America's biggest tax bludgers + This is Why I CAN'T Trust Politicians...EVER + Why REAL Journalists Think I'm Part of the Problem Now
America's biggest tax bludgers beg fellow tax bludger Trump to stop Australia exposing how they all dodge taxes
THE SCAM: Nine US business groups want Trump to threaten Australia with trade sanctions to kill our law requiring multinationals to publicly show where they pay taxes.
THE DAMAGE: Companies whinge that showing their tax info publicly will reveal how little they pay in Australia compared to the billions they make here - exposing their tax dodging schemes to punters.
THE OUTCOME: These "free market" champions want US government muscle to force Australia into line. US multinationals may get exemptions to dodge the transparency requirements.
Punter Citations:
U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Concerns with Australia’s Public Country-by-Country Reporting Regime
Financial Review - US giants urge Trump to push back on Australian tax law
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This is Why I CAN'T Trust Politicians...EVER
THE SCAM: Labor promised to end "bloody secrets" but FOI approvals dropped from 50% to 25% under Albanese - worse than Morrison's government.
THE DAMAGE: Wait times jumped from 6 months to 15 months. Labor now wants to charge fees for FOI requests and ban anonymous requests, screwing over whistleblowers.
THE COVER-UP: Albanese is legalising blanket refusals and eliminating anonymous FOIs. Uses Morrison's playbook - "national security" excuses while hiding corporate donor meetings.
Punter Citations:
The Guardian - Albanese government worse than Morrison at producing documents for public scrutiny
Why REAL Journalists Think I'm Part of the Problem Now
TWO JOURNOS CRITICISED PUNTERS POLITICS: Jan Fran and Antoinette Lattouf criticised Punters Politics for attending the Midwinter Ball, claiming he's compromised for taking photos with politicians while missing the entire point - he was exposing these elite power networks. Legacy journos completely misunderstood the satirical Instagram reel showing how politicians, lobbyists, and media schmooze together.
PUNTERS RESPONSE: Was the criticism fair? Watch Punter Konrad respond below!
THE MISSION: We are raising $75k to employ our very own Punters Lobbyist to send to Parliament House to lobby on behalf of the people, not the corporations.
THE UPDATES:
- This week Konrad gave Osher Günsberg a rose and secured him as the host! Plus you might see Robbie Mills hosting a segment - even more reason to grab a ticket.
- The Chuffed campaign is now at $51,754, support it here.
- Punter Konrad revealed he's in a $12k hole putting on the event... so if you are a small business who wants to sponsor the event reply to this email to have packages info sent!
WHY IT MATTERS: Lobbyists outnumber politicians 3:1 in parliament. We want to fund a Punters' Lobbyist to battle for your interests in Parliament, while using the event to showcase how elites get 'pay to play' access to our politicians. Now you get to schmooze with them on the night and put your burning questions directly to the people who are supposed to work for you.
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