Bonus Ep: Punter’s Politics and the gas tax “ripping off” Aussies
4/23/202615 min
It’s not often politicians are taken to task by regular Australians on the issues that fill them with rage.
But that’s exactly what happened at this week’s senate inquiry into taxing Australia’s gas companies for their windfall war profits.
Konrad Benjamin, a former high school teacher, gave evidence at the hearing – and he didn’t hold back
The self proclaimed “citizen’s lobbyist” is making headlines around the country.
Today in a special bonus episode, founder of Punter’s Politics Konrad Benjamin on why he thinks gas companies are ripping off Australia – and the government is letting them get away with it.
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Guest: Punter’s Politics founder Konrad Benjamin
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First 90 secondsNicole Johnston· Host0:00
[upbeat music] It's not often politicians are taken to task by regular Australians on the issues that fill them with rage.
Konrad Benjamin· Guest0:07
Politicians, people in front of me, going to work in the industries that they literally wrote the rules for. I've got a list of politicians who are still to this day, who were resource ministers, gas lobbyists. Now, to the- But that's exactly what's happened at this week's Senate inquiry into taxing Australia's gas companies for their windfall war profits. I'm not anti-gas. I'm pro getting paid what we're owed. This is Capitalism one-oh-one. If we own the resource, and it's ours, you pay us what you owe us, and we- Konrad Benjamin, a former high school teacher, gave evidence at the hearing, and he didn't hold back. We're about to hear that the global economy is going through a shock, and we have to tighten our belts because something that happened overseas is making everything more expensive for us, and we're about to be told that we can't afford anything. Except when we look at what we are as a nation, lots of resources that we all collectively own, we know it not to be true.
Nicole Johnston· Host1:03
The self-proclaimed citizens' lobbyist is making headlines around the country.
Konrad Benjamin· Guest1:09
I think politicians ignore just how much we're paying attention to this at their own peril.
Nicole Johnston· Host1:15
[gentle music] I'm Nicole Johnston, and you're listening to 7.a.m. Today, in a special bonus episode, founder of Hunter's Politics, Konrad Benjamin,