Punter's Politics takes on the WA petrostate

Konrad Benjamin of Punter’s Politics has built a huge audience online by explaining how rigged our political system is — and he’s ramping up ahead of the federal election.

This week, Konrad visited the fossil fuel heartland of Western Australia, where he’s installed a billboard right next to the Woodside building to highlight how little tax the oil and gas industry pay.

He stopped by The Last Place on Earth to discuss:

• How oil and gas dominate in WA — and what that means for the rest of the country
• The privatisation of everything, even our polling booths
• Friendlyjordies’ argument that there’s nothing we can do to stop the mining industry
• The challenges and opportunities of creating political content online

Links:

• ‘Company at centre of WA election furore donated thousands to Labor last year’ - WA Today
• Can Australia Tax Its Resources?’ - @friendlyjordies

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