Defying the Narrative: FriendlyJordies | Comedy, Politics & Self-Help | Straight Talk | Mark Bouris
Jordan Shanks, also known as FriendlyJordies, is an influential Australian comedian, political satirist, and social commentator.
Jordan is synonymous with the menace of the internet, offering a unique blend of accessible politics and distinctly Aussie humour, engaging young men aged 18-35 in political discussions.
FriendlyJordies is unafraid to challenge the mainstream narrative and has faced controversies and legal challenges in his career, including disputes with politicians and organisations. Still, he remains dedicated to being independent and authentic in his content.
Beyond politics, he has also pivoted into the self-help genre, expanding his KZhead offerings to engage and inspire his audience. Despite his success, Jordan remains down-to-earth and true to himself, believing in the power of online platforms to reach and inform audiences directly.
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I am a Boomer and l, along with most of my Boomer aged friends, think highly of Jordan Shanks. He speaks to truth as he sees it and provides well thought out insights. He bridges the tradition of the larrikin with a high degree of intelligence, offering a great foil against the mediocrity presented by MSM. To put it simply, he is terrific! 😊
Unfortunately I believe you are in the minority. But it's great to hear 😊
He a liar like Labor albonese is
@@coopsnz1 just because you don't like what he says doesn't mean he's a liar, lnp stooge.
@@davidhester6648 have you seen his numbers?!
@@coopsnz1 it should be a law that if you're too stupid to spell the PMs name you can't vote.
I’m 53 and highly rate Jordan. The media ignores and attacks him to their detriment. Every time they do, he gains more followers.
can't fix stupid obviously. he is payed by labour, I hate all government but if you can't see bias when it's thrown in your face then you sir are what I call retarted.
I am not Australian, I do not follow Australian politics. Yet this was still one of the most delightful and informative conversations I have ever heard.
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For the record, older (62) female here - I totally ‘get’ Jordy - big fan, and I’m not alone in my “subset”, whatever that is. He’s articulate, bright and gutsy, which is unusual. I also like that he’s a cagey bastard. He really is uncomfortable talking about himself. He practically squirmed and wriggled expertly away from questions he didn’t want to answer. It would be both fascinating and frustrating to be his therapist 😂
@@jessemckenzie9921 😂 yes!
So basically a politician in waiting?
@@DirkusTurkess 😂 quite possibly
If you go to any of his live show, you get quite the diverse gathering of people.
40 year old woman here - feel likewise. I *love* his investigative stuff and also quite a bit of his straight up humour as well. Not on the same page as him when it comes to the Greens but happy to overlook as his investigative stuff if just that frikkin good. Plus his style makes me smile.
I absolutely love that jordies is a private person. I came to his channel for his silly stuff, but my whole family now watches because of his journalism
I came across FriendlyJordies thanks to the algorithm deciding I needed to see the video about his house being firebombed. I'm from Canada and in my early 40s. Listening to Jordan speak on issues is like hearing a younger version of myself that is much better at getting a point across.
I'm 52 and love the way Jordan digs deep to expose the rorts and lies in our politicians and media.
Two of Australia's greatest minds - thank you for having Jordan on.
bahahahah greatest minds. you mean 2 of australia's most biased minds
@@user-li6pn3pt9nyou're a bot. You're bias too. You probably just don't agree with what political party he prefers.
@@user-li6pn3pt9n And what good have you done for society may I ask? No one is perfect, but you are insane if you don't think both Mark and Jordan bring a huge net benefit for society.
I'm a "Boomer" that has watched a lot of Jordans video's and seen one of his live shows. He is a brilliant political commentator and a very funny stand up comedian.
he is funny but very biased, and only commentates from one perspective. I think all government are full of shit. but wanna see how labour is full of shit. look up the adani rail and mining deal labour in qld approved. I know you won't cause people are unable to research their own shit. if you do you will come back and agree with with me jordies is full shit...
I’m 58 year pomp found Jordan pre Covid lots of respect to young Jordan holding au gov to account uk need s someone like him ❤
I'm 52 yrs old and Jordies speaks to me coz he's hitting issues others willingly ignore.
Jordan is brilliant and is playing a vital part of how our corrupt and biased main stream media get called out for their lies and deception. I hope that the youth that form the largest part of his audience recognise the bs as Australia needs to have a more balanced media to hold political parties to account.
