There was a LOT of footage that we legally couldn't air. It's bad in Narrandera and the more people asking questions the better.

@MartintheTinman

3 жыл бұрын

I wondered what was going on. I kept thinking to myself just show the video, don't talk about it

@nicholasjames2269

3 жыл бұрын

Jesus, if this is the stuff you COULD air, I can't imagine the shit you had to leave on the cutting room floor.

@cs40660

3 жыл бұрын

anonymously leak the information

@lizablee

3 жыл бұрын

I posted this to r/Australia and it was suppressed. Have contacted the mods but I don't expect to see any results. Sorry man

@lollylegsgruff

3 жыл бұрын

I noticed Google maps cut out as you get to the street where that treatment plant is and around it. Might just be coincidence because its a small town but it is similar to another township called gol gol near Mildura as well. I imagine this isn't the only town where this is going on

Interviewing the REAL "Quiet Australians". The ones who suffer needlessly and cannot have their voices heard. Now they can.

@DarkFaken

3 жыл бұрын

These poor people will never make it on to ACA, the story isn't about dodgy plumbers or people rorting the system 😭 Thankfully they have Jordan!

@joostin123

3 жыл бұрын

@@DarkFaken ACA look for entertainment value, not truths and realities

@insane_troll

3 жыл бұрын

Usually "quiet Australians" is used to mean people whose opinions are so unspeakably vile they are embarrassed to air them in public.

@joostin123

3 жыл бұрын

@Dan ozFair call. I'm being critical because they sensationalise a lot and target lower socio-economic areas for stories and stir up a hornets nest of comments

@bevanmcnicholl2525

3 жыл бұрын

A Current Affair must be appalled they didn't get this gig haha

When you're trying to be a KZread comedian but blatant corruption forces you into legitimate journalism

@elite76

2 жыл бұрын

Given shanks just got his ass handed to him in court (and its not over either, due to the judge referring further conduct by shanks to the courts for contempt), I laugh at your depiction of this tripe as 'legitimate journalism'.

@HHhh-sr7hd

Жыл бұрын

@@elite76 is that you bruz

@user-svqmbiv

Жыл бұрын

@@elite76 this is the guy that firebombed jordie

@meepmeep9943

Жыл бұрын

@@HHhh-sr7hd Can’t be, the comment is too literate, bruz speaks and types like a 13 year old on Xbox live

@WasteOfTheOcean

Жыл бұрын

@@elite76 u acting a fool mate

This was seven months ago. Fast-forward to today and Barilo is trying to sue the Jordies for exposing his corruption. By all accounts, Barillo is a shady asshole.

@gorillarawfare1963

3 жыл бұрын

I wish this video was getting the same attention as the other videos.

@Elrond_Hubbard_1

3 жыл бұрын

@@brendonwood7595 You're right, but we as voters are obligated to see through the bullshit and propaganda and vote in the non corrupt people.

@hedley.c.rankin3855

2 жыл бұрын

What the hell.. hahahaa Trying to sue ,,well that's an admission of guilt straight up..these guys need sortin' out properly...

@KlausBahnhof

2 жыл бұрын

@@Abcdefg-xl8te What.

@OverTheHillsAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Fast forward to 4/10 and Bruz is gone

Imagine a "KZreadr" or "comedian" genuinely doing better journalism than 99.9% of the NEWS CORPorations in Australia.

@dj0072

3 жыл бұрын

very easy to imagine

@badkitty101

3 жыл бұрын

That's cause daddy Murdoch owns News Corp. So anything that paints the lib party in a bad light won't see the light of day. Cause of overlord murdoch

@looksirdroids9134

3 жыл бұрын

Not hard to imagine at all. Those news corp folks aren't journalists, they're hacks.

@180_karma

3 жыл бұрын

I mean its not hard to do better journalism than news corp

@TheSolongsidekick

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha while I fully agree with your sentiment, what was that cheeky capitalization supposed to infer? The capitalized part is literally just a shortened version of the full term.

Notice how Jordan dresses up nicely with jeans for rural nsw residents, but can't be bothered to change out of tracksuit pants for state parliament.

@adrianapeace3601

3 жыл бұрын

Who has more earned his respect? Certainly not anyone in parliament

@JD-wi2kg

3 жыл бұрын

Don't need to impress anyone in parliament

@georgiahatcher1945

3 жыл бұрын

Parliament is meant to serve us. Not the other way around.

@Ashley-lt2rc

3 жыл бұрын

I love him for it

@ellymac6173

3 жыл бұрын

Fair

A comment for the algorithm, everyone who is of voting age should watch this.

@blazephoenix7499

3 жыл бұрын

boost

@tebonete

3 жыл бұрын

Lol vote for who labour? Both are full of dirty corrupt career politicians

@liamgalwey5616

3 жыл бұрын

Even if your not you should be watching this. Better to learn early then late.

@ballsdeep9981

3 жыл бұрын

@@blazephoenix7499 OU YEA?! WELL I WILL BOOST IT AGAIN!

@ballsdeep9981

3 жыл бұрын

@@blazephoenix7499 GOTTA INCLUDE SOME GOOD WORDS FOR IT TOO! Nice show, very cool, happy, uplifting. Truely bliss. I think this is the best thing in the entire world. I love love love love love love love this. So great. :) :) :)

This is such important work, Jordan. As a former political journalist who was born near Wagga Wagga, please don't ever give up on this critical, crucial work. You and your team are phenomenal for carrying out this investigative journalism, and also incredibly brave for taking these scumbags on. Please keep it up! My family and I can't wait for the next instalment!

@jimbojones8601

3 жыл бұрын

If it's your field maybe you could help the cause

@lachieq2677

3 жыл бұрын

@@i1uvpreppyxo887 24:29 heres one. watch it again and actually look and listen this time

@crazyfakar1

2 жыл бұрын

@@i1uvpreppyxo887 Can you read? He is alleging that there is a secret dictatorship that has been and is still operating in Narrandera, right there in the title. Also inferring that it goes right to the top, recent resignations in the face of an ICAC seem to support this inference.

