Punters Politics
by 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.
Episodes
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Are We Becoming America? How Rage Bait Is Taking Over Australian Politics
Last week, independent MP Helen Haines was the victim of a horrific attack outside her electorate office. Within hours, the online outrage machine had started, which raises a question: is Australian politics five to 10 years away from becoming the worst of America? Konrad is joined by Chas...
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Am I Wrong About Gas Tax? I Asked An Expert
This week, we’re joined by Alison Reeve from the Grattan Institute to ask who actually owns Australia’s gas and why we’re told taxing it is too complicated. We get into the petroleum resource rent tax, the export contracts Albo keeps pointing to, and the options on the table, from royalties to a...
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Legal Scams and Why Millennials Are Waiting For Their Parents To Die (with Chris Kohler)
This week, we’re joined by Chris Kohler, to break down the legal-ish scams companies use to take more of your money, from surveillance pricing to loyalty programs. We also get into housing: the CGT and negative gearing changes, and what a generation of millennials have been left with. Bypass the...
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The Car-spiracy: Why the Government Decides What Car You Drive
I sat down with Ads Morris from the Redriven YouTube channel to talk about the cars we drive, and the political decisions behind them. From why our cars keep getting bigger, to the cars we can't buy here, to why so many new cars seem built not to last. I called it a car-spiracy. You decide if I'm...
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A Mayor Who Approves His Own Developments, Albo Dodges a "Gotcha" & Is the New Gas Bill a Catfish?
This week, we dig into the Gold Coast mayor still running the council that approves his own property developments, a taxpayer-funded Mar-a-Lago trip that lined up suspiciously well with a $1.5 billion Trump Tower deal, and expense rorting that cost him a $2,000 fine. We score Albo's poker face...
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The Digital Duty of Care Bill, According to Two Experts Who Actually Read It
This week, we bring in two experts to actually break down the Duty of Care bill. "Angertainment" author Ed Coper explains how algorithms exploit human psychology to manipulate us, and lawyer James Glissan, who's actually read the bill, walks through what it really says, what's overblown, and…
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Sky News Gets Pranked, Labor's $560M Grant Scandal, and Why Big Tech Wants Us Fighting Over the Duty of Care Bill
This week, we break down Labor's invite-only $560 million grant scheme, and why one lucky golf club ended up $6 million richer. We also dig into the government's new "duty of care" bill for big tech, why it's being called censorship online, and what Meta has actually been caught doing over the...
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Gina Rinehart's Portfolio Mystery, Albos Wardrobe Malfunction, and The Fake Pay-Rise Scheme
This week, we lay out a series of "coincidences" involving Gina Rinehart's stock portfolio, Donald Trump's trading habits, and a war that broke out right in the middle of it all, and let you draw your own conclusions. We also break down the real numbers behind your pay rises since 2021, and why,...
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Labor Just Lost to One Nation, News Corp's Fake 30% Rent Rise Story & Coles' $1.25 Billion Profit
This week, we break down Labor's shock loss of the safe seat of Secret Harbour to One Nation, and work out who actually deserves the blame. We crack the case on News Corp's viral "rents to rise 30%" headline and what they conveniently left out of the report it came from. We also get into the ACCC...
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Labor's Ex-Woodside Candidate, Angus Taylor's Trillion Dollar Distraction & Calling Up Our Haters Live
This week, we look into WA Labor's Secret Harbour candidate and her past as a Woodside lobbyist, score Angus Taylor's latest attempt to scare punters about national debt, and give a Lobbyist update on our push to get inside Parliament House. Shout out to @last.place.on.earth for the brilliant...
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NSW Police Can Now Raid Your Phone Without a Warrant, Albos Melon Meltdown & AI Is Catfishing Home Buyers
This week, we break down New South Wales police's push for powers to empty your entire phone, texts, photos, location data, the lot, during any random stop without a warrant, using Israeli spyware from Cellebrite that police have already used over 30,000 times since 2022 despite telling a...
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Gina Sues the ABC, The Foreign Bludgers Rorting JobSeeker, & The Fugitive Property Developer
This week, we break down how a Chicago-based private equity firm running Australia's JobSeeker system pocketed $3.3 billion in revenue, paid just 2.14% tax, and still found $45.9 million to hand shareholders in a year it claimed a $179 million loss, all while Labor sat on its own 2023 inquiry's...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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…
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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,...
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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…
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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…
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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...
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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...
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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…
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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…
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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…
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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...
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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...
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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…
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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…
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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…
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How Albo Dodges Questions, The Toll Roads Scam That Shook Me & The Toll Hostage Plan
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...
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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...
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How to Spot "Bad-Faith" Politicians and Why Politicians Hire Their Mates Over Merit
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...
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The TikTok Awards Dystopia, Labor MP ADMITS the Gas scam & Pauline's Wagyu Hypocrisy
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...
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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…
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Is Net Zero Just an Accounting Scam? Albo's Corruption Report Card & Cosplay Canavan's Question Dodge
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…
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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…
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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,...
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Sky News Propaganda Stunt, Rare Earth Cancer Villages & Your Energy Bill Reality Check
Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up We dissect Sky News' propaganda playbook that turned a diplomatic meeting into clickbait while Australia quietly agreed to mine cancer-causing minerals for American weapons, plus the...
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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…
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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...
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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…
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About this show
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.
Hosted by
Punter Konrad & Punter James