{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65c9daf2056405001660eba9/67d29c32fa7cec3676edbb33?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Punter's Politics takes on the WA petrostate","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65c9daf2056405001660eba9/1741855876738-46ed79ba-7150-4161-a201-a93ba38f5045.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>He stopped by <em>The Last Place on Earth </em>to discuss:</p><ul><li>How oil and gas dominate in WA — and what that means for the rest of the country</li><li>The privatisation of everything, even our polling booths</li><li>Friendlyjordies’ argument that there’s nothing we can do to stop the mining industry</li><li>The challenges and opportunities of creating political content online</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li>‘<a href=\"https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/western-australia/company-at-centre-of-wa-election-furore-donated-thousands-to-labor-last-year-20250311-p5lisw.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Company at centre of WA election furore donated thousands to Labor last year</a>’ - <em>WA Today</em></li><li><a href=\"https://youtu.be/9oSEO8JxS8s?si=ormYH5D272sPCkN\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Can Australia Tax Its Resources?</a>’ - @friendlyjordies</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Head to&nbsp;<a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/65c9daf2056405001660eba9/episodes/www.lastplaceonearth.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.lastplaceonearth.com.au</a>&nbsp;for reportage, opinion, analysis and more.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.lastplaceonearth.com.au/#/portal/signup\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Email subscribers</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<em>The Last Place On Earth</em>&nbsp;will be the first to know when a new podcast episode drops.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.lastplaceonearth.com.au/#/portal/support\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Send us a tip</a>&nbsp;if you liked this episode.</p>","author_name":"Jesse Noakes"}