@crazyfakar1

2 жыл бұрын

@@i1uvpreppyxo887 Did you watch the same video as me? He said it several times. Your bias has been noted.

@crazyfakar1

2 жыл бұрын

@@i1uvpreppyxo887 At no point does he claim that this is journalism, where did you get pseudo-journalism from? If you think that you are right, then you have seen for yourself that it is a kind of journalism and not had to be told. Look at you, working things out for yourself, your all grown up now aren't you?

Actual journalism, how refreshing

@jacoblong7860

3 жыл бұрын

Charles Jones yeah, I’m going just going to say that dumping sewage into a river isn’t probably the best thing

@voidabstraction

3 жыл бұрын

Got to agree with Charles there. But this isn't professional and it's inexperienced so with time and improvement could get better. Would have been more compelling if there was an actual expert testing, rather than from the same dude that was interviewed the whole time. And some story confirmation from perhaps professional sources. Just felt like ACA/today tonight haha.

@sticklyboi

3 жыл бұрын

@@charlesjones1535 go away charles i dont have any money

@lief1

3 жыл бұрын

News corp: "What is this? A comedian?"

@southkeep3695

3 жыл бұрын

@@charlesjones1535 you really need an expert to tell you whats going on there is fucked. like the covering up of docuements and money

"The most proven corrupt political party in Australia is the National Party of Australia." - Paul Keating, 1991

@DoctorXander

3 жыл бұрын

I googled that quote and found nothing. Do you have a source for it?

@lachd2261

3 жыл бұрын

@@DoctorXander kzread.info/dash/bejne/lad10buhg9jHmLQ.html Round about the 3min mark

@DoctorXander

3 жыл бұрын

@@lachd2261 Thank you.

@MythicallyMad

3 жыл бұрын

When someone said Billy Hughes had been a member of every party in Parliament he replied, "Not the Country Party - I had to draw the line somewhere." Still rings true today.

@moment2momentphotographyvi236

3 жыл бұрын

@@MythicallyMad fucking love it

"A controversial Labor-aligned KZread comedian and his friends were found dead in what looks to be a group suicide pact where they all drove to the forests of Narrandera and shoot themselves in the back of the head twice"

@strongarm5137

Жыл бұрын

Dear God, how this aged...

@lunah4695

Жыл бұрын

@@strongarm5137 context pls

@strongarm5137

Жыл бұрын

@@lunah4695 Someone tried to kill Jordan last year by firebombing his house

@SevenEighths06

3 ай бұрын

"Experts believe the man and his friends dug their own graves 20 minutes after they shot themselves"

@notchpoodles5864

3 ай бұрын

@@strongarm5137I’m sure ppl were afraid of it in the back of their minds. Hell, if I️ were Jordie I️ would be too. But it still must have been shocking when it did happen. I️ can’t imagine what it must have been like for him. It’s wild, man

Why do I feel shocked seeing some real uncensored journalism. Keep it up mate its refreshing

This feels almost like Hot Fuzz with the crazy town secret society. This video was actually, genuinely scary

@MollyMormonia

3 жыл бұрын

Most small towns around here are like Hot Fuzz. I remember watching Hot Fuzz as a kid and thinking wow that's just like the town I live in.

@Venomsmash1206

3 жыл бұрын

For the greater good- stop saying that : Simon pegg

@welcome2molliewood

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I thought!!

@barryallen8488

3 жыл бұрын

*CRUSTY JUGGLERS*

@boomtown85

3 жыл бұрын

For the greater good.

I feel like I’m about to witness a historical event for Australian politics.

@febriantireke5427

3 жыл бұрын

So do i🥰

@donlasagnotelamangia

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully

@joelthepoll

3 жыл бұрын

Bruz

@cookiemonster9445

3 жыл бұрын

Yes Jordie goes missing

@bubbyberry

3 жыл бұрын

it will be if the mainstream media picks up on it. they won't but we can only hope and pray

This shit breaks my heart. The level of corruption and pure concentrated greed blows my mind. I've noticed the crazy colour changes in the Murrumbidgee before on Google Earth thinking it was just a glitch in the satellite image. How wrong I was.. Also the levels of Motor Neurone Disease in Griffith are five times the national average which has been linked to blue green algae So much respect and admiration for you guys and the important work you do. You are an absolute national treasure ! ❤

"We won't act unless the The Government tells us to act, regardless if it's a crime" - Police Biggest fkn loophole in the system & needs changing immediately. Money talks to the Government like candy talks to children.

@justinwatson1510

Жыл бұрын

Join a communist party and study history and economic theory so you can more effectively explain to your friends and family how capitalism is responsible for most of the problems society currently faces. Rich people exploit their workers then use the surplus value that we aren't being paid to bribe politicians so they can keep getting away with murder. Things wont change until we seize control of the means of production and bring justice to the assholes who have their boots on our necks.

@notchpoodles5864

3 ай бұрын

Money talks to the government like candy talks to children. Good quote mate (I’ve accidentally started saying mate too much)

Nothing makes me happier than seeing Jordan working his ass off to release real proper journalism with real people, instead of the perfect people, and biased scripted stories put out by traditional news media.

@wackojacko4580

3 жыл бұрын

It makes me sad

@josephj6521

3 жыл бұрын

True. That’s why I haven’t watched the mainstream media for decades. Fkn hopeless bastards all implicit.

@DrunkAncestor

3 жыл бұрын

It was the Monobloc for me. Jordies is a legend.

@josephj6521

3 жыл бұрын

@_Nism0 I’m prepared to march on and protest if that ever eventuates. My gut says it won’t happen. Too suss.

@OsidiustheEmphatic

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Though I can understand why they had to cut so much. He is sometimes dangerously quick to make accustations, and that can work against him. Look at how Gladys is using her relationship status as a way to deflect from the fact she abetted corruption. You can't give them the chance to change the story.

“Friendly Jordies didn’t kill himself”

@sammo5786

3 жыл бұрын

They’ll have to go through Christian first 😂

@pnutz_2

3 жыл бұрын

if it involves griffith that is a possibility

@allancouceiro9255

3 жыл бұрын

let's hope we don't ever get that far down the road :(

@iaml4388

3 жыл бұрын

it's really getting to that point isn't it. As fucked up as it is to say, I was thinking these guys need to start considering safety when undertaking this kind of journalism.

