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Inside Gina Rinehart's Cult

Hello Patrons,
This week we've got something a little bit different. Recently we received another unlisted video of a Hancock Prospecting event. Jordan watched it on a stream and it really shows off how cult-like Gina Rinehart's world is. We've trimmed down the stream so it's easier to consume and will release this as a regular video but we're giving you an early look.

Because this is from a stream and not a regular video we'll be giving you early access to another video in a few da...

The Big Housing Video

[Early Access]
Hello Patrons,

With the election called for May 3rd we're stepping it up and releasing some of the bigger videos we've been working on. These are both things we've currently got in the pipeline and a few you've seen early but we've yet to show the public.

Today we're showing you our main video on housing before the election. Let's take a look at the housing crisis and what the different political parties are offering in their election platforms.

You may h...

A Picture's Worth 1000 Words

Hello Patrons,

This week we've got a video on Peter Dutton and Gina Rinehart's obsessive emulation of Donald Trump and Elon Musk. We're mainly focusing on their desire to bring a Musk-style DOGE to Australia.

Let's take a look at how that would threaten the public service and what damage it would realistically do to the country. This video will be out later today, we hope you enjoy this early look.

Thank you for your continued support,

The FJ Crew.

Sky News' Antisemitism Crashout

[Early Access]

Hello Patrons,

After putting out a few divisive videos that started a lot of debates in the comments sections; we thought we'd put out something that nobody could disagree about, a video about Israel and Gaza. What could go wrong?

In particular we wanted to focus on the double standards of Sky News. Typically they are the most chest-thumping "Australia-first" of all the prominent media outlets we have. They have been contorting themselves into knots to catas...

Why Australia is Better than New Zealand

[Early Access]
Hello Patrons,

It's a slightly different video this week. By now you've surely heard Jordan's point about how pointless it is to compare Australia to other countries with vastly different history and political systems like Norway. But what if you were to do the comparison with a country a little bit closer to home?

That's right, it's Australia VS New Zealand. Let's tear them apart boiz.

Thank you all for your continued support. We'll be putting out the bi...

Patreon Suggestion Poll (multiple votes)

Hello Patrons,
We've collected some of the popular topics from thread we posted a few days ago. Some of the topics are quite similar but we wanted to put them up as separate options. Again, we're letting you vote for multiple different options, so go nuts and let us know what you want to see.

We've already got a video in the works on Dutton's eagerness for a Musk style DOGE and one on Sky News' fixation on antisemitism.

We'll definitely make the winning option and seriously c...

Video Suggestion Thread

Hello Patrons,

Use the replies in this thread to suggest video topics, in a few days we'll make a poll including some of the most popular suggestions. Keep in mind that most of the early videos you've already seen will be coming out the public very shortly. We're just releasing the bias video now and plan to release the independents video we showed you yesterday on Friday.

The Best (and worst) Independent Politicians

[Early Access]
Hello Patrons,
For your early video this week we've got one that is purely focused on independent politicians. For those of you who have been watching the patreon releases over the last few weeks it shouldn't come as a surprise that we'll be talking about this a LOT in the leadup to the election.

There's been a lot of calls for "smashing the duopoly" and hailing independent politicians as saviours. This video goes beyond just the slogans and looks at why they're ge...

Your Favourite Video

Hello Patrons,
We'll have your next early video in a few days but now that we're back posting publicly on Youtube we wanted to ask you about your favourite video we showed you while we were away.

There are a fair few new patrons who have signed up this week so we thought we'd explain how we get you exclusive content. Every week we give you early access to a political video when there's one ready. We kept this up while we weren't posting on Youtube, so if you're new scroll down and c...

Why We've Been Away. Bruz.

Hello Patreon,
This will be out publicly in a premiere later today but we're showing you it early. That's right, we're finally back. There will be a few small changes to the public version of this video, just fixing a few lines and sources but here's our comeback video.

A few weeks ago we got access to some new documents relating to the Barilaro lawsuit and prosecution. They revealed some pretty juicy stuff and we thought it was the best way to come back, showing off what we learned...

