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Aussie vs. Canadian Idiot

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Greetings one and all!

If there's one thing fans of Friendlyjordies know that really grinds our gears - it's when BLOODY FOREIGNERS attempt to get involved in Australian politics. Hahahaha really it's only an issue when they don't know what the hell they're talking about. Stefan Molyneux is one of those people.

Stefan is a controversial Canadian YouTuber who recently released a video about the Australian election in which he praised us for electing the "conser...

Underrated Simpsons Characters

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Hi-diddly-ho, neighborino!

This week's video was made to celebrate some of the most underrated characters in 'The Simpsons'. A few of them are pretty damn niche but hey, a good character is a good character. THAT IS A FACT.

We hope you enjoy watching this video as much as we enjoyed making it!

As always, thank you all so much for your continued support of our channel. We just hit 250k subscribers on YouTube! Here's to 500k!

Love

The FJ Team&n...

Australia is Getting Dumber

Only one more day until the election and we've got one more thing for you to THINK about.  

Last year we looked into the death of science in Australia, and with billions of dollars being cut the future of innovation in this country was looking grim.  One year later and surprise, surprise... Science is STILL dead in Australia, with more cuts to PHDs and research to boot. 

On the election's eve what better reminder is there that we need to get rid of the Libs.  <...

Can the Media Just Stop?

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Climate Change is destroying our planet... BUT WHAT ABOUT THE SHORT TERM FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS!!?? 

In today's video, we compare and contrast two interviews on the ABC's 7.30 program - one with Bill Shorten and the other with Scott Morrison. There is a noticeable difference in how the interviewees are treated and the types of questions they are asked.

Australia's emissions have risen over the last few years. It is clear as day that the current government...

Negative Gearing

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Sorry it's so late - this edit took us a while!

Negative gearing is a tax break for wealthy investors which most benefits people with multiple properties in their portfolio. It has been a hot topic in the media of late. Labor says they'll rein it in if elected, as it is literally welfare for the rich. 

Today we look at two articles covering negative gearing (one from Buzzfeed and the other from News.com.au). After reading them it would seem that the econo...

Election Ad Extravaganza!

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We're back from our Easter break rip-roaring and ready to go!

A lot of you really enjoyed our previous video on election ads, so given this fresh new crop of beauties has just hit the market we thought hey, let's give it another crack. We love making these videos, so we hope you enjoy giving it a watch.

There's only about 3 weeks until the election, so expect a lot more coverage over the coming weeks. 

As always, thank you all so much for your conti...

Australian Media: Dumb and Evil

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For this week's Ja Rule's we compare and contrast two separate interviews on the ABC's current affairs program 7.30 - one with former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and the other with head of the ACTU Sally McManus. The way the interviewees are treated is noticeably different - and we explain why.

A bunch of you have asked us to do a video on the Budget - and we certainly are planning to do one! Jordan has been in Melbourne for the last 3 weeks on tour so we haven...

Pauline Hanson and the NRA

A recent Al Jazeera documentary entitled 'How to Sell A Massacre' presented a lengthy undercover sting operation which looked at One Nation's ties to the NRA in the United States. The Australian media went nuts over this for an entire week. As you might expect, we here at Friendlyjordies found this to be hugely hypocritical.

We are not defending One Nation here in any way. Their "party" is a complete joke. What we're ridiculing with this video is the media's propensity to hyp...

State Election Post-Mortem

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Apologies it took us almost a week to get this to you, but good things come to those who wait! Today we present to you our take on the state election (how it went down, why it went down that way and what it means for the future.)

The mainstream media had it out for Daley from the very beginning and used every last trick in the book to get voters to side with his opponent. It was frustrating to see it pan out this way and feel so powerless to do anything to stop it.<...

Kyle & Jackie O are Awesome - Change My Mind

For this week's Ja Rule's, we take a deep dive into the debate that took place between Gladys Berejiklian and Micheal Daley on Kyle and Jackie O's breakfast radio show. Anyone under the age of 30 is part of the Podcast generation, so for us, a conversational format is always going to be more digestible than the robotic televised debates of yore.

We also briefly touch on the media's response to the Fraser Anning controversy and we give a shout out to all the dope students who protested i...