@KanesTrains

3 жыл бұрын

@@iaml4388 if Bruz is corrupt, who knows what lengths he’ll go to to silence the people exploiting him. I’m ready for the headline “Jordan Shanks dead after car skids off road”

Never expected a single KZread video and comments section to destroy 40 years of beliefs about rural Australia. Mind = blown.

@steinanderson9849

Жыл бұрын

city slicker huh

I've been a sex worker travelling through remote NSW for 3 and a half years now and this is not an isolated incident. I have clients who are predominately farmers. I have heard horrific stories of corruption and power abuses which has pushed people to the brink... and over the line with suicide It's not just drought. It's alot worse than that.

@justkittensbeingkittens5892

Жыл бұрын

Stay safe, so many police forces don’t give a fuck about sex workers being murdered by serial killers and they won’t investigate stalking claims

@autistichideokojima7737

Жыл бұрын

@@justkittensbeingkittens5892 I'm not a sex worker, but thanks for the tip. Might not die a virgin after all.

@cg_plays

Жыл бұрын

Haha, you said sex

@TheBodyEuphoric

3 ай бұрын

​@@justkittensbeingkittens5892hard agree! police don't care about sex workers, just like they don't care about the homeless, or literally anyone but themselves and their friends. ACAB.

@Cuccaweepoo

6 күн бұрын

pls tell us more about the stories if you can

i moved from srilanka 7 years ago. this is the kind of shit that i tried to get away from in srilanka. never in my wildest dreams did i think this would happen in Australia. jordies is the last true journalist in aus.

@mrsialeipata8615

3 жыл бұрын

Greed is a universal poison unfortunately.

@saulwalker7058

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry you have to deal with this again.

@InterpolBulliedMe

3 жыл бұрын

i know cm this needs to stop

@allaboutstupid2228

3 жыл бұрын

It will be everywhere you go.

@FrothingFoulness

3 жыл бұрын

@Ironclaw XII If people end up getting jailed for speaking out against government corruption, we should overthrow that government not run away to New Zealand

How is it possible that a comedian is doing the best journalism in our country - something is wrong... Keep it up Jordies!

@glsinsight

3 жыл бұрын

CONTROL

@MrNotesofmusic

3 жыл бұрын

It’s the jesters Job to mock the king

@emilylikesadvocados7878

3 жыл бұрын

""Its funny because it's true"" is the saying

@JontyDPitman

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrNotesofmusic this is a great comment

@Tangentlifecom

3 жыл бұрын

@@JontyDPitman yeah it’s perfect isn’t it.

Holy revolving plastic Jesus, I'm terrified. As somebody who grew up in & still has strong ties to the Lockyer Valley, QLD, from the very first 'popular fish&chips' gag I've been overwhelmed with deja-vu. I just know, in my bones, that these exact same kind of foul, corrupt, double-dealing shenanigans have been going on 'back home' forever, or at least since I was old enough to be aware of 'other people's lives'. This is the sort of thing that's so common out there, it's 'normal'; it's standard conversation fuel, it's what people talk about after church, or at the pub, or waiting for the bus. Sometimes it feels like anyone with any real stake in the community has a direct or near-direct experience of blatant political corruption, but somehow, tragically, it's become such a standard, expected part of the 'rural lifestyle' that people don't even connect it to voting and political participation anymore. It's like lack-of-rain, potholes, or telemarketers; people just write this stuff off as 'inevitable', then turn to the Murdoch tabloid nonsense for their political information as a kind of sick, twisted 'antidote' to the crushing banality of their actual community needs...

Good on you for putting this together. My partner has a proprty down there and we've long suspected something strange is going on with rate notices from the council. The water usage bill is HUGE and well beyond what any normal tenant would use in a day. We called the council to double-check their numbers but they weren't budging. We also asked them if there was that much water being consumed wasn't it a worry to them in such an arid area? They said there's no upper limit on the amount of water residents can use - you could literally have the tap running all day and they wouldn't care. People like that should not be in power.

My dad works with Bruz, says he’s one of the worst politicians he’s ever come across. And that’s saying something since he’s previously worked with Scomo

@feelingevaporated2912

3 жыл бұрын

Leak something bro use proton mail you should be good

@ld5382

3 жыл бұрын

@@feelingevaporated2912 I’d love too, but I really don’t know much. My dad’s a bit cagey about his work. Doesn’t tell us much about what happens behind the scenes. He just tells me who he doesn’t like based on personality. I’ll try press him for more information as to what he knows.

@feelingevaporated2912

3 жыл бұрын

@@ld5382 fair mate good luck, I had a mate in the same position but in relation to Malcolm Roberts. Oh god I wish I could speak openly about his private life, but unfortunately I think it’d only put his family at further risk

@Jack-ff9kv

3 жыл бұрын

@@ld5382 would not be surprised if he’s under a suppression style contract, where if you say company ‘secrets’, you can be fired without severance. Seemingly common practice but who knows

@johnnycornflakes8143

3 жыл бұрын

You can say that again mate my parents are extremely high up and omfg they will find anyway to justify Bruz and Scomos actions :/

jordies is not a comedian. He’s a decent journo with a good sense of humour. This is one of your best videos yet mate.

@Brakiros

3 жыл бұрын

He was a comedian, now he's a journalist

@mitchmc1000

3 жыл бұрын

This story is baseless

@user-ht8cg8oe9c

3 жыл бұрын

@@mitchmc1000 In what regard?

@FrankMcFuzz1

3 жыл бұрын

@@mitchmc1000 I mean, it probably is baseless in the first 80 seconds. You should try watching a few more minutes of the video, mate.

@FrankMcFuzz1

3 жыл бұрын

@@mitchmc1000 "This story is baseless. There is no evidence that this IS the popular fish and chips shop."

I’m watching Jordan’s entire channel after only discovering this month. What a hero you guys are Jordan and Kristo.

How is it in Australia that a comedian young enough to be entitled to not yet take life too seriously is the ONLY person taking things seriously and spending his time trying to affect positive change?