What if the Liberals Won the Last Election?

[Very Early Access]
Hello Patrons,

We've got a nice, straightforward video for you this week: What if the Liberals won the last federal election? We take a look at what has been done in the last 3 years and how much worse it could have been if the Liberals got in.

There's a missing source near the end of the video that will be fixed up for the public release, alongside the dates for the new UFO live show.

The final touches are being put on our comeback video. It's a big ...

"The Carbon Tax"

[Very Early Access}

Hello Patrons,
This is another one of the longer, history focused videos we've been working on. We're taking a big look at the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme that was proposed by the Rudd government and the fallout of it being blocked. This was a pivotal moment in Australia's response to climate change.

We're hard at work on our comeback video, we're hoping to get that out to the public sometime next week. We can't wait to start posting these videos we'v...

The Update + Comedy Special

[Very Early Access X2]
Hello Patrons,

This has become somewhat of a yearly tradition. We've got so many long videos in production that we don't have a political video ready for you this week. We know most of you patrons are here for the political stuff so we've attached an update about what to expect from the channel in 2025. Jordan also reveals why we're not back publicly yet. Hint: We're working on a video about a certain Italian channel favourite. Yes, we got our hands on somethi...

Why I Don't Like Ground News

[Very Early Access]
Hello Patrons,
This is a video we've been formulating for quite some time. If you spend a lot of time on Youtube you've probably seen ads for Ground News. It's a news aggregate service that tells you whether certain outlets lean "left or right".

Those who have been watching for a while probably know Jordan's thoughts on the oversimplification of slapping a label "left or right" on things. So, using Ground News as a starting point we thought this is an excellen...

Just Tax Them.

[Very Early Access]
Hello Patrons,
Here is the first of a several longer videos we've been producing while we're away from YouTube. "Just tax them" is a popular rallying cry when talking about mining companies. But just how oversimplified is that solution? How possible is it to tax them more?

This video takes a look back through history of politicians who tried to take on the mining industry. There are probably more than you thought and as you can imagine, it didn't work out too ...

The Upcoming Election

[Patreon Exclusive]
Hello Patrons,
After the poll the other day it was clear that the video you wanted to see the most was a chat about the upcoming federal election. Jordan doesn't make any predictions, because with his track record they'd definitely be wrong, but he does break down what the landscape is like leading up to the election.

Jordan also breaks down the focus our content will be taking leading up to the election and the key points to try and get across to the public.....

Your next vid (read the description)

Hello Patrons.
We were going to release a longer video on the history of the mining industry and their influence on politics, along with what happens to prime ministers that challenge them. BUT, we're still working on finishing it up.

Instead, we'll get you another early video shortly. Due to how many of you liked the Koala video we did 2 weeks ago we'll do a similar unscripted discussion on either of the first two topics here. Alternatively, if you'd prefer to see 2 fully finished/...

What the HECS?

[Very Early Access]
Hello Patrons,
This one's a little bit different. We're not sure how people will even respond to this video if we end up publishing it so we're very interested in hearing your thoughts on it.

Jordan takes a look at HECS in general and the recent refund to HECS, what he comes up with will probably surprise you because it definitely surprised him. Let us know what you think about this one in the comments!

Thanks for your continued support, we'll be putti...

The Koala Update (Patreon Exclusive)

[Patreon Exclusive]
Hello Patrons,
To wrap the year up we've got an exclusive video for you.

We're planning to do more of these in 2025. When a topic doesn't quite have the facts and figures behind it to make a main channel video, but it's something we (and you) are very passionate about we want to give a lay-of-the-land update to you Patrons.

In this case, it's Koalas, Forestry NSW and the Great Koala National Park.

This is something we've been following closely b...

Dutton Enters His Nuclear Era

Hello Patrons,
We saw the results of the poll the other day and it's clear you all wanted a video on Dutton's Nuclear Costings. So we got to work quickly and we've finished this video, we'll be putting it out in an hour but here's an early look just for you.

While the plan has already got a booting from just about everybody how could we resist joining in on the dogpile?

