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This week we’re joined by public health expert Professor Samantha Thomas from Deakin University to look at the staggering reality of gambling in Australia. Professor Thomas unpacks the gambling industry's "tobacco-style" playbook, which increasingly targets young people and normalises a highly addictive product as an ordinary part of enjoying sport. We discuss the landmark 2023 ‘You win some, you lose more’ Parliamentary Report into gambling harm (often referred to as the Murphy Report), an inquiry led by the late Peta Murphy that unanimously recommended 31 measures - including a complete, phased in ban on all gambling advertising, banning inducements and the creation of a national regulator to prevent harm. We examine the government's heavily criticised "watered-down" response, the outsized influence of gambling lobbyists in Parliament, and why standing up to these vested interests is urgent. Finally, we outline what you can do to push for real legislative reform before it's too late.
Murphy Report: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House/Social_Policy_and_Legal_Affairs/Onlinegamblingimpacts/Report
Four Corners Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4MSHGEw2U8&t=34s
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Why is Australia facing a domestic energy crisis while exporting record amounts of gas? In this episode, Senator David Pocock is joined by investigative journalist Marian Wilkinson and author Royce Kurmelovs to expose how the fossil fuel industry has effectively captured Australian politics.
The panel unpacks the industry's most effective tactics. From using former politicians and public servants to shape legislation, to exploiting global crises to protect their profits, as well as the role of geopolitics and how countries like Japan have pressured the Australian government not to tax gas exports.
With the ongoing failure of the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) and major parties refusing to back a 25% gas export tax, this episode provides a stark look at the realities of state capture. The guests highlight the urgent need for grassroots pressure at the ballot box and new political voices to ensure Australians finally get a fair return on their finite natural resources.
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Chris Kohler, finance editor at the Nine Network, author of How They Get You, and the man behind @ChrisKohlerNews joins David Pocock to break down the latest federal budget.
They unpack efforts to tackle the housing crisis through changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing, and scrutinise the tax cut given to every Australian. Chris also explains the recent ACCC ruling against Coles for misleading "fake discount" pricing before they discuss several major structural issues facing the country: the disappointing response to the Murphy report on gambling harm, AI's looming threat to Australian jobs, and the ongoing campaign to make multinational gas companies pay their fair share of tax.
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Australia is one of the biggest gas exporters in the world but most Australians know we are not getting a fair return on the export of our gas and want that to change. In this episode, Senator David Pocock breaks down how Australia’s gas tax system works, why offshore gas companies often pay little or no royalties, and how decades of lobbying and political compromise created a system that experts say massively undercharges one of the world’s most profitable industries. From the PRRT and corporate tax loopholes to comparisons with Norway, this conversation unpacks the mechanics, the politics, and the billions of dollars at stake, while answering the biggest questions Australians have been asking online about gas companies, lobbying, windfall profits, and whether reform is actually possible. If you want a 25% tax on gas export, go to ourgas.com.au to contact your MP.