@marynixon9029

3 жыл бұрын

Comedians are intelligent, sharp witted, not buffoons like many of our politicians.

that man with a beanie did an amazing job keeping his emotions under control. thank you for showing us this disgusting problem and corruption. keep fighting these pricks....

@bullenmabior9220

3 жыл бұрын

You could see him about to go off and he probably did in the cut footage.

I wonder if 'A Current Affair' will start chasing this dodgy plumber around

@showstealer1829

3 жыл бұрын

You mean the show on a network currently headed by Peter Costello? That show?

@virkgale

3 жыл бұрын

Peter Costello's ACA is more likely to start chasing FriendlyJordies ...

@Austtube

3 жыл бұрын

Which is why we have to Sign Kevin Rudds petition into media ownership

@alexmottley8890

3 жыл бұрын

@@virkgale He'd probably just slide down a pipe to a secret bonus area anyhow

@showstealer1829

3 жыл бұрын

@@Austtube Why? So the Liberal Government will just ignore it harder?

Great to see some fucking real journalism.

"You make mistakes, you get things right, you get things wrong. I've always realised in this job, if you own up to where you may have failed, people respect you for it and that's why I think the public are right behind the Premier." Quote from John Baliaroo the day this was uploaded. The irony isn't even funny

Personally I live in Leeton which is a 20 minute drive from Narrandera. The difference between Narrandera and Leeton is staggering. Leeton has 10+ large employers and Narrandera has lost all of theirs and so many people live in Narrandera and drive to Leeton for work. The only difference between the two towns is that Narrandera is in Steph Cooke’s seat and Leeton is in Helen Daltons.

@phoenixmarizzle5059

3 жыл бұрын

Funny that......

@santomuro

3 жыл бұрын

Harv mate fancy seeing you here. How are ya?

@jarinmartin2858

3 жыл бұрын

Reporting from Carrathool mate :D

@julesdav7941

3 жыл бұрын

Griffith boy over here, mental to see the Riverina finally getting some proper attention.

@glsinsight

3 жыл бұрын

@@julesdav7941 🙈🙉🙊

This is punk rock DIY journalism and I love it. The big media will not touch this sort of stuff and what you are doing is brilliant. You are doing God's work. Keep it up.

This truly breaks my heart, my mum grew up in Narrandera before she moved down to Melbourne, I have so many beautiful memories being in Narrandera when I was a child going up to visit my Nanna! Had always hoped to take me kids up there but looks like there won't me much left to show

@timmyscotthills

3 жыл бұрын

Believe me Hayden as a newcomer it’s amazing ! You will love it!

I was born in Narrandera and as I child I was told lies about why my hometown was the way it is. For the railway I was told that it had been broken down for a long time and that it is useless and unusable even when repaired. I was also told that Macca’s couldn’t be built in Narrandera because there wasn’t going to be enough people to buy the food and gain profit. These were told by my parents before we moved away to Albury for better opportunities for us kids. My mum also worked in the council and was unaware of all of this, it just shows how unaware some of us Narranderaers were of the Nationalists and their dirty deeds.

I live in a Nationals stronghold town. Everyone, and I do mean everyone knows not to mess with the council. I've been personally threatened and accused of crimes on more than one occasion. It's blank was my mind how accepted this behaviour is.

@Brakiros

3 жыл бұрын

Mafia syndicates, councils are detestably corrupt

@droko9

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you need a local antifa group...

@xsct878

3 жыл бұрын

@@droko9 Cant really fight back when we dont have the right to arms in 99% of cases, thanks Howard.

@rahvinkeaves7871

3 жыл бұрын

@@xsct878 there are ways i guess, farmers control the majority of the food, what happens if someone decides to do something else with their harvest? food issues gain city notice much faster than more corruption, most are dead inside to it now. But if major suppliers stopped being able to supply meat and veg in sufficient quantities that will get people's attention super quick and force coverage

@CoedwigwrClyd

3 жыл бұрын

@Rahvin Keaves banks have that one sorted. Corporates captured uni ag departments decades ago and convinced farmers to buy ag products, get into debt, now they have no leverage. Finance is tied to bad management practice, the soil and water declines, output declines, farmer knowledge disappears. Would like some FJ content on agriculture. It's the biggest land use in the country by far.. also linked to why nobody can find housing. (Push people into city, make $ from strictly controlled land development) Self sufficiency, p2p education and the passage of time will shake off these parasites sooner or later

Jordies really should make sure he takes steps to deter a "suicide". Things like a file server with all the unaired footage being dumped if he doesn't log in once every two weeks, and always having a way of being publicly visible like easy access to live streaming or having people that could make assassination difficult to keep quiet. That would go a long way

Ooh boy, I can't wait for this to be completely ignored by every mainstream media outlet. The silence will be completely deafening.

Jesus Christ Jordie Team, this is fantastic. And if you ever need a safe place to hide out in Canada just let me know.

60 minutes will be envious of Jordies journalistic skills

@parhhesia

3 жыл бұрын

They gave up on journalism years ago.

@jamwow9489

3 жыл бұрын

60 minutes is fiction

@Amargosa2006

3 жыл бұрын

Tara Brown would be embarrassed if she wasn’t dead inside

@zidane456

3 жыл бұрын

What are you talking about? He didn't even try to sell a book. Honestly it's amateur hour here.

@andrewhounsell8803

3 жыл бұрын

"Journa what?!?" -60 Minutes probably

the old guy with the beard and glasses fits the stereotype of an intelligent occa aussie that knows 100% what's going on but everyone around him isn't interested in what is going on and he knows that nothing is likely to change but he keeps trying to change it regardless. idk but it's just a very specific stereotype you see among a very small percentage of senior rural Australians.

@Jytube231

3 жыл бұрын

Bushy forced into a button-up, you love to see it.

@banistersmind

3 жыл бұрын

I got the sense he was a lawyer (or solicitor). They were checking with him numerous times when they wanted to mention names.

@leftistadvocate9718

3 жыл бұрын

@@banistersmind still gives off that vibe though.

