Punters Politics
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 ag
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 Australi
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
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.
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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 just another taxpayer-funded pipe dream? We break down the heated debate over a viral Instagram post claim
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 li
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 getti
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 e
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 fo
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.
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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 gas lobby talking points being recycled by politicians, and reveal why this setup was designed to turn
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 absolute
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.
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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 government services create rent seeking middlemen, bloated overheads, and fraud riddled systems that co
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 Din
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
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
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.
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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 each other escape consequences while ordinary punters play by completely different rules.
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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 system rigged against you.
Australia's Secret Housing Advantage (And Why We're Pissing It Away)
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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 environmental destruction under "national security" exemptions, supposedly for renewable energy, while en
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
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)
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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 spendin
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, medi
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 shoul
The TikTok Awards Dystopia, Labor MP ADMITS the Gas scam & Pauline's Wagyu Hypocrisy
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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.
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Does Albo Hate Science? Microsoft Scams Aussies & Sussan Ley's Masterclass
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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
Is Net Zero Just an Accounting Scam? Albo's Corruption Report Card & Cosplay Canavan's Question Dodge
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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, p
I Bought Access to Politicians, Media Ignored It & We Raised $75K to Crash Canberra’s Lobby Game
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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
Murdoch’s Playbook, Labor’s Masterstroke, Politician in the Punt Tank
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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-f
The Real Reason Your Mortgage Went Up, Coal Cartel Steals $400M & Your Phone Bill is a LIE
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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 fro
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 specu
Is Labor's Housing Policy Any Good? & The Irish Solution to Australia's Broken Democracy
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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.
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Supermarket Scams, Celebrity Cameos & 20-Year Gas Leak Cover-Up
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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 w
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 watc
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 Fundra
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??)
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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.
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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
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 su
Stupidity or Corruption? How Dodgy Coal Billionaire Dodges Tax Leaving Us With The Bill.
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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 t
How We Stop Rich Punts From Destroying Australia With Gary's Economics
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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
HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT: Punter's Politics Fundraiser (Watch Out Canberra - We're Hiring a Lobbyist)
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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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Stop Being Politically Useless: Lessons from a Bloke Who Told Tucker Carlson to F*** Off - Rutger Bregman
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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 politic
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.
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Super Tax Changes Explained: Rich Punts vs Regular Punters
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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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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.
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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.
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