Been a fan of Jordies since the Yilmaz days, hes a bloody inspirations and a very funny dude. Need more brave people like him
My earliest FJ memory is his prepping for Stereosonic video. I wish he split hit channel and continued that stuff too
No mercy for stooooooges
Double up, boyz!
no justice for stooges
It is crazy to me that I'm 26 years old and a mess of a human (relatively) and feel a mild shock when I hear my generation is called Zoomers, when I feel like we are the first generation with the most access to information and opportunity and yet I feel like we are the least interested in 'Zooming' (making progress). I feel like every day I'm Sisyphus pushing a dollar sign shaped boulder up a mountain and "god" (the media) is telling me if I stop then the world ends.
Don't forget the sky is falling, climate is changing, war is imminent, empty your pockets and work harder and you can save the world 😂
Don’t blame yourself
Mate figure out what you want I'm only slightly older then you and it gets better Don't listen to cowards.
Get of the bongs ya clown
Don't stop
Mark Bouris is from the place where this man can be understood. It's painful to watch this, but rewarding. Thank you both.
I watch both Jordan Shanks and Mark Bouris - I'm 65!
We love jordan shanks because he knows what he’s talking about, he’s funny while he’s talking about it, and he is a good person doing the right thing.
Being fair, Keating also did irreversible damage do the Union movement in Australia. The Accord was a corporatist move that centralised the unions and subjected them to government, forever removing gutting ability to properly protest and bargain.
I am gen x and have followed Jordan for years now.
I haven't I think he an idiot and never owned a business or his parents
@@coopsnz1 dude literally runs a business with his youtube channel... successful youtube channels end up being businesses in the end with all the staff required to run them. Once again, never trust the opinions of a person with a car for a pfp
@@rtmpgt he left media the all liars , Australia a high taxation country why middle class & upper class shrinks private sector. Left media never mentioned the many hiden taxes in Australia . Capitalism built the middle class globally, the government crooks have more power since the 80s why middle class shrunk
@@rtmpgt what are you talking about?
Finally some recognition. For the retired boomers who want an introduction to Jordies I'd start with Bruz
Great interview Mark. Thanks for having Jordan on.
An extremely arrogant Yank abused a teenage shop assistant who politely said his credit card wasn't accepted in Australia. He called her a c++t and his assistant finally dug out some cash and paid. When they stormed out the lady beside me said, "Do you know who that is?" Tony Robbins🤣
Oh dear
A strong foundation is crucial for any country. Albo's approach is commendable as it prioritizes building a solid base. Jordy's suggestion to address the broken aspects before adding anything new is logical. It is impractical to construct anything on an unstable ground.
Albo has blown it. I'm as disappointed as anyone could be, having voted for him, waiting so long for Labor to get another go with the voting punters. The voice to parliament is as unnecessary as it is divisive. Labor has an unfortunate history of unstitching their successes with breathtaking failures. Hawke gained justified admiration and a deserved place in posterity for the introduction of Medicare. A few years later, he sold the nation into bondage by floating the dollar. They pumped up the economy in the 80s, all but idolised high profile, wealthy so- called entrepreneurs who's entire balance sheet was increasing (and ultimately consuming) debt. Debt and profligate spending that exposed us to avoidable inflation increases and hideous recession and interest rates in the early 90s. Swings and roundabouts, it's a constant dancing on a wire for the average folk like us. We're the bunnies, well not me by nature or inclination but rendered as so by the clear majority of my fellow Australians and their apathy. Whether by laziness, or disinterest, lack of confidence or by the inability to organise and rally. Australians have enabled these situations, enabled these harmful economic environments, with their accompanying frauds and negative societal effects. We're where we are with what we have and haven't because largely, average people can't be bothered being bothered enough to even start to try doing anything about it, by preventing government and business becoming omnipotent. Think about it... Don't bother deriding me for the comment, or countering what I've said. Just think about it, then think again and again. It'll come to you, the way it came to me, I'm fairly confident in that folks. Cheers and good health, good luck and good seasons to all. But definitely think about that next time you attend an Anzac day service, if you're wanting to look the part as a grateful and acknowledging Aussie, I was exactly the same. I'm certain neither any of you, (and I admit not unlike myself) would so willingly and unselfishly volunteer to roll the dice with our own, one and only life in the belief that we are ensuring the nation and its citizens are being defended from exploitation, tyranny or becoming indentured into disguised slavery. It's what's happened, is continuing to worsen and who wants to live like that?. Cheers folks, safe and happy day's to all 😉👍👍
@@khylerin70 The misinformation surrounding the actions of the LNP during their time in office has led to a disregard for their behavior over the past decade. Meanwhile, Labor has unfairly shouldered the blame for the problems created by the LNP, which will take multiple terms to rectify. Shy don’t you wait and see before dismissing Labor.
