Q and A! Ask your questions here!

well fuck I got in late on this one. My only question is... If Fitzroy, Melbourne, was named after Mr Fitzroy (NSW Liberal state leader at the time). Do real Fitzroy hipsters get their mind blown when their entire existence is based on a Liberal MP?

How much are you into the New Journalisim of the ‘70’s, E.g. Tom Wolf, Hunter S. Thompson? Because you do them proud if you are.

Crime (robberies) is a big topic in fnq. “This is labours fault for this out of control juvenile crime” is the main message being seen up here.

When will Jordan shanks channel be going again

To misquote Kipling: "If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs... you probably don't understand the magnitude of the problem. I vote Green because I know a lot about Climate Change, and Labor's targets are inadequate. Why do you think Labor have a better plan?

im just glad your back and safe what an absolute gutless act what happend on to you and your beautiful fionce i hope you have been ok mentally

When is Jordan shanks channel coming back?

Anyway, anyone interested @ Jordies on covering and looking into this or anywhere else :)

If the UK is anything to go by, things are just being delayed while shareprices of the involved banks tank, and investors lives are ruined.

Also, similar issues (look into Julian Watts, UK Signature Bank Foregery campaign leader and ex-KPMG partner I think) have been going on and surprisingly ignored (even when there were thousands and thousands of responses and submissions), by the FCA (UK regulator), since 2019