@davet80000

3 жыл бұрын

not all boomers are "OK boomers". some were hippies, once. minority even back in the day, still are

@leftistadvocate9718

3 жыл бұрын

@@davet80000 yeah that's the exact group I'm talking about. the aussie boomers who were hippies but are now lawyers and shit. they just exude a trustworthy energy.

Having visited Nerandera during 2008 for work, it's spooky seeing not change a bit. Seems the nationals are happy to destroy the town for practically no reason other than to maintain power over old people Amazing work Jordies and team, this should be the benchmark of journalism

I remember my dad telling me about Bell, California in which the council was siphoning money off to themselves and where in cahoots with the local police. The Chief of Police there was making close to 400K USD a year. Almost the salary of the US President!

@ScrivenerofDoom

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but you expect that in the Failed States of Amerika where the response to most forms of corruption is to legalise it.

Me in 2021: "FriendlyJordies didnt kill himself"

@liveround4553

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, Jeffery Epstein meme if anyone else didn’t get it

@DrowzyDruid

3 жыл бұрын

It makes me wonder if the society will ever evolve past the elected shit holes. But sadly history just keeps repeating itself

@obtuse186

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh I'm only watching this because his employee was the victim of an arguably illegal arrest by plain clothes officers. Mental.

@ruddbot179

3 жыл бұрын

Dude at this rate this is looking like a prediction

@ContactBurrito

3 жыл бұрын

Oy better not come true

I've got a sad suspicion that this is just one of MANY cases of rural towns getting culled across the state (possibly country)

@snowjohn1298

3 жыл бұрын

Agenda 2030

So my mother lived in Narrandera and recently passed away from MND. Serious investigations are under way as to whether blue green algae in this part of NSW is the reason for the disproportionate number of MND cases in this region of Australia. The councils are to blame?

@alexandragrace8164

9 ай бұрын

I heard about this!

Commenting just to get the algorithm to pick this up, but jesus the saddest part of watching this was knowing that the attention this'll get from aussie mainstream media is jack. My heart out to all the regular folks in Narrandera and every other National stronghold town.

I lived in a rural NSW town for about 10 years and saw plenty of corruption, dodgy dealings with council and police involved in most of it. Part of it is now the whole Windsor bridge fiasco. Even a prominent drug dealer operates out of the area and police look the other way. The didn't even care when I gave them info about a drug related murder that was all over the news. It was too much for me and so I had to leave. My father also experienced it back in 1990 with a Lake Macquarie (NSW) council using its powers to force him off his land. He wouldn't sell to a resort being set up by a Order of Australia winner who regularly used local councils to take over small caravan parks so he could capitalize on their success with his own resort style replacement. My father took them to court and won but had to deal with a lot of threats and intimidation for the duration including from police. Thankfully he was a strong man (and a lawyer) who gave as good as he got. Then there is the whole police and political corruption surrounding a prominent politician (Mayor of Lake Macquarie) who was being groomed for premier of NSW in the 90's. Too bad he was grooming young boys at the same time. Somehow he escaped serious punishment (only 3 years) and was able to leave the country for Canada. One of his pedo mates took the fall (and still does) and a police officer (presiding?) killed himself with his own gun after a mysterious phone call. The police actively ignored victims who came forward with at least one taking his own life. There is so much more that suggests there was a serious pedophile ring in Lake Macquarie and Hunter valley involving teachers, police and politicians that only parts have been uncovered so far.

@glsinsight

3 жыл бұрын

Crikey!

@pyroscar4661

3 жыл бұрын

Have you e-mailed this to Jordan?

@umidamuminova1023

2 жыл бұрын

Please email this to friendlyjordies

I moved out to Outback Queensland to teach remotely, the same LNP over saturation is here too, lack of upgrades and businesses being denied access to towns is common. The local council here banned a seafood truck that comes out from Rockhampton from stopping in town because the local "grocery store" owner is on the council. Its a joke.

@Daseinn

3 жыл бұрын

Aye, im from Rocky

@andrewerntell4775

3 жыл бұрын

Nats... corrupt as f**k.

@GarageSupra

3 жыл бұрын

man thats fucked!

@happyzone1000

3 жыл бұрын

The seafood truck can bypass that by just doing phone orders and deliveries.

I've just became a patron because this (as well as all the rest of the friendlyjordies content) is so well researched and such an important story told. I really hope this channel keeps growing because I don't see any other real way this corruption is going to be tackled. Thank you guys for making this. Keep up the excellent work.

Wow, I forgot what actual journalism looked like until this

Not sure if you'll see this or not, but at 18:06 you asked why they test up stream. This is common practice when monitoring the effects of sewage treatment plants by showing background levels compared to levels past the outflow from the STP. That document you posted shows almost a 4x increase in total coliforms and a doubling of e.coli.

@nhodgie

3 жыл бұрын

Im Victorian, so not as across NSW, but assume that the NSW EPA planning approval for the sewage site would have limits for the STP listed within its requirements. Does anyone know/can link to the approval? Would be keen to see how these results compare, but my understanding in general is that those sort of readings are fairly high.

@TheWolfsLunch

3 жыл бұрын

@@nhodgie I'm not sure what their legislated limits are, ANZECC guidelines on water quality only really deal with faecal coliforms and e.coli specifically, while total coliforms include a lot of coliforms form soil, hence the background levels of 517. It's hard to really tell because they haven't specifically tested for faecal coliforms. Also during my time water testing I had little experience in e.coli, faecal, and total coliforms, so this is definitely an area I'm rather sloppy on.

@TheWolfsLunch

3 жыл бұрын

@@nhodgie Found their EPA licence though. www.narrandera.nsw.gov.au/environment/sewer/environmental-compliance

@nhodgie

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheWolfsLunch excellent! Thanks for that!

@nhodgie

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheWolfsLunch so a quick scan has the allowable faecal cloroforms discharge limit as 200 units/100ml withing the Permit, while the NATA report friendly supplies listed ~1900 (total not just faecal, however the background/upstream readings are at around 500, giving ~70% as likely sediment contribution from the plant), and the officially reported results for last year are at max 200.... so where is this seperate NATA testing comming from that Jordies has, and why does it appear on first pass to not align with the officially reported EPA testing results? But admittedly, I'm checking all this quickly on my phone, so will have to read it properly tomorrow.

