{"podcast":{"title":"7am","slug":"7am-529740","podcast_index_feed_id":529740,"rss_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/62723a1f-3e96-4fc4-882c-b25e0181da4d/70f29d90-2a63-48aa-bf8f-b25e0181da70/podcast.rss","website_url":"http://7ampodcast.com.au/","image_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/62723a1f-3e96-4fc4-882c-b25e0181da4d/70f29d90-2a63-48aa-bf8f-b25e0181da70/image.jpg?t=1754537181&size=Large","author":"Solstice Media","episode_count":2015,"summary":"An independent daily news show. We feature the country’s best reporters, covering the news as it affects Australia. This is news with narrative, every weekday.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/7am-529740"},"episode":{"title":"Bonus Ep: Punter’s Politics and the gas tax “ripping off” Aussies","slug":"bonus-ep-punter-s-politics-and-the-gas-tax-ripping-off-aussies","published_at":"2026-04-23T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/7am-529740/bonus-ep-punter-s-politics-and-the-gas-tax-ripping-off-aussies","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/7am-529740","url":"https://omny.fm/shows/7am/bonus-ep-punter-s-politics-and-the-gas-tax-ripping-off-aussies","audio_url":"https://p.podderapp.com/2544644999/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/62723a1f-3e96-4fc4-882c-b25e0181da4d/132c3bd0-8faa-4a3b-b606-b4340066ba25/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=70f29d90-2a63-48aa-bf8f-b25e0181da70","summary":"It’s not often politicians are taken to task by regular Australians on the issues that fill them with rage. But that’s exactly what happened at this week’s senate inquiry into taxing Australia’s gas companies for their windfall war profits.  Konrad Benjamin, a former high school teacher, gave evidence at the hearing – and he didn’t hold back The self proclaimed “citizen’s lobbyist” is making headlines around the country. Today in a special bonus episode, founder of Punter’s Politics Konrad Benjamin on why he thinks gas companies are ripping off Australia – and the government is letting them get away with it.   If you enjoy 7am , the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support .   Socials: Stay in touch with us on Instagram Guest: Punter’s Politics founder Konrad Benjamin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","meta_description":"It’s not often politicians are taken to task by regular Australians on the issues that fill them with rage. But that’s exactly what happened a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":916,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/7am-529740/episodes/bonus-ep-punter-s-politics-and-the-gas-tax-ripping-off-aussies/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/7am-529740/bonus-ep-punter-s-politics-and-the-gas-tax-ripping-off-aussies.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}