The plot to destroy thousands of small businesses - CITIZENS REPORT PODCAST 27/8/26

Australia Post has been caught with a secret plan to shut down and "buyback" thousands of small business post offices across the country, despite the CEO telling a Senate inquiry there was no active closure plan. Elisa Barwick and Robbie Barwick break down the leaked documents, the cost-of-living crisis driving public anger, and international examples (New Zealand, France, Switzerland, Japan) showing how postal banking could save Australia's post office network instead of destroying it. We also give you a full chronology of the indefensible ASIO bill that was guillotined through Parliament last week including a jaw-dropping contrast between Anthony Albanese's fiery 2003 civil liberties speech and his government's 2025 push to supersize the very powers he once condemned. Plus, David Shoebridge's blistering takedown of the "uni party," and how the Coalition and Labor teamed up to ram it through with no scrutiny. Chapters 0:00 – Introduction 2:16 – The plot to destroy small business post offices 4:37 – Cost of living vs. immigration: what polls really show 6:31 – Corporate profits vs. the cost-of-living crisis 7:36 – RBA Deputy Governor: unemployment must rise to fight inflation 10:37 – Investment in infrastructure lowers costs, not raises them 12:43 – The secret Australia Post "buyback" document revealed 20:23 – Overseas postal banking models (NZ, France, Switzerland, Japan, US) 24:29 – Post Office Closure Senate inquiry hearings 29:09 – The indefensible ASIO deal 41:17 – The guillotine: no debate, no scrutiny 46:56 – The Senate vote breakdown 52:26 – The sunset clause victory & what's next 55:33 – A different deal: saving aged care 51:50 – Robodebt 2.0: no human override on care decisions 53:31 – AUKUS costs vs. cheaper submarine alternatives 55:18 – Drones & autonomous defense as cheaper options 55:18 – Outro & sign-off Support Dan Duggan - https://freedanduggan.org Article: Establishment experts are getting cold feet on AUKUS (Australian Alert 26 Aug 2026) - https://citizensparty.org.au/establishment-experts-are-getting-cold-feet-on-aukus Article: A new aged care travesty (Australian Alert 26 Aug 2026) - https://citizensparty.org.au/a-new-aged-care-travesty Become a member of the Australian Citizens Party: https://citizensparty.org.au/membership?utm_source=Soundcloud&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=membership&utm_content=20260827_cit_rep Donate to support the Citizens Party campaigns: https://citizensparty.org.au/donate?utm_source=Soundcloud&utm_medium=end_screen&utm_campaign=cit_rep_donation&utm_content=20260827_cit_rep For cheques and direct deposits, call 1800 636 432 Lookup your Senator here: https://citizensparty.org.au/aus-senate Sign the Citizens Party Petition to create an Australia Post Bank!: https://info.citizensparty.org.au/auspost-bank-petition Subscribe to the Australian Alert Service: https://info.citizensparty.org.au/subscribe?utm_source=Soundcloud&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=AAS_subscibe&utm_content=20260827_cit_rep Sign up for ACP media releases: https://citizensparty.org.au/join-email-list?utm_source=Soundcloud&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=join_email&utm_content=20260827_cit_rep Contact your MP (search by name or electorate): https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members Visit the Citizens Party Campaigns page for a run down of the branch closure media coverage: https://citizensparty.org.au/campaigns Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CitizensPartyAU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CitizensPartyAU X: https://x.com/CitizensPartyAU TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@citizenspartyau YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/CitizensPartyAU LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/citizenspartyau Telegram: https://t.me/CitizensPartyAU