I feel like Jordies genuinely needs some form of security

@PeliasReno

3 жыл бұрын

Same, genuinely afraid for him and not in a paranoid way. He's really exposing ultimately dangerous people.

@wackojacko4580

3 жыл бұрын

Or what a young liberal might physically intimidate them

@oldmuso586

3 жыл бұрын

@@wackojacko4580 No, these are serious peoiple with big money that could do anything.

@s0ckpupp3t

3 жыл бұрын

His publicity is his insurance policy, no one will touch him

@camowilo

3 жыл бұрын

I'll be jordies bodyguard as long as I get to follow him to interviews and shit 🤣

I am in awe of the work friendlyjordies does. WHERE is the mainstream media? WHY are THEY missing in action?

This plays like that Vice video where they interviewed people about living next to an open cut asbestos mine.

"Consequently the attitude now is what's in it for me, more than what's in it for the Country. I see a tremendous lack of vision in the Political process" - John Sullivan What. An. Answer. This form of Journalism is just surreal to experience

@Mammutidae

3 жыл бұрын

Then he goes on to have an anger stroke at them about it

@Mozric

3 жыл бұрын

And this was him trying to spin things nicely! Imagine what he really thinks.

@0mnislasher1

3 жыл бұрын

christ some of fjordies recent fans are true plebs

@thescoon1

3 жыл бұрын

Right? Boy the irony.

@yasminw2089

3 жыл бұрын

@@0mnislasher1 i cannot believe he used big words! THE ABSOLUTE MADMAN

"I'm tired of the secrets, because it's our money!" "They don't care about us, theyve never cared about us"

Geez, corruption at the highest form. Didn't think it would be this bad in Australia. Thank you for this documentary, I will be sharing it as much as possible. The council members need to be held responsible for all their actions, whether good or bad.

As per Jordie's request, I've e-mailed Bruz's personal line to ask how often he blackmails people he doesn't like. I look forward to the meme response.

@riley6547

3 жыл бұрын

Ya get one?

Damn this war hammer channel's getting really serious

@aaronshaw1937

3 жыл бұрын

This is all world building for Jordie's oc warhammer universe.

@Dwarfman01

3 жыл бұрын

Just think of him a an Inquisitor of Ordo Hereticus, sifting through the corruption of these petty planetary governors, for the betterment of The Imperium, whilst dodging members of his own organisation who are more than happy for the status quo to continue as a curtain for their own investigations...

My heart breaks for that poor little boy

The male version of Erin Brockovich. This needs to be made into a blockbuster movie.

I'm glad you and your boys got out alive Jordan! Following you guys closely from across the pond in the UK!

Thanks to Jordan and his team, we can see what's really going on, seeing as mainstream media won't cover this stuff. Truly don't understand how people keep voting for the Liberals / Nationals when it has been proven time and time again that they don't have the people's best interests at heart. Why do people vote for them?

@Venomsmash1206

3 жыл бұрын

Cause they don’t like younger Australians ?

@debralucas2224

3 жыл бұрын

Some of them genuinely think they'll go to hell for even CONSIDERING voting for anyone else. And the bad ones play on this mindset.

@jacadarhome1406

3 жыл бұрын

They don't. The system is rigged

@speakoutsmith2072

3 жыл бұрын

Lots of right-wing religious people say "I'll never vote Labor because they support abortion." Complete cop-out for seriously thinking through issues. But the real biggie is "Labor is bad at economic management" (they're not), just because Labor increases taxes on the mega-rich to pay for hospitals, schools, roads... For the last 12 years the Libs have said that Labor overspent on the GFC, but now the Coalition has racked up a $1 TRILLION debt. www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/heavy-burden-biggest-deficit-on-record-debt-on-track-to-top-1-trillion-20201002-p561id.html

@DualEquinox

3 жыл бұрын

Stockholm Syndrome. They have been held hostage by these corrupt individuals so long they've started to rationalise their blatantly abusive behaviour.

Man if I was that regular fish and chip shop without a popular sign, I'd put a sign up saying "The Better Fish and Chip Shop" so customers would have to choose between the popular option and the better option.

@misskeir

3 жыл бұрын

Either way the local caught fish will be filled with e-coli. No wonder they want a Maccas

@giamachado2046

3 жыл бұрын

Narrandera resident here.... That first fish n chip shop with no sign was the old site of " the popular fish shop". It moved across the street a few years ago and kept the same lovely shade of bright purple. We really should change the name from "popular fish shop" to " the only fish shop" as we only have one.... Soooo .... By default it's the most popular? 😬

Jesus, the town I grew up in with only 600 people in it is more lively than Narrandera.

Nearly forgot what real journalism looked like. Good shit.

My parents moved from Melbourne to Deniliquin a few years ago, we holidayed there for decades and that's where they decided to retire, beautiful small country town by the river, even proposed there in feb this year because my partner fell in love with the town, the vid is on my channel. Anyway, The first time I visited their new home up there a few years back i distinctly remember the shower water smelling awful like a combination of dirty river water/ sewerage. It got so bad my parents started to notice it worsening even whilst doing the dishes. My dad contacted the council and other bodies several times to ask whats going on with the water, we've been visiting Deni for decades and have never had this issue, every single time he makes an enquiry he's met with the exact same answer: " it's within EPA guidelines" nothing more, nothing less. He asked if the person on the phone if they lived in Deni? would they drink it? Would they bathe in it? Same response: "it's within EPA guidelines" What they've done to the Murray/Edwards and Riverina areas waters and ecosystems are absolutely abhorrent. There is NO WAY that water is within EPA guidelines and ive said next time I come up im getting samples but a part of me also knows that no matter what my findings it will just be swept under the rug like this, like they also do. They've destroyed so many beautiful towns and ecosystems all in the name of greed. Pigs.

@DualEquinox

3 жыл бұрын

Just a stray thought but have you considered doing the test then giving the findings to someone like Jordie or Michael West? If he can get people on the ground running these tests for him over a number of locations in these seats it would be definite proof that this corruption is a widespread practice. It would be a lot harder to sweep under the rug if a case like that can be made from someone with a following...

