Punters Politics Podcast

How Outrage Is Being Used To Trick Australians

31K views · 2d ago · 48:15

Guest: Chas Licciardello

This week, Konrad is joined by Chas Licciardello from @pepwithchasanddrdave to ask if Australia is heading down America’s path, following the recent attack on independent MP Helen Haines and the outrage that followed. Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts (⁠

Topics: Helen Haines: What We Know and the Work She’s Done · Why Politics in America Is Tribal · How Outrage Became a Business Model · The Outrage Playbook · Is Australia Becoming America? Chas Licciardello on the US · Australia vs America: What’s Different

Am I Wrong About The Gas Tax? I Asked An Expert

88K views · 1w ago · 42:30

Guest: Alison Reeve

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 super profits tax. And is now the right time to change it?

Topics: Unpacking Gas Ownership and Reassessing Tax Deals · Deconstructing the ‘Undermining Contracts’ Argument · Why Export Contracts Harm Australian Manufacturing · Is Australia Too Lenient with the Gas Industry? · Exploring Fairer Ways to Tax the Gas Industry · Australia’s Unbalanced Tax System and PRRT Failure

The Legal Scam Aussies Pay For Every Single Month W/ Chris Kohler

154K views · 2w ago · 53:35

Guest: 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.

Topics: Welcome Chris Kohler, Finance Editor & Puntamon · Unpacking Legal Scams & Corporate Tactics for Your Money · CGT, Negative Gearing & Generational Wealth Transfer · Fast Rail, Skilled Migration & Construction Challenges · Why Long-Term Housing Solutions Remain Elusive · Young People Shift to Equities for Wealth Creation

Everyone's Buying Bigger Cars. THIS Is Why.

92K views · 3w ago · 56:19

Guest: Ads Morris

Topics: Unpacking the Political Decisions Behind Our Car Choices · How Safety Standards and Costs Shape Modern Car Design · Exploring the Profit Motives and Psychology Behind Large Vehicle Popularity · Uncovering Tax Incentives and the Rising Societal Price of Large Vehicles · How Outdated Regulations Prevent Efficient K-Cars from Australian Roads · Examining the Environmental Impact and Repair Challenges of Electric Vehicles

Dodgy Dealings From The Gold Coast Mayor, The New Gas Bill that Does NOTHING, & Albo's Deflection

6K views · 1mo ago · 40:58

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.

Topics: Unpacking the Gold Coast Mayor's Property Scandals · Albanese Masterfully Dodges Journalist's 'Gotcha' Question · Is the New Gas Reservation Policy a Total Catfish? · ACCC Curbs .au's Price Gouging Tactics · Unexpectedly Wholesome Listener Call on 'Gift or Slap'

The Digital Duty of Care Bill, According to Two Experts Who Actually Read It.

30K views · 1mo ago · 58:08

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.

Topics: Slay or Nay: Angus Taylor vs Minister Anika Wells · Interview: Ed Cooper on how algorithms manipulate us · Interview: Lawyer James Glisten breaks down the bill · Final thoughts & wrap-up

I Got Cancelled for Liking a Post, Sky News Gets Punked & Albo's Seat-Buying Scam

13K views · 1mo ago · 53:15

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.

Topics: Sky News get Pranked · $560M Grant Scheme & Pork Barreling Hypocrisy · Navigating Online Culture Wars and Censorship Claims · Understanding the Digital Duty of Care Legislation · Meta's Scandals, Data Breaches, and Tax Avoidance · How Big Tech Uses Division to Avoid Accountability

Gina and Trump’s Stock MYSTERY, The Aussie Pay-Rise SCAM, and Albos Disaster.

15K views · 1mo ago · 32:01

Cheers @realcarrickryan for following the money on this one! Buy Punters Stickers & T-shirts ( Note: the screenshot at 15:55 does not show all of the mentioned companies. For clarification, view the full document here

Topics: Into and Albo's Wardrobe Malfunction · Sticky Bandits · Unpacking Gina Rinehart and Trump's War-Time Trades · Why Your Pay Rises Aren't Keeping Up with Inflation · Our Punter-Funded Lobbyist Meets Senator David Pocock · Calling Out the Haters: Gift or Slap

Labor Just Lost to One Nation, News Corp's Fake 30% Rent Rise Story & Coles' $1.25 Billion Profit

15K views · 1mo ago · 48:30

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 profit.

Topics: Welcome to the Show: Airport Anecdotes and Collar Controversy · Who's to Blame for Labor's WA By-election Loss? · Unpacking News Corp's Fake 30% Rent Rise Story · Fact-Checking Tanya Plibersek's First Home Buyer Claims · ACCC Blocks Coles' Expansion Amidst Billion-Dollar Profits · Senator Paul Scar Wins Award for Crossing the Floor

The Gas Lobbyist Turned Labor Candidate, Debt Panic and Our Push Into Parliament House

8.6K views · 2mo ago · 46:11

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.

NSW Police's New Phone Powers, Angus Taylor's Corruption Dodge & AI-Faked House Photos

7.6K views · 2mo ago · 43:27

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.

Gina Sues the ABC, The Foreign Bludgers Rorting JobSeeker, & The Fugitive Property Developer

11K views · 2mo ago · 41:00

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.

Topics: Welcome Back & The Foreign Bludgers Rorting JobSeeker · Gina Sues the ABC: Beauty Pageant Politics We're Not Wasting Time On · Punter Times: The Chicago Bludgers Taking $2.1 Billion From JobSeeker · The Privatization Scam: How We Pay More For Worse Service · Who's To Blame? Johnny Howard Started It, But Labor Knew · Labor's Tiny Steps: Three Years Of Knowing & Still No Real Fix