@@Paochinblog I'm not dismissing Labor, I'm a Labor person. I'm not however keen on the modern day fraudsters calling themselves Labor (and I'm NO communist either).
I'm from the UK and have been watching FJ for about four years. I don't always follow his references and jokes, as I'm old and slow, but I rank his journalism and delivery style very highly; the Australian Private Eye of KZhead.
Mark Bouris and Jordan are LEGENDS.
Jordan is such a gem on KZhead, absolutely love his content
Finally! What a legend.
I am a 36 year old conservative American. I own more guns than the Australian army. I have a Bachelor's in engineering and a Master's in statistics. I retired as a multi-millionaire last year. I have been subscribed to Friendly Jordies since the fire bombing, and I still don't know what to make of him.
I genuinely don't understand why so many yankies watch Jordan, I thought you guys hated foreign accents not too mention its about Australia's dog shit politicians.
With that team America, fuck yeah! Comment... It makes sense why you "still don't know what to make of him." W⚓️
@@MatterInMyMind It's funny, because I know this ease meant as an insult, but I can't seem to take it as anything besides a compliment.
Out of the mouths of yanks
We need more guys from battler backgrounds with intelligence to be in public life...
like albo? no thanks
@@brendanlacey1805 albo is better than all the other parties combine my dude
More like Jordan
The smile jordan gets when bruz is the topic 😂
Great interview Mark. Jordan Shanks is an exceptional thinker, interesting and never dull to listen to. The Parliamentary system doesn't have people like Jordan, that's why our country is in a mess today. Mark I am 70 years of age, my daughter is 28 and is intelligent and sharp, runs rings around me when it comes to information, her friends are similar. Mentioning Paul Keating as an intellect which I agree with. Amazing drive, determination, ambition and self motivation. In the Old Parliament House, Keating was seen walking by himself, he had this steel and self belief. I never blamed Keating for the high interest rates, he had no choice because Australia was locked into the greenback economy. Keating wanted to raise the consumption tax which would have staved off the high interest rates. A true visionary I agree with Jordan saying Keating had the media on his side. Remember Keating was a band manager, he understands how to win over the media and to win an election.
You know in the old days we were all interested in politics.🌼
I watched for Jordan, but sub’ed for the interview. Riveting.
Really glad this wasn't sideways talk. Good stuff
Fuck oath, 2 legends havin a yarn. Magnificent show.
I watched the Bob Carr video first, and my immediate thought was I wonder what Jordan thinks of this guy because he seems pretty solid. I always come into new people with a healthy dose of scepticism and have enjoyed the videos I've watched from politics, nrl, racing, and property. You do good work as an interviewer and bringing a broad range of interesting people to the table. Keep up the good work, Mark.
05:55 "South Koria i assume - you might not have got back" to a political jurno fire bombed in Australia..
Jordan needs to do more podcasts outside of the friendlyjordies podcast. He is genuinely smart and funny.
"is that just clever politics?" this is the kind of thinking that lets corruption bloom. v interesting, revealing discussion. thank you
"Glorified train announcers". nailed it.
Excellent interview. Jordon deserves an Order of Australia
He really does
Oh mate, you gotta get Keating on this show! That would be something!
Jordan Shanks: Media Watch Watcherer
Oh man the way you described Jordies motivation to only give you exactly what he wants to give you in the straightest way possible. Love it. I'll be back for more Straight Talk
Really enjoyed this. Please can we have a part two. Definitely not long enough, I could listen for hours. 😊
Speaking of Super funds. How did the raising the age pension age slip through the labor party? There are so many tradies pissed off who are now struggling to reach 67 carrying injuries. We are a resource rich country and it should be do able at 65. Unless you have super you can't retire earlier and and if you did there would be nothing left by the time you qualify for the age pension. I know people who have mortgaged their house just to access it as an income stream until they reach the age pension age. Trouble is they won't have a roof over their head by the time they get there. It's a stuff up. Great interview
Another *for the record*, not all us boomers are technologically stunted. Not all of us are curiosity deprived. Some of us are long time friendlyjordies (and other alternative media) subscribers. So please, don't underestimate our investment in the curtailing and dismantling of the legacy media narrative. As a 63 year old, I came her to listen to Jordan - I invariably like his take on things. No offence to Mark, but I'd never heard of him prior to this video showing up in my feed. Having said all that, excellent interview!! And based on this interview, I'll check out more of Mark's work. Yes, I do realise that references to boomers were 'generalisations', perhaps just be cognizant to the caveat *not all boomers* - it may just help potential spikes in blood pressure to old buggers like me ;-)
Good podcast host and great interview from Jordan
Great podcast
I’m 44 and I’m a Friendly Jordies Patreon. I’m pretty sure he knows who fire bombed his house, he just doesn’t want to say it officially.