@DirtyCommunist

3 жыл бұрын

If you really want to get mad about this, look up the rate of motor neurone diseases around there. And then look up the link between blue-green algae and motor neurone.

@RobertJW

3 жыл бұрын

Shit, I grew up in Deni, spent my childhood there, I love the place. I'm horrified to hear this.

@bungusgaming

3 жыл бұрын

I live an hour from Deni, and my mum grew up there. Whenever I go there I bring my own water from the tank because its so horrible from the tap. Mum said they used to just drink soft drink because the water was so bad.

@lukeslayer

3 жыл бұрын

@@DualEquinox I haven't thought about that but it's definitely worth a shot. I guess I just got discouraged knowing how badly the corruption has spread and how many blatant catastrophes are brushed aside like nothing happened but enough is enough it's just beyond out of hand. Cheers for the idea

Check Armidale with Barnaby Joyce. The fear and control in that town is extremely similar to this story.

@MrAlexeiGil

3 жыл бұрын

not to mention the armidale club burning down conveniently for the APVMA

@chelseaerieau574

3 жыл бұрын

PLEASE read this article. The level of corruption is insane, check out medium.com/@hardenuppete/solving-the-mystery-of-the-armidale-club-fire-313a8935df7a and www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-suspicious-fire-the-suicide-and-the-shameless-pork-barrelling-20190517-p51oit.html . Couple highlights - Barnaby tries to relocate 195 public servants from Canberra to Armidale. Decides to buy the Armidale Club. The owner does not want to sell. It mysteriously burns down, all footage from nearby houses is inaccessible or weirdly damaged, an employee of the club is found in a park with a self-inflicted gunshot and a USB ON HIM WITH PICTURES OF BURNT DOWN HOUSES and but there was NO forensic evidence to link him to the fire!

@MrAlexeiGil

3 жыл бұрын

@@mingesack5606 too right. glad my old TSO has his head screwed on lol. nah, I like mojos, lovely 70's architecture

Your best video to date. Wish we could see more of the footage, these interviews were eye-opening and I hope this gets the attention is deserves.

this is better than everything from the abc, newscorp and nine/fairfax combined

My favourite character is the wise wizard in the background consulting his scrolls

Well r/australia is having a really bad day today, I just got banned...

@itsmatto499

3 жыл бұрын

@toasteh, we don’t like political buzz words here man

@matyybro6902

3 жыл бұрын

@@tovsteh I agree reddit is a shit hole, but sharing this post would be deemed "left wing". So I don't fully comprehend your point.

@rtmpgt

3 жыл бұрын

@Harry Banner r/genzedong is for chads

@redrainer

3 жыл бұрын

@@tovsteh saying the national party is left wing is like calling Stalin an anarchist

@joejoseph6555

3 жыл бұрын

@@tovsteh Not even the liberals in America are left wing. Liberals are pro-capitalists who just support progressive policies. Like a leftist would say "lets get rid of the 1%" and liberals would say "lets make half of the 1% female or people of colour"

I'm born and raised in cootamundra, I'm 30 years old now and I have seen the exact same pattern since I was around 14 years old. I always say that they want it to become a retirement village quite literally. Things got exponentially worse since the cootamundra gundagai regional council merger. This area is a cesspool.

Only at 11 minutes so far. But I do have a question. Is it possible there is something valuable about this families land or something the council want to build on that land? Perhaps that’s why they are being subjected to this stuff. Perhaps the corruption is deeper than simply wanting money but wanting the land they are on as well?

@glb4010

3 жыл бұрын

Good question

In my best Archer voice: “Do you want to be assassinated? Because this is how you get assassinated.”

@kieran10202

3 жыл бұрын

"what is that American up there shouting about? Is that a sniper rif -"

@CynicalMournings

3 жыл бұрын

If Jordan's last words aren't a Simpson's reference I'll be pissed.

I'm hanging around r/Australia and watching the post get taken down again and again. People are getting banned for posting it, for commenting, and everything is getting locked Zero explanation.

@samson3523

3 жыл бұрын

r/Australia is owned by Murdoch Just like Ghislaine Maxwell owned /WorldNews

@thomastucker7317

3 жыл бұрын

@@samson3523 Is that a meme or no?

@TimothyPossible

3 жыл бұрын

@@thomastucker7317 it's true. An account called maxwellhill moderated and controlled news and technology subreddits. The account stopped posting when Maxwell was arrested. People have gone over the accounts history and found several clues giving weight to the theory that maxwellhill was Ghislaine Maxwell

@samson3523

3 жыл бұрын

@@thomastucker7317 no. www.reddit.com/user/maxwellhill/

@thomastucker7317

3 жыл бұрын

@@samson3523 Wow, thats nuts

The conversation around 27:00 is exactly the sort of thing that Sarah Taber (@SarahTaber_bww on Twitter) talks about in rural areas of the USA. They're controlled by a handful of landowning families who specifically DO NOT want economic development that benefits the whole community because that will decrease their power.

I wish I'd seen this a year ago. I wish you had come to Narrandera while I lived there. The Popular fish shop is one of the things I miss about Narrandera. You found police officers in Narrandera? Impressive. Just before the council election the Narrandera council voted against their own proposal to refurbish that rail bridge for a "rail trail" to boost tourism... even though the state government had approved grant money. "Permanent economic depression" that could be why one of the towns larger employers (whos owners often have Ms Cooke drop by the office for coffee) have not increased the base wages of their employees for three years. Council approved DAs to build/upgrade/rennovate four petrol stations in Narrandera (three in town one in Gillenbah) to go with the five they already have. They used to have five pubs. Now they have two. A sign of the economy. "Fried chicken and burgers. Where do they get them?" Gillenbah roadhouse open 24/7. They do an ok chicken burger and their bacon and egg roll is light years ahead of the Early Opener cafe. Can we see the full interview with the former mayor? There was, for about a year, two pizza shops in Narrandera. The good one and the ok one. The ok one shut up shop within a few weeks of the owners son going back to prison for dealing drugs. The IGA closed up suddenly, locals say it was a few days before the local police had planned to execute a search warrant for the small bags of "produce" the owner was selling out of the loading dock.