On Westpac bank who: - have recently voluntarily delisted themselves off of the NYSE (WBK). - This allows them to get away with not having to be accountable to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX - a 2002 Act brought in to combat financial fraud and misreporting). This came into play after Enron etc. - The non-accounting and non-legal background auditor (independent) they are currently using is Promontory (namely their Australian division, PFGA). Promontory has been fined for whitewashing reports in the past. - PFGA is lead by Dr Jeffrey Carmichael who was previously the founding chair of APRA following 20 years with the Reserve Bank of Australia. He was until recently, the CEO of Promontory (until July 2022). - Jeffrey Carmichael was also a board member of the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA.com) and previously, a company director at World Bank. - Westpac’s most recent two whistleblowers: Amanda Wood (who ended up exposing the AML etc. which lead to the largest fine of $1.3b). She was made redundant for ‘being under skilled’. This obviously wasn’t true, and she is currently the MD of Kroll. - Amanda Ware, an ex-risk officer who recently was fired from Westpac in 2020, after being told by Peter King to seek whistleblower protections and/ or go directly to take her issues to John McFarlane. She sued and Westpac settled with her prior to proceedings. Unfortunately, this meant anything she raised ‘serious concerns’ about in regards to systemic risk and compliance issues, was kind of buried - Westpac already has two strikes against the board - Amanda Ware started working as Chief Risk and Audit Officer at ANSTO and since then, John McFarlane has stepped down. - Dr Evan Jones, one of the best - Mark Dreyfus, Peter Dutton, and many others use Westpac banking services which makes it a little demoralising to try and reach out to them knowing potential conflict of interest. - Westpac’s FinchRatings are approximately A+ (the highest is AAA+ from memory). Any other bank I’ve looked into with anything around the A- to A+ rating, has had their share price demolished in recent times. - Westpac’s other auditor for local commitments and disclosures, is PWC. PWC recently hired Mick Fuller and also has one of their ‘rising stars’ under investigation for $3.3m audit and accounting fraud. - PWC was also Evergrande’s auditor which collapsed, until 4 days ago - which makes me a little nervous about their audits of Westpac. - Amazon was recently put under investigation for fudging and downplaying injury and other numbers which put them at risk of ‘loan fraud’ since it used those figures to acquire loans (presumably at a lower risk /rate). Since Westpac has borrowed billions in recent times (2021-2022) from US Debt markets, doesn’t that give a huge red flag, especially if at the same time they delisted themselves from the US markets so that they aren’t required to abide by SOX rules. - Westpac only recently acquired Westpac.com, which makes me worried given the amount of companies I know who only acquired their .com equivalent (such as NAB.com) after a huge data leak. Something to think about. - BOQ (also Westpac) recently fired their CEO for inappropriate conduct and (based on the accounts of another BOQ senior who I think was either a chairman or took over his role), talked about the risk and compliance issues going on @ BOQ. - Peter King, the current CEO, has been at Westpac for over 20 years. It means, based on his progression (and on the other hand the treatment of Amanda Wood & Amanda Ware), those who speak up about fraud, compliance, risk and systemic issues end up either getting fired or made redundant, while those who keep quiet seem to progress up fast. - BT Financial, Westpac’s previous subsidiary, was called out for being the worst performing superannuation fund products ever. Some were called ‘duds’ by APRA as recently as September 2022 - Westpac has increased it’s media and advertising spend to now be one of the top 20 spenders, which obviously causes conflict with ‘objective’ news reporting. Probably why no one would cover anything about them. - Most law firms (until XenophonDavis) I went to, almost always legged it as soon as I mentioned Westpac. One took it too far though, namely Bransgroves. They agreed to take on our complaint, but at a key moment, dropped us. Cringe part is, now, they represent ‘brokers and mortgagors only’. (similar experiences to Lena Anderson, who I used to think was kidding about her treatment by the bank/ lawyers - turns out she was not). - The part that concerns me most about Bransgroves’ ‘Mortgagor and Broker’ only focus at the moment is this: How much loan fraud, broker and mortgage fraud is going on that they feel so comfortable enough to solely run an entire business taking on just those cases, as a niche? What is going on? - Westpac’s been greenwashing the shit out of their loan claims while still funding many ‘non green’ initiatives (so sustainability and credibility track records bad too) Some thoughts: Fun side fact: Westpac was also the bank of choice for Uncle Tobys (Nestle) in their attempted coverup of poisoning children with their products etc. With the delay in whistleblower legislation revamps, it seems as if those things are being delayed so that they line up with Westpacs’ government contracts. Westpac, who still issues 6 digit passwords, also is trying to really shut down branches and move to digital only customers (a recent independent australia article on the 3rd of Jan confirmed this). However, there’s more to that than most realise. From my IRL (personal) experience, after spending years trying to get answers as to how on earth false VOI and fraudulent loans to the tune of $5m+ were issued under my name, I can tell you there’s more to the branch closings than meets the eye. Every single bank from which the 3 employee originated from (that came together to do the bank fraud), closed almost immediately after I raised disputes. Their claims (while everything above is going on) of digital first 10 min mortgages, scares me, knowing how horrible, unethical and unprepared they are. I know multiple people (they have ‘reported’ 188 whistleblowers on their most recent disclosure reports but not really sure how to dig into this) who work there and want to do something about it all but are scared to speak up. Many of these include people working in divisions like ‘loan fraud’ and crime. Westpac’s recent CRO, Ryan Zanin’s track record includes companies like GE Capital (Bernie Madoff), Fannie Mae, Credit Suisse, and many others. It seems as if everywhere he has been, has gotten demolished share prices wise. Westpac’s Indian expansion banking partner ‘of choice’ ICICI, their CEO just got charged and went to jail for loan fraud. On August 2021, Westpac India’s audit partner of choice also, Khushroo Panthaky (Chartered Accountant) of Walker Chandiok Associates, was found guilty of professional misconduct With the rise in digital signatures, if (from my experience) physical signatures & mandatory VOI’s when done fraudulently, are being covered up so deeply when misappropriated (can send evidence, I have the same lawyer as FriendlyJordies also) I can only imagine how much worse ‘digital signature’ issues may be once uncovered. There’s plenty more I’ve put into a few documents along with video, audio (in branch) evidence, documents but just kind of unsure who to trust and scared to send it to anyone but Jordies lol. Also, in regards to my personal experience and case with Westpac, my previous detective (as I did go to the police with all this and got d***ked around for 3 years being promised signature testing, which they eventually refused to do (thank god XenophonDavis helped do this recently and yes, turns out the signatures I claimed were fraudulent, were fraudulent). My detective was Michael Foscholo. At a key time of my investigation, he was transferred. He is the Melissa Caddick’s case lead/ top cop’ in charge at the moment. There’s plenty of other stuff to mention but this is getting a bit long - just worried about the bank and red flags. Too many of them. E.g. Westpac accused of not meeting Worley Standard Requirements when doing ‘bank discovery’ in regards to a Class Action in August 2022. Westpac’s investments into things via it’s Reinventure subsidiary and ‘VC’ reminds me an awful lot of FTX’s side punts via Alameda. Also the word Reinventure is creepy lol (reinvent) maybe just in context of all the above etc. though. Westpac lost $2b in 1992 and almost went bankrupt, so it makes me a little suss given they keep borrowing billions to help liquidity via issuing debt US Bond markets (the Nov 2021 debt raise of like $7+ b AUD was the largest ever in history I think). ^ This is obviously used to prep up balance sheets etc. Also, the recent Chairman that stepped down, John McFarlane, had email leaks with his prior leadership team @ Barclays, and the other person involved in that (Jes Staley) had Epstein connections. Like 1,200 messages between em too. Just something else to look into. Many others have stepped down recently including head of crime, Les Vance (barely there for 2 years) but what makes me uncomfortable is that when I reached out to him with a lot of the stuff I was dealing with, he didn’t respond - but now he’s CEO or head of PEXA (and that’s concerning since my entire worry and issues with Westpac are quite literally regarding PEXA/ Loan/ Mortgage Fraud.

