Punter Konrad Bought Access to Politicians + The Moment a YouTuber Became a Threat to the Liberal Party
Punter Konrad Bought Access to Politicians, Media Ignored It & We Raised $75K to Crash Canberra's Lobby Game
THE MISSION: To expose and disrupt Canberra’s ‘cash for access’ culture by hosting our own political fundraiser - the Punters Politics Gala - and crowdfund a full-time lobbyist to represent regular Aussies, not corporate donors.
THE UPDATE: We raised over $70k from 1,000+ punters plus a secret ‘dark money’ donor matched public contributions on the night, proving how easily political influence can be hidden. Despite polling showing 82% of Australians want this practice stopped, the corporate media completely ignored the event, opting instead to cover Barnaby Joyce falling over - a deliberate distraction from real issues.
WHY IT MATTERS: This proves the system is working exactly as intended for the major parties and their donors. By controlling the news cycle with culture wars and trivialities, they hide the fact that the current rules allow massive, undeclared corporate influence over policy, leaving punters with higher bills and a rigged economy.
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The Moment a YouTuber Became a Threat to the Liberal Party
THE SCAM: Punter Konrad catches MP Tim Wilson red-handed using a billionaire-funded propaganda piece to dodge a legitimate policy critique. When Konrad challenged Wilson on the Liberal Party serving corporate donors over punters - specifically by giving away 56% of our gas for free - Wilson refused to engage on the facts.
THE COVER-UP: Wilson's "evidence" was an article from The Nightly, a free "newspaper" founded and funded by a trio of billionaires with direct interests in the policies Konrad criticised: Gina Rinehart (mining), Chris Ellison (mining), and Kerry Stokes (gas). Konrad counters that this is the real propaganda - a media outlet created by the very monopolies that bankroll the Liberal Party, used to smear anyone who exposes them.
THE DAMAGE: This tactic silences real debate and misleads the public. Instead of explaining why our resources are sold off to benefit foreign cartels, politicians use smear campaigns to hide their tracks, leaving punters with higher bills and a stolen share of national wealth.
Punter Citations:
Donation Watch - Liberal Party Donors
The AFR - The three billionaires backing Kerry Stokes’ new free newspaper
