The Citizens Report

14 - NEWS IN BRIEF - 16th September 2026 by Australian Citizens Party

6 - Trapped between ASIC government and failed system by Australian Citizens Party

1 - Australia a pre-crime dystopia by Australian Citizens Party

11 - Australia in lockstep with security superstate by Australian Citizens Party

12 - MASS ORGANISING - Upcoming opportunities by Australian Citizens Party

4 - Urgent plea to save Australia's post offices by Australian Citizens Party

3 - A business or a service by Australian Citizens Party

2 - Why are you letting Australia Post close our post office by Australian Citizens Party

13 - Memoriam - Graeme Muldoon - 1941-2026 by Australian Citizens Party

10 - Twenty years - What makes BRICS tick by Australian Citizens Party

7 - The uncalculated cost of AUKUS by Australian Citizens Party

5 - Bathla crisis spreads contagion by Australian Citizens Party

9 - Renewables vs data centres dilemma by Australian Citizens Party

8 - What makes a traitor by Australian Citizens Party

Robert Barwick and Craig Isherwood expose how Australia's major political parties have used electoral laws, corporate donations and bureaucratic red tape to rig the political game against challengers. They examine the new electoral funding rules, donation caps, party registration requirements and the financial advantages enjoyed by established parties. The discussion also covers the Senate's explosive Australia Post hearing, the campaign to save local post offices, allegations surrounding the AUKUS public inquiry, and a revealing exchange over politicians sharing parliamentary evidence on social media. Plus, some entertaining clips from recent Senate Estimates hearings reveal just how difficult it can be to get straight answers from highly paid public officials. CHAPTERS 00:00 – The Corporate Gravy Train Is Under Threat 01:21 – How Australia's “Uni-Party” System Works 03:19 – The Battle to Register Minor Parties 07:14 – Corporate Donations and the Price of Democracy 10:56 – The Political Donation Arms Race 15:15 – Sam Dastyari Explains “Pay to Play” 22:50 – Clive Palmer and the Challenge to the Major Parties 25:38 – New Electoral Funding Rules Explained 30:59 – Donation Caps and Loopholes for Major Parties 34:07 – The Bureaucratic War on Minor Parties 42:52 – Australia Post Under Senate Scrutiny 53:06 – AUKUS, Conflicts of Interest and the “Precious Petals” of Parliament

5 - Canberra's 'risky research' crackdown by Australian Citizens Party

2 - Response to Robert Potter by Australian Citizens Party

9 - 9-11 attacks - 25 years later - inching toward justice by Australian Citizens Party

3 - Is this the end of the property religion by Australian Citizens Party

1 - Time to end the post 9-11 world by Australian Citizens Party

7 - A Muslim leader says Shabash Pauline by Australian Citizens Party

6 - Royal commission ends its hearings by Australian Citizens Party

4 - Major parties smother competition in red tape by Australian Citizens Party

8 - The 'irreversible' rise of the many by Australian Citizens Party

10 - MASS ORGANISING - Push post office to top of agenda by Australian Citizens Party

11 - SMR power is no myth by Australian Citizens Party

12 - NEWS IN BRIEF - 9th September 2026 by Australian Citizens Party

Robert Barwick and Richard Bardon give Australians a reality check on AUKUS revealing how the nuclear submarine deal not only threatens to bankrupt the country, but turns Perth into a legitimate nuclear target once US tactical nuclear weapons arrive from 2032. Plus: the media blackout on the Citizens Party's role defeating the ASIO Bill, how Australia Post's CEO misled the Senate about bank-at-post closures, and how Wall Street just rewarded a former Al-Qaeda commander with a gold Visa card on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Introduction 1:15 – Facing the facts: AUKUS puts Australians in more danger 3:00 – Nuclear subs in Perth: Dr. Brian Walker's parliamentary question 7:30 – The "non-plan" for a nuclear accident 9:16 – The real danger: tactical nuclear weapons & making Perth a target 18:00 – Perth "Not a base": The Force Posture Agreement explained 23:56 – Channel 10's ASIO Bill coverage (clip) 31:08 – The Albanese/Goering clip that went viral 32:59 – Update: Australia Post lies about post office closures 37:55 – Post office decline year by year (2020–2025) 43:24 – 9/11 25th anniversary: Syria's new "president" gets a gold Visa card Perth prepares to get nuked - By Richard Bardon Australian Alert, 2 September 2026 - https://citizensparty.org.au/perth-prepares-to-get-nuked Demand post office inquiry hear from communities: Attend the hearing in Canberra scheduled for 8:00 AM–10:00 AM on Wednesday 9 September. If you can attend, call the Citizens Party on 1800 636 432 to be put in touch with the person who can lead you to the committee room for the hearing. Become a member of the Australian Citizens Party: https://citizensparty.org.au/membership?utm_source=Soundcloud&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=membership&utm_content=20260903_cit_rep Donate to support the Citizens Party campaigns: https://citizensparty.org.au/donate?utm_source=Soundcloud&utm_medium=end_screen&utm_campaign=cit_rep_donation&utm_content=20260903_cit_rep For cheques and direct deposits, call 1800 636 432 Lookup your Senator here: https://citizensparty.org.au/aus-senate Sign the Citizens Party Petition to create an Australia Post Bank!: https://info.citizensparty.org.au/auspost-bank-petition Subscribe to the Australian Alert Service: https://info.citizensparty.org.au/subscribe?utm_source=Soundcloud&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=AAS_subscibe&utm_content=20260903_cit_rep Sign up for ACP media releases: https://citizensparty.org.au/join-email-list?utm_source=Soundcloud&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=join_email&utm_content=20260903_cit_rep Contact your MP (search by name or electorate): https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members Visit the Citizens Party Campaigns page for a run down of the branch closure media coverage: https://citizensparty.org.au/campaigns Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CitizensPartyAU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CitizensPartyAU X: https://x.com/CitizensPartyAU TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@citizenspartyau YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/CitizensPartyAU LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/citizenspartyau Telegram: https://t.me/CitizensPartyAU