Suddenly feeling proud that Mildura managed to get an Independent elected.

@youytubey

3 жыл бұрын

Most independents are liberal-aligned

@lauraodwyer7554

3 жыл бұрын

Ali Cupper is Ace. I'm a lefty living in the neighbouring electorate (same fed though) under a Nat and I am so jealous. Hoping others see what she is doing and get rid of the Nats

@richardkaz2336

3 жыл бұрын

@@youytubey Exactly. The LNP regularly fund independent stooges knowing full well they won't get voted in and will pass their preferences to the LNP. They are just a mechanistic to siphon votes away from genuine independents, labor and greens weakening their chances of getting winning majority. The sooner coalitions are band the better but guess what that will never happen.

@kitastrophist

3 жыл бұрын

Fingers firmly crossed for our coming election my friend.

I've never been so angry at Australian politics in my life. - sincerely an ex liberal voter

@willlarsen6967

3 жыл бұрын

You are a legend, Alexandra.

@matthewsmith1292

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the dark side friend

@willlarsen6967

3 жыл бұрын

@Jay Dee not necessarily. Rural voters should be supporting Shooters, Fishers & Farmers if they stand for the policies the Nationals pretend to stand for. And if they don't like corruption. Labor and Coalition are also worlds apart. Don't buy into the false equivalence in the faux-left media narrative about Labor. They're definitely not without fault (I rarely preference them first, not for over 10 years), but they don't steal water, they respect environmental referral processes, and they actually sack corrupt people and refer them to police & ICAC.

@JameZayer

3 жыл бұрын

@@willlarsen6967

@teampeas3723

3 жыл бұрын

To quote Alex Jones "You are the resistance! "

Bruz as someone who was forced out of tyalgum, northern rivers. I feel this.

@Juleyin142

3 жыл бұрын

Like honestly its bent

Every council in Australia and every council employee should be Audited Yearly and all councils should be target with Sting operations to reduce corruption.

That guy with the massive beard has the literal voice of god. He needs his own podcast

This is so heartbreaking I used to visit Narrandera all through the 90s as we had family and friends throughout the area (all young families), we stopped visiting because they all moved away over the years looking for work. I remember the old hostel and the pub there was always packed. That footage looked like the pale ghost of the town I remember.

Mildura = SAFEST FEDERAL NATIONAL SEAT in Australia. These stories are awfully familiar

@HDXFH

3 жыл бұрын

Not for long

This team of amazing individuals, of brilliant minded journalists could quite litterally be the saviours of our Australian government. Of country towns such as this. Hopefully they can finally root out all the corruption. Imagine if all this crap was undone and all the small country towns where restored and started to thrive. Keep exposing this blatant corruption ladds. Excellent job

i used to work in the shit works, thats a pasfeer or however its spelt system, probably atleast 50 years old based off old epa requirements, they’re pumped into the pasfeer, aerated, and let to settle, the clear water at the top is what gets decanted and discharged, which is then dosed with chlorine (maybe, if it does anything at all) but those systems dont do too well at controlling ammonia and nitrate content, as well as all sorts of bugs which chlorine will only kill so much, i wouldn’t be suprised if the effluent that is discharged exceeds epa “limits” anyways

>"its an hour long minus whatever we have to cut for legal reasons" >video releases and its half that length jesus christ

It's just like where my nan's from in Italy, local gov don't invest in any kind of economic benefit that would benefit young people, so they are forced to go down to the major cities on the Milan floodplain, leaving the oldies behind to live in desolate, rundown villages until they get too old to function, and the council scrape any remaining money out of them in care homes. I swear, the best funded thing in the regional capital is the care home. Not that it stops them trying to shake down foreign relatives for even more money.

Thanks for doing the interviews and thank you to all the people who were willing to be interviewed.

3 mins in and I'm angry. As a parent I cant imagine how heartbreaking and enraging this is situation is. I hope their little boy is ok omg....3 mins in...still 35 mins to go. Holy crap

This reminds me a lot of Resident Evil. The corrupt officials, the environmental damage, mismanagement of funds, secret laboratory. The only thing missing are zombies.

@FortressofSolitude1138

3 жыл бұрын

no no, there are zombies, the town was full of them unfortunately.

@hondomclean6759

3 жыл бұрын

Does that make Jordan Chris Redfield.......

@KimMoth

Жыл бұрын

Who do you think is voting for the Nationals?

@EggBastion

Жыл бұрын

@@KimMoth Dingdingding-dingding! JACKPOT!

@hellishcyberdemon7112

Жыл бұрын

I guess that means time to grab a gun right?

Bruz week. Ends at the 3rd day

You could transplant most of the problems in Narrandera to my own country town of Stawell in Victoria, also a Nationals stronghold. Tens of millions of dollars in grants each year (each quarter at the moment) and absolutely nothing to show for it and a council dedicated to doing absolutely nothing.

... it's potentially not just fish that have been affected by the blue green algae situation too... wasn't there an investigation by the ABC a while back in regards to the link between the blue green algae contributing to the unusually high levels of MS present in the population of Griffith?

I hope you’re all ready for an unforgettable luncheon.

@Sefearion

3 жыл бұрын

MMMYES :|

@Static_117

3 жыл бұрын

Dude I got a pizza just for this

@smokey0111

3 жыл бұрын

Egads!

@Sefearion

3 жыл бұрын

@@smokey0111 My roast is ruined ;_;

The streetscape scenes remind me of Tasmanias west coast ghost towns Goldstone and Zeehan, those places are the way they are because they're hundreds of km away from Hobart and Launceston and the mines and woodchip have closed down.

Not gonna lie I kinda feel concerned for Jordan’s safety after visiting, Hell I’d be terrified just passing through, feel like that place literally runs on censorship and some extremely dirty secrets.

@drangelice

2 жыл бұрын

There is an almost palpable sense of Jordan being unwanted here at the end. Finding out some town is being manipulated by some very powerful people who already hate you would have been terrifying.