Political Smear Ads + Sydney Light Rail Disaster

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Greetings one and all!

For this week's Ja Rule's - we review the latest crop of smear ads from Labor and the Liberal Party in the lead up to the State Election next week. 

We also take a look at Sydney's disaster-ridden Light Rail project. Why did things go so horribly wrong? Who's to blame?

Over the next week we're going to be hitting the state election hard. Polls are super close!

As always, thank you all so much for your continued support! ...

How the Australian Media Plays You

Yo pimps, 

This video's been itching at me for a while. It's about how the media uses the refugee issue as a way to wedge Labor and drive votes away from it on both ends. I'm expecting blow back for it but it needs to be highlighted as a way that the media will use touchy issues to help the Liberal Party's prospects in elections - and they use a myriad of strategies including the one highlighted in this SBS video from 'The Feed'. 

THANKS AS ALWAYS FOR DONATING! Love yous...

The Project Sinks Even Lower (Cotton Farming + NSW Nurses)

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We're back with another Friday media wrap up!

First up - The Sunday Project's most recent attempt to present a balanced account of the Murray-Darling Basin water crisis has, shockingly, completely missed the mark. I know - we're as gobsmacked as you are. Cotton Farming needs to stop, that much is bloody obvious.

We also take a look at Gladys Berejiklian's election promise to inject thousands of new nurses into the NSW hospital system. You don't need to be Sher...

Will China INVADE Australia? + 60 Minutes Slum Story

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It's Friday and that means it's time for another episode of Ja Rule's Funtime Spooktacular ft. Friendlyjordies. This week we're taking a look at Clive Palmer's new anti-China ad which has been plastered all over the TV - and we also analyse the 60 Minutes report of the Opal Tower disaster. Hint: it's not as in-depth as we would have liked. 

Clive Palmer has been spending an unprecedented amount of cash on advertisements this political cycle, so it will be very ...

The Banking Royal Commission

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As the dust settles on the Banking Royal Commission, it is becoming more and more apparent how much of a waste of time and money it really was. In this video we take a look at how it all went down, and the ABC's response to it. 

And yes, while it is a completely ludicrous name for a segment on the media, our Friday videos are now officially entitled 'Ja Rule's Funtime Spooktacular ft. Friendlyjordies.' It was completely out of our control - YOU VOTED FOR IT! 2019-02-07 07:16:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Aussie VS. New York Times Journalist

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We're back with our second "media wrap up" video!

The Straw Poll to vote for the segment's official name is in the description on YouTube - so please, let us know which one you guys like best!

In this video, we take a look at how the media uses issues like 'Change the Date' to push hidden agendas - also, we dive into Bari Weiss' recent interview on Joe Rogan's podcast. In it, she talks about Australia's various "left wing" policies and our relationship with Ch...

Clive Palmer: Australia's Trump

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Our early access Patreon video for this week is on a much requested topic: Clive.

Look who's back, back again.

Clive Palmer is vying for a political comeback and he's taken a page or two from Donald Trump's playbook. With billboards on every street corner and ads on every screen, Clive is going all-out to sell himself as the man-of-the-people in Australian politics. Surely this homegrown bootleg billionaire is harmless, right?

We're here with a quick ref...

A Million Dead Fish

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The scale of the problem in the Murray-Darling Basin is truly horrifying. At least a million fish have perished due to the toxic blue-green algae in the water - and, given the news reports that have just dropped today regarding further fish deaths in Lake Hume, that number will continue to rise.

The media and the NSW Government will have you believe the devastation is due to drought and high temperatures - but this is at best only part of the problem. 

As...

Channel Update! *PHASE 3*

Greetings one and all.

When we said we had big plans for 2019...

we meant it.

The election period is always a busy time for us - so this year we're trying something a little different. If everything goes to plan, we will be releasing three new videos per week. Yes, you heard that right, THREE. 

We have used your generous Patreon donations to help purchase a microphone, light and a new computer. This will allow us to produce higher quality content more frequently. ...

Why It's Hard to Find a Good Job in Australia

Where have all the good jobs gone?  Tell me: Why they're taken or they're just payin' wrong, so wrong.

This week Jordan comes to the shocking conclusion that the Libs may, in fact, not give a shit about Australian workers.