I hope you enjoyed my product demonstration, Mark! Design is being trimmed up and we'll be on the market officially in the next couple of months. I am thrilled about my future in business, I am certain of this products coming global success. My primary ambition is Australian Public Health, Ecology, and Agriculture. This is where my profits will be directed. I am ready to fulfill the potential of this business, and to fulfill my potential in advancing the health of our people and country. I look forward to showing myself as a person of integrity and success, and having this conversation with you in the future. Thankyou Mark, Great Conversation with Jordan, Keep up the Great Work.
My favorite interview yet. This was a great watch.
Damn interesting interview, hell I learned a tonne about Jordan despite following his channel for years. If I have any criticism (more like a query), it's Mark's initial mention that he likes charismatic/unique politicians, which later he reworded to smart, then again later to having done a super significant feat for the country. While I can get him not liking Albo on the personality front, Albo was 1) the infrastructure minister for a decade and didn't go over budget despite that literally being the norm and expected for such large projects, 2) perfectly handled his image to the media for well over a year straight as they endlessly tried to trip him up, and especially 3) instead of just dumping money on social housing and calling it a day, chose instead to make it profitable for companies to invest in, basically wrangling capitalism itself to significantly move poverty away from the brink. Albo is a legend on many fronts. Rudd had the GFC and taking on mining giants and now Murdoch, Shorten was a hero of the unions. We absolutely have the caliber of leaders Mark wishes we had. Paul Keating tells ABC "journalists" they should resign if they believe whatever they're told by their bosses, Shorten calls Scomo a simp for Trump on national TV. Even the balls remain with our modern mob.
Go harder Jordie! Don’t stop talking truth brother.
Amazing interview and I'm so grateful it was made. Long time fan of FriendlyJordies and haven't seen him interviewed like this before. Could have heard a pin drop when Mark spoke about John Howard 😂 I think I was holding my breath waiting to firstly hear him elaborate on his love of the Howard period, but also waiting to hear Jordan's next thoughts. Overall, my appreciation and admiration for Jordan Shanks increased, when I didn't think it could get any higher. I realise now why I love what he does because I relate to his values from the heart. Thanks again to Mark for this amazing interview.
Love him or loathe him, this guy keeps it a buck! 💯
This was fantastic. Thank you both.
Another Boomer here - love your work Jordan, and now Mark.
Love Jordies. I’m a mid range GenX, disappointed in the apathy and ennui of my generation. We protested nukes & war over oil, among other things, then phhhhhhht. I love Millenials - I have one of my own - and am delighted by their humour and creativity, and love of life despite their disillusionment. I also love Gen Y and now all my hopes lie with them to save the rest of us from the mess the Boomers created and that GenX have done bugger all about. I came across Jordies at some point during the Super Mario Bruz saga, 100% ignorant of NSW state politics, and was blown away that blatant corruption was STILL going on, and that this kid on KZhead was the only one talking about it. Back in my day, blah blah blah, news was still somewhat respectable. I remember when 60 minutes was respected investigative journalism! It’s true! It was about 40 years ago! Mainstream media is trash, politicians are trash, corporations are trash, trash everywhere, conspiracy kooks abound, and so few have the guts or resources to speak out. Eg Jordan here, and Tyler Schultz who spoke up to expose Theranos. Had previously thought Bouris was a tosser, due to The Apprentice Australia (I guess someone was going to take the job, might as well have been Bouris prostituting himself as much as anyone else) & some other crap where he made my local pizza shop change its name because some minion (Bouris must have been too busy) decided that Australians are illiterate uncultured buffoons or something who can’t pronounce “alphabet names” like “Pizzaiolo Micheluccio”. Alphabet names! Seriously, Bouris sidekick who said that - it’s not 1970 anymore, and we’ve learnt how to pronounce a multitude of multicultural restaurant names and their menu items! We learnt to say cappuccino, we can say Pizzaiolo Micheluccio. Anyway, I totally get Jordan’s attitude, he’s on par with old school whistleblowers & intrepid journalists who went into war zones or exposed high level corruption. I fear for his safety, ala Salman Rushdie & the fatwa, Charlie Hebdo staff, Daniel Morgan, Jamal Khashoggi, et al. Thanks for this interview, I really appreciated the respect & rapport. Great to have good stuff to pass the time with while I wait impatiently for the youth to finally start the revolution. And Pizzaiolo Micheluccio 4 lyfe!
