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Punter Konrad & Punter James 92 Episodes Oct 13, 2026

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

Legal Scams and Why Millennials Are Waiting For Their Parents To Die (with Chris Kohler)
Legal Scams and Why Millennials Are Waiting For Their Parents To Die (with Chris Kohler) Oct 13, 2026 3379 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 Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-
The Car-spiracy: Why the Government Decides What Car You Drive
The Car-spiracy: Why the Government Decides What Car You Drive Oct 6, 2026 3542 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 wrong. Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts: https://www.punterspolitics.com/ Learn more about your ad
A Mayor Who Approves His Own Developments, Albo Dodges a "Gotcha" & Is the New Gas Bill a Catfish?
A Mayor Who Approves His Own Developments, Albo Dodges a "Gotcha" & Is the New Gas Bill a Catfish? Sep 29, 2026 2622 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 against a journalist's "gotcha" question at a UN event, and launch a new segment, Married at First Bill,
The Digital Duty of Care Bill, According to Two Experts Who Actually Read It
The Digital Duty of Care Bill, According to Two Experts Who Actually Read It Sep 23, 2026 3652 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 where the genuine problems are. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.p
Sky News Gets Pranked, Labor's $560M Grant Scandal, and Why Big Tech Wants Us Fighting Over the Duty of Care Bill
Sky News Gets Pranked, Labor's $560M Grant Scandal, and Why Big Tech Wants Us Fighting Over the Duty of Care Bill Sep 15, 2026 3404 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 years. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/p
Gina Rinehart's Portfolio Mystery, Albos Wardrobe Malfunction, and The Fake Pay-Rise Scheme
Gina Rinehart's Portfolio Mystery, Albos Wardrobe Malfunction, and The Fake Pay-Rise Scheme Sep 10, 2026 2025 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, despite what your payslip says, inflation and corporate profits have quietly cancelled most of them out
Labor Just Lost to One Nation, News Corp's Fake 30% Rent Rise Story & Coles' $1.25 Billion Profit
Labor Just Lost to One Nation, News Corp's Fake 30% Rent Rise Story & Coles' $1.25 Billion Profit Sep 1, 2026 3074 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 blocking Coles from opening a second Kalgoorlie supermarket, right as Coles posts a $1.25 billion prof
Labor's Ex-Woodside Candidate, Angus Taylor's Trillion Dollar Distraction & Calling Up Our Haters Live
Labor's Ex-Woodside Candidate, Angus Taylor's Trillion Dollar Distraction & Calling Up Our Haters Live Aug 25, 2026 2935 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 Journalism. Bypass the Algorithm, Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics
NSW Police Can Now Raid Your Phone Without a Warrant, Albos Melon Meltdown & AI Is Catfishing Home Buyers
NSW Police Can Now Raid Your Phone Without a Warrant, Albos Melon Meltdown & AI Is Catfishing Home Buyers Aug 18, 2026 2711 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 parliamentary inquiry they've never used it for surveillance. We score this week's Political Manoeuvres: Angus
Gina Sues the ABC, The Foreign Bludgers Rorting JobSeeker, & The Fugitive Property Developer
Gina Sues the ABC, The Foreign Bludgers Rorting JobSeeker, & The Fugitive Property Developer Aug 13, 2026 2564 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 findings for three years and did nothing about it. We get into how NSW's ICAC is publicly unpicking an a
Albo's Dodgy Billionaire Dinners, Woodside's War Profits & The Tax We're Not Collecting
Albo's Dodgy Billionaire Dinners, Woodside's War Profits & The Tax We're Not Collecting Aug 4, 2026 2690 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 e
Free Childcare & Gas Royalties: Two Solutions Australia Refuses to Try
Free Childcare & Gas Royalties: Two Solutions Australia Refuses to Try Jul 28, 2026 2116 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 w

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