4 - Perth prepares to get nuked by Australian Citizens Party

2 - Demand post office inquiry hear from communities by Australian Citizens Party

3 - AusPost CEO's false testimony understates impact by Australian Citizens Party

5 - Private credit crisis hits Australia by Australian Citizens Party

1 - Sovereignty requires economic revolution by Australian Citizens Party

8 - MASS ORG - Changing politics with or without recognition by Australian Citizens Party

6 - Dangerous talk of Putin's 'loss' in Ukraine by Australian Citizens Party

9 - NEWS IN BRIEF - 2nd September 2026 by Australian Citizens Party

7 - Syria's terrorist dictatorship welcomed back by Australian Citizens Party

Australia Post has been caught with a secret plan to shut down and "buyback" thousands of small business post offices across the country, despite the CEO telling a Senate inquiry there was no active closure plan. Elisa Barwick and Robbie Barwick break down the leaked documents, the cost-of-living crisis driving public anger, and international examples (New Zealand, France, Switzerland, Japan) showing how postal banking could save Australia's post office network instead of destroying it. We also give you a full chronology of the indefensible ASIO bill that was guillotined through Parliament last week including a jaw-dropping contrast between Anthony Albanese's fiery 2003 civil liberties speech and his government's 2025 push to supersize the very powers he once condemned. Plus, David Shoebridge's blistering takedown of the "uni party," and how the Coalition and Labor teamed up to ram it through with no scrutiny. Chapters 0:00 – Introduction 2:16 – The plot to destroy small business post offices 4:37 – Cost of living vs. immigration: what polls really show 6:31 – Corporate profits vs. the cost-of-living crisis 7:36 – RBA Deputy Governor: unemployment must rise to fight inflation 10:37 – Investment in infrastructure lowers costs, not raises them 12:43 – The secret Australia Post "buyback" document revealed 20:23 – Overseas postal banking models (NZ, France, Switzerland, Japan, US) 24:29 – Post Office Closure Senate inquiry hearings 29:09 – The indefensible ASIO deal 41:17 – The guillotine: no debate, no scrutiny 46:56 – The Senate vote breakdown 52:26 – The sunset clause victory & what's next 55:33 – A different deal: saving aged care 51:50 – Robodebt 2.0: no human override on care decisions 53:31 – AUKUS costs vs. cheaper submarine alternatives 55:18 – Drones & autonomous defense as cheaper options 55:18 – Outro & sign-off Support Dan Duggan - https://freedanduggan.org Article: Establishment experts are getting cold feet on AUKUS (Australian Alert 26 Aug 2026) - https://citizensparty.org.au/establishment-experts-are-getting-cold-feet-on-aukus Article: A new aged care travesty (Australian Alert 26 Aug 2026) - https://citizensparty.org.au/a-new-aged-care-travesty Become a member of the Australian Citizens Party: https://citizensparty.org.au/membership?utm_source=Soundcloud&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=membership&utm_content=20260827_cit_rep Donate to support the Citizens Party campaigns: https://citizensparty.org.au/donate?utm_source=Soundcloud&utm_medium=end_screen&utm_campaign=cit_rep_donation&utm_content=20260827_cit_rep For cheques and direct deposits, call 1800 636 432 Lookup your Senator here: https://citizensparty.org.au/aus-senate Sign the Citizens Party Petition to create an Australia Post Bank!: https://info.citizensparty.org.au/auspost-bank-petition Subscribe to the Australian Alert Service: https://info.citizensparty.org.au/subscribe?utm_source=Soundcloud&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=AAS_subscibe&utm_content=20260827_cit_rep Sign up for ACP media releases: https://citizensparty.org.au/join-email-list?utm_source=Soundcloud&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=join_email&utm_content=20260827_cit_rep Contact your MP (search by name or electorate): https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members Visit the Citizens Party Campaigns page for a run down of the branch closure media coverage: https://citizensparty.org.au/campaigns Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CitizensPartyAU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CitizensPartyAU X: https://x.com/CitizensPartyAU TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@citizenspartyau YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/CitizensPartyAU LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/citizenspartyau Telegram: https://t.me/CitizensPartyAU

5 - The RBA is driving unemployment - again by Australian Citizens Party

10 - Establishment experts getting cold feet on AUKUS by Australian Citizens Party

2 - ASIO bill rammed through in dirty deal by Australian Citizens Party

8 - 'Economic terrorism' will backfire by Australian Citizens Party

3 - Australians have the 'right to fear their own government' by Australian Citizens Party

11 - MASS ORGANISING - Demand public hearings to save post offices by Australian Citizens Party

4 - Post offices plead for communities and survival by Australian Citizens Party

13 - NEWS IN BRIEF - 26th August 2026 by Australian Citizens Party

12 - Other People's Wars by Australian Citizens Party

6 - Weak gambling laws - you can bet on it by Australian Citizens Party

1 - Focus on the real problems by Australian Citizens Party

7 - A new aged care travesty by Australian Citizens Party

9 - Judgment challenges IHRA anti-Semitism definition by Australian Citizens Party