This may seem conspiratorial but the real reason why we all had to take the covíd vaccines was to neurally connect us all to the American military industrial complex. They can literally read your mind and if they don't like you and you become a target, they'll use voice to skull technology (v2k) and make it seem you went crazy 🤪 They will use it on a massive scale to do one of two things. Alien contact Jesus Christ. Both are just americans pulling psyops. Want to know why? Because climate change will destroy our way of life and they want you docile and complacent while you slowly starve to death because it's going to be so hot we won't be able to grow anything. Just look what billionaires are doing... Building underground bunkers on islands. 17 in new Zealand alone. Look what mark Zuckerberg did in Hawaii. They are distracting you from what's really going on. But I'm just a crazy conspiracy theorist right?
Fantastic conversation. My takeaway from this episode was to learn everyday and continuously improve.
Brilliant podcast, great to see Jordan on
About the greenies, I live in Tas, and there he was driving down the highway with no to this, no to that, stop this, stop that stickers all over his car. The problem with that was that he was driving a noisy, rusted clapped out kombi van with smoke and fumes pouring out the exhaust pipe. Fecking hypocrisy at one of it's best!! 🤦🏼♀️😠. Absolutely fascinating conversation 👌👌. I was wondering what you thought about Bob Hawke when you were talking about Paul Keating and then you mentioned him 😊👍. Don't forget Paul's mastery at parliamentary insults as well 😅😅
Great work. Very enjoyable.
Great interview!
When I first learned about Jordies, I thought he was an annoying troll. Now that i've watched nearly all his videos, I think he's a hilariously annoying troll that does some pretty awesome shit. Thanks to both of you for making this more obvious.
Really enjoyed this! I think Jordy enjoyed the challenges you threw his way too.
NBN - Romania has faster internet than Australia... why? Because the LNP didn't see it as important.
50Mbps aint too bad. Infrastructure could be better.
Man I love that mark is embracing the king form KZhead format. Loved him in the apprentice Australia and these videos are great!
Interesting to hear your take on the Hawke/Keating contribution to the Australian economy. Born in 1970, I witnessed it first hand. Tax policy which gave 150% rebate on capital expenditure, created 'cashed up bogans' from previously cash strapped farmers who went on to spread their largesse like drunken sailors, toward a 'Banana Republic'. Then we had the recession we had to have. The '80's were an exiting time to be a teenager with role models like Alan Bond and Christopher Skase, 1990 found me in Port Douglas building resorts and golf courses, on pretend money....
This was so good, good job mark
I wish this interview discussed the increasing influence America has over Australian sovereignty, the increasing fear narrative on China and how young people see these developements.
Best pod so far!!!
Fantastic as always Jordi
Hello Mr. Bouris. Thank you for the hard work in producing your videos. This video on Mr. Shanks is very enjoyable. I wanted to pass something on via a private message but I couldn't find a means to do so. So, after you have read this, please feel free to delete the message if you prefer. I am one of those annoying people who point out when words are mispronounced. I don't want to do this for any other reason than the fact that I believe communication is important and the that it is so easy to obfuscate meaning in the rapid way that people now communicate. The word 'timbre', although it makes all the sense in the world to pronounce in English as 'timber', is actually pronounced tam'bər. It is a great word for people to know, as it is a lovely quality of the voice for people to have an appreciation of. I hope this is not rude in any way. Thank you very much, once again.
Great talk Gents. Keep those mongrels honest Jordan!
Really good, well done.