Right now there's not much stopping your boss from ripping you off - find out more within. 

Hope you all have a fantastic week!

Love, The FJ Team
 

Let's Hear it for Single Dads

OMG! We haven't seen you guys since LAST YEAR!!!!! :D :D :D

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All jokes aside, we're back from our little break for the holidays with what will clearly be our Magnum Opus - 'Let's Hear it for Single Dads'

Hopefully some of the scenarios in this piece will ring true for you Broken Home™ peeps.

Coming up next week (finally) is our video on Clive Palmer. We promise that it isn't wall-to-wall fat jokes. 

As always, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for...

Patreon Chrissy Message!

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Thanks so much for your support this year! You truly are the best fans a slav bastard like me could have. Let's make 2019 even better. 

Have a great christmas and new years!

Love, the FJ Team 

The Worst Clickbait Site in Australia

I'M BACK FROM TURKMENISTAN BABY!

And you know what that means - another clickbait "journalism" site needs to undergo the Friendlyjordies treatment. Last time it was Vice... this time however... we sink even further down into the smelly lower intestines of the internet... a little site called Junkee.

This video is framed around an article entitled 'Westpac Announces Four Week Paid Leave for Employees Undergoing Gender Transition' - which, at a surface level, sounds pretty good. But when y...

Jordan Peterson VS Kochie (ROUND 2)

Greetings one and all!

Our first Kochie/Peterson video was surprisingly popular, so it was only a matter of time before we'd venture back. THERE'S JUST SO MUCH TO BE SAID ABOUT THE POWER OF CONVERSATION.

We hope you get a chuckle out of it.

As always, have a fantastic week! Not long now until the BIG BASH CRICKET starts.

The FJ Team 

Aussie Courts Vol. 5 (feat. Neel Kolhatkar)

Everyone's favourite lenient magistrate is back!

The amazing Neel Kolhatkar, a long time friend of the channel, has come along for the ride! Neel's a big TV star now so we're super thankful he set aside the time to help us put this volume together. 

So sit back, relax and enjoy. Volume 5 is finally here.

As always - we hope you all have a fantastic week!

love, the FJ Team :)

Why Vice is Dying

If you cast your mind back 8 months ago - you may remember our little stoush with Vice regarding the #ChangeTheDate video. We also released a follow up to that video in which we tore apart Vice's article which was written in response to our initial video. 

Vice had a lot of problems 8 months ago... but it's even worse now. 

As we say in this new piece - critiquing Vice today is like "shooting fish in a barrel" - but someone still has to do it. These clickbait sites need to know...

Australia vs. America: Healthcare

America's Healthcare system costs twice as much as Australia's but delivers the worst results in the developed world. Australia, on the other hand, has the second best system. "Second comes right after first" - Buzz Aldrin.

Almost everyone in the world is aware of the countless problems with America's Healthcare... but what about the problems with ours? I mean, it is objectively pretty damn good - but is it as good as it could be?

As always, thanks so much for supporting our content! Com...

Working at an Aussie Pub

This week, we're taking a deep dive into a particularly cherished part of the Australian experience - Aussie Pubs.

Our video on Bottle-Os was hugely popular - so we thought this was the next logical step. Pubs are a part of life in this corner of the world and, let's be honest, there's a lot to make fun of!

As always, we hope you all have a fantastic week and thank you so much for your continued support!

- The FJ Team 

You Are Wrong About the ABC

ARE YOU READY TO BE TRIGGERED?

Hahaha no seriously, this will trigger quite a few people. 

I came across Paul Keating's quotes about the ABC from the 1980s - and I just got way too woke from them. When someone's right, they're right.

The ABC seems to care WAY too much about self-preservation, and has been lax when it comes to defending other government institutions.

I know some people believe the ABC to be beyond critique, but it's simply not the case. Someone needs to t...

Every Border Security Episode Ever.

"There is not a single item of clothing in your luggage. It is all food."

This week we bring you another installment in our series spoofing Aussie reality TV shows. It's finally Border Security's turn to get the Friendlyjordies treatment! 

Border Security is actually a show we really enjoy... Which got us thinking "why do we like this so much?" The answer - it's pure comfort food. Every single episode is exactly the same, so you know what you're going to get.

Hope you kids and...