Last night Jordan was streaming a leaked Christmas party from Gina Rinehart, there was some hot stuff in th...

December Poll (Read description)

We're doing something a little different with this one. Over January we're thinking of doing some longer and more experimental videos. This means there might be fewer uploads but don't worry, you'll still get your weekly early political video on Patreon.

Leading up to this we're putting more options than usual on the poll. The big difference is we're letting you vote on multiple options, not just your favourite one. If anything grabs your interest be sure to give it a vote, we'll def...

Patreon Suggestion Thread

Hello Patrons,
We got the winner of the previous poll done fairly quickly this time so we're doing another suggestion thread. We'll try and get this video done before the end of the year.

Suggest ideas/ topics you want to see us make a video about. Don't forget to like topics posted by others you'd like to see as well. We'll collect some of the popular ones and make a poll in a few days.

The End of Democracy (Apparently)

[Early Access]
Hello Patrons,
We're back with another video suggested by you, the winner of the most recent Patreon poll: Political Donation Reforms.

These political donation reforms have stirred up quite a hullabaloo across a wide range of political and media spheres. Many who are angry are often from the camps that want to get money out of politics. We're taking a look at where these think-pieces originate from, what the reforms actually do, and why they've struck a cord in th...

Australia VS Corporate Tax Cheats

[Early Access]

Hello Patrons,

We're still trying to come up with a better name for this one, let us know in the comments what you think here. This video is another look at Labor's fight against multination tax evasion. It's one of their biggest and best fights but it barely gets talked about in the media.

We've filmed a video on the winner of last week's Patreon poll, coverage on the political donations reform. It's being edited right now so expect it to be the next early...

These Journalists Attacked Me, Where Are They Now?

[Early Access]

Here it is, the winner of last month's poll chosen by you patrons. We've taken a look back at journalists who took a swipe. We didn't get through the full list so we'll be adding part 2 to the next poll that we do. So vote for that if you want followups on Jim Malo, Janet Albrechtsen, and more.

We'll be making a few more changes but we're planning to release this video to the public later today. We're hoping to add one more segment onto the ending as well.

...

Patreon Poll November

Hello Patrons,
Here's the poll taken from video suggestions you had in the previous thread. Remember, if something doesn't win it doesn't mean we won't make a video about it. The winner of last month's poll is being edited as we speak. We're aiming to get that out on Monday.

Get voting!

Video Suggestion Thread

Hello Patrons,

You know the drill, suggest some topics for this month's Patreon suggested video. We'll tally up some of the popular responses and make a poll tomorrow. Usually we put these out after the previous topic has been finished.

Last month's winner "jounos we've previously covered and where are they now?" was filmed yesterday, you'll get it as the next early Patreon release, look forward to that! For those that were asking questions about last month's topics check the st...

Patreon Exclusive Q&A Thread

ANSWERS: https://www.youtube.com/live/GGysNZKDbEc?si=0YpZuFucl9AW7Kdi
(Patreon questions are at the start, check the timestamps to get to them)

Hello Patrons,
If you've got questions for Jordan post them here and we'll try to get through all of them on a stream tomorrow at (updated) 5:00PM Sydney time alongside some Youtube superchats. We'll post the stream here afterwards for all ...

SUPERMARKETS (patreon early version)

[Early Access]

Hello Patrons,
Here with another early video. You know the drill, there'll be a few changes for the final version and some extra info too. We're trying to get a big video out on Monday about Canberra culture and the new social media laws, so this one could be another one you get quite early.

This vid takes a look at the big supermarket's fall from grace and what can be done about them. Are the populist takes just what we need or are they just unworkable, headli...

The Construction Industries' Boogeyman (Patreon Version)

[Early Access/ Patreon Version]

Hello Patrons,
We're checking in with Zeher Khalil after we did a video with him a few months ago. This time a developer has gone after him with Youtube privacy complaints. We think he does great work so we're giving this situation a bit of a signal boost. There have been a few developments since we filmed the video so an extra part will be added to the end of the video when we release it publicly on Wednesday.

We're ramping up the amount of po...