers &amp; T-shirts</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> Buy Punters T-shirtsSupport We the Punters on PATREONAfter so much pushback on the previous opinion expressed about the proposed superannuation tax changes, Punter Konrad sits down with economist Leith Van Onselen and some forceful youtube comments to explore if he was wrong to not be worried about the proposed decrease in tax concessions given to the wealthiest 0.5% of Australians. Leith Van Onselen from Macrobusiness  What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Buy Punters T-shirts
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After so much pushback on the previous opinion expressed about the proposed superannuation tax changes, Punter Konrad sits down with economist Leith Van Onselen and some forceful youtube comments to explore if he was wrong to not be worried about the proposed decrease in tax concessions given to the wealthiest 0.5% of Australians.

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]]> 2920 no Super Tax Changes Explained: Rich Punts vs Regular Punters Buy Punters T-shirtsSupport We the Punters on PATREON Is Labor's new super tax really the attack on retirement savings that the media claims, or are wealthy Australians trying to protect their billion-dollar tax breaks - and why should regular Australians actually be celebrating these changes? We also discuss: Qantas ControversyNational Parks Fee IncreasesTiny House DramaNational/Liberal Party Split What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 27 May 2025 19:00:00 -0000 Super Tax Changes Explained: Rich Punts vs Regular Punters full 1 46 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p><strong><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters T-shirts</a><br>Support We the Punters on&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics">PATREON</a></p> <p>Is Labor's new super tax really the attack on retirement savings that the media claims, or are wealthy Australians trying to protect their billion-dollar tax breaks - and why should regular Australians actually be celebrating these changes?</p> <p>We also discuss:</p> <p>Qantas Controversy<br>National Parks Fee Increases<br>Tiny House Drama<br>National/Liberal Party Split</p> <p>What Punter are you?<a href="puntersquiz.com"> Take the Quiz!</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters Stickers &amp; T-shirts</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> Buy Punters T-shirtsSupport We the Punters on PATREON Is Labor's new super tax really the attack on retirement savings that the media claims, or are wealthy Australians trying to protect their billion-dollar tax breaks - and why should regular Australians actually be celebrating these changes? We also discuss: Qantas ControversyNational Parks Fee IncreasesTiny House DramaNational/Liberal Party Split What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Buy Punters T-shirts
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Is Labor's new super tax really the attack on retirement savings that the media claims, or are wealthy Australians trying to protect their billion-dollar tax breaks - and why should regular Australians actually be celebrating these changes?

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]]> 1322 no Is Your Facebook Group Actually Run by Billionaire Corporations? Buy Punters T-shirtsSupport We the Punters on PATREONBig corporations are pretending to be grassroots community groups to push their agenda, hiding behind friendly-sounding names while pumping dark money into Australian politics. We dig into who's really behind these fake organizations and expose how they're trying to influence punters while keeping their corporate connections secret. What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 13 May 2025 19:00:00 -0000 Is Your Facebook Group Actually Run by Billionaire Corporations? full 1 44 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p><strong><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters T-shirts</a><br>Support We the Punters on&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics">PATREON</a><br><br>Big corporations are pretending to be grassroots community groups to push their agenda, hiding behind friendly-sounding names while pumping dark money into Australian politics. We dig into who's really behind these fake organizations and expose how they're trying to influence punters while keeping their corporate connections secret.</p> <p>What Punter are you?<a href="puntersquiz.com"> Take the Quiz!</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters Stickers &amp; T-shirts</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> Buy Punters T-shirtsSupport We the Punters on PATREONBig corporations are pretending to be grassroots community groups to push their agenda, hiding behind friendly-sounding names while pumping dark money into Australian politics. We dig into who's really behind these fake organizations and expose how they're trying to influence punters while keeping their corporate connections secret. What Punter are you? Take the Quiz! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Buy Punters T-shirts
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Big corporations are pretending to be grassroots community groups to push their agenda, hiding behind friendly-sounding names while pumping dark money into Australian politics. We dig into who's really behind these fake organizations and expose how they're trying to influence punters while keeping their corporate connections secret.

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]]> 3329 no Breaking The Duopoly: Can Independents Change the Game? What Punter are you? Take the Quiz!Konrad and James speak with former Triple J host Alex Dyson and marathon runner Erchana Murray-Bartlett about their journey from everyday punters to independent candidates challenging Australia's broken two-party system. Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts Support We the Punters on PATREON See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 15 Apr 2025 22:05:00 -0000 Breaking The Duopoly: Can Independents Change the Game? full 1 34 Punter Konrad & Punter James <p>What Punter are you?<a href="puntersquiz.com"> Take the Quiz!</a><br><br>Konrad and James speak with former Triple J host Alex Dyson and marathon runner Erchana Murray-Bartlett about their journey from everyday punters to independent candidates challenging Australia's broken two-party system.</p> <p><a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Buy Punters Stickers &amp; T-shirts</a></p> <p><strong>Support We the Punters on&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics">PATREON</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> What Punter are you? Take the Quiz!Konrad and James speak with former Triple J host Alex Dyson and marathon runner Erchana Murray-Bartlett about their journey from everyday punters to independent candidates challenging Australia's broken two-party system. Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts Support We the Punters on PATREON See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What Punter are you? Take the Quiz!

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