As long as you show and tell the truth, you are being authentic and not coercive or deceptive....the message plants a seed. He is not coercive. And that's what counts. I love those who can do that. Friendly, I respect and love your work. You're an amazing human being. Thankyou.🙂
Btw, Stoicism saved me but I'm still learning every day...😊
The capital of Iceland is Reykjavík. I know this because Craig Ferguson told me so, regularly.
Great interview! So true: we all have benefited thanks to Keating’s Superannuation for all but can equally thank Abbott/Turnbull for destroying the potentially great NBN.
That was a really fantastic discussion and ha ha was with you on your view of Paul and was sitting with Anniti at lunch in Amsterdam when her girlfriend asked what I thought of Paul. OMG all I could do was direct the conversation to antiques on not on bananas. My children cannot believe we had interests rates at 17% but it’s basically the same as what they are facing now in reality. Subscribe to both your channels and look forward to more intelligent conversations. ☺️
both of yall are just darlings, so bright and open minds.
Wow, this is a thinking person's interview. LOVE IT!
Hi Boris had no idea you had you own podcast. Not surprised with the algorithms. Have to know what to search for these days. Thankyou for this interview. Im 60yrs sorta cusp of Boomers and been following Jordes and his team for a few years. His ability to communicate a message is a skill and we need more people like him who can reach people and to keep politicians honest lol. I agree you have to listen to young ones. He is a critical thinker and it doesn't matter who he votes for, his opinions are just as important to be told (always complemented by his sense humour). I agree Politians today are not showing their strengths as the previous PMs. I really notice watching John Howard, John Anderson etc and others on their youtube channels the difference in how they come across presenting themselves and the carefulness they take to approaching the public. Very respectful of all Australians. Nothing compares atm. I really enjoyed learning how Jordes got to be where he is. Well done.
Great Interview
Good stuff Mark
gen X loves Jordies, I do not know a single of the younger gen x that are not cheering him on, we have waited awhile for a proper fourth estate in Aus
Great Interview! I couldn't help but consider that some people won't watch FJ's content [basically] due to swearing... but one of said people that I happen to know personally is a fan of this podcast, and they sent this link to me. After watching, it's clear that swearing is not an issue! My conclusion: if Jordan grows a lil' stubble, a new audience will grow in tandem.
great interview
If you go to any of his live show, you get quite the diverse gathering of people.
Awesome pod! Keep them coming Mark. Jordan is right, journalist's are scum of the earth. Up there with car salesmen, speed camera operators and real estate agents.
Shanks would say he hates journalists except if they conform to his political beliefs
@@user-vl6xt2rt7p you obviously have not watched a single video of his then.
Interesting person .
Good lads, the both of ya are admirable
That's right Mark it's your Rod Blast!!!!
Mark, mate, Albo and co have been working their asses off, you need to get your news outside the mainstream
Alright... I'm finally gonna have to read Tony Robbins; I've recommend Dale Carnegie for years to anyone that will listen to my inane ramblings. Great interview!
Very curious to hear Jordies take on the Green Party and even more the Green’s retort.
Don’t need to ask him, just look at what labor think of the greens because his whole identity is “I think and believe everything labor does”
His new video is pretty definitive on what he thinks of the Greens.
Did you ever wonder who coined the term "mainstream media"? You may be surprised... or horrified. 😂
Jordies is describing social masking with what he calls "performing" its how every autistic person navigates the world, how he described
I'd have a statue of Keating on my front lawn. In 2011 at the SOH for SWF in an interview with Kerry O'Brien, he explained that his reforms created people with new wealth and that the ALP failed to claim them. Roughly at the 26min mark. What he actually said was that many members of the ALP "don't like the society we created". I thought of that when you reflected on his reforms making Mark's wealth possible. I always think this is partially why the ALP were in the wilderness for so many years and the country has paid the price for it. I'd love to meet Keating. I hope I get a chance.
The reason Labor are continually in the wilderness is because the media has been corporatized and they work for an elite few who now control the country via the media. Of course it doesn't help that the bulk of the population doesn't question anything until it's too late. We've literally had a cabal running the country doing whatever they want with impunity. Now they can do nothing because of the mess that was handed to them.
The last of the big picture leaders this country. The future of politics in this country is scary.
When it comes to demographics, I find it interesting that all Aussies I know who are into Jordy's videos are Gen Y and Millennials and those folks parents. Meanwhile every American into his videos I've seen online were Zoomers, mostly in it for the snark and comedy.
Regarding Albo and the Cash rate don't forget about the John Hewson and the GST incident in 1993 😂