Needed some help re: Westpac investigations.

Missed the 4pm... Anyway, have ever thought of covering the UK Trade Union Leader [RMT] Mick Lynch. Boss, at not falling for mainstream bait and live roasts of ridiculous questions. Piers Morgan was a good one.

When are we getting worst Macca's of Australia?

Hi Jordan & team, what's Bruz up to currently? Loved the Christmas Eve gift you gave him. What's the chances or odds in your prediction for the upcoming state election. Perhaps a good overview and policy of the candidates for NSW Labour in marginal seats? Keep on.. AP

Are you still feeling very pessimistic?

Is the enemy (Dom P.) of your enemy (ClubsNSW) your friend? And would you vote for him if it was the only way to bring down ClubsNSW?

Are you going to move to melbourne now

Do you now have a proper plan for your company if you pass on? Do you and your staff know what to do with the channel? Will it be able to continue given you have (I believe) researchers and an editor that depends on the channel and people who are willing to pay for that research and editing?

Why Richard Dawkings?

Who did the firebombing????

Why won't you kiss me already?

How did WA ban pokies in clubs? Have the police released any information about their investigation into your house firebombing? How can we get pokies banned in NSW? What did you do while you were away? Was it taking time off because of stress or worried about your safety?

Is Yilmaz aware of the existence of your videos? Always wondered.

I'm a newly published fiction author building my own audience. TikTok has gone well. I give writing tips and I have 60k followers so far. Branching out onto YouTube. What content length/upload schedule/frequency is good for building a following on YouTube? My series is a science fiction political crime thriller series that explores power and tries to sneakily red pill the reader on things like media control - for example there is a media baron named "Raymond Mercer". Any non fiction books to recommend that talk about money directly influencing politics? Mislav has a copy of my first book but I never heard on whether he read so it's probably a paperweight somewhere or got lost in one of his many moves.

Are you planning to dedicate much more time and effort to this situation? or would you rather move on from it.

Do you think it’s weird that MEAA didn’t have anything to say about the “incident”, aren’t they meant to be looking out for journos?

Have the police made any progress with terrorists burning down houses , or do you think it will be swept under the carpet ?

TLDR: Would you cover the story about how they’re removing our regional railways to make money? Jordan, an issue worth covering may be that of the push both nationally and state for railtrails to replace rural/regional railways. While on surface it seems to be a push for tourism it’s proving to be more of a cash grab for developers and the way the motion is being conducted actually feeds into a previous story you’ve done about the regional politicians purposefully driving young people out of the country into the cities just so the politicians can get voted back in by aging populations. Here in the northern rivers has seen a huge push for railtrails (largely by 4-5 people) causing almost literal battles to take place between pro rail and pro railtrail lobby’s in the area, the worry is the rail corridor throughout the northern rivers line would be worth in excess of several hundred million dollars, if the trail goes ahead then the corridor (approximately 30m wide in most areas) is sold off or “leased” on 100 year contracts leaving just a 3-5m path along the present line. The profits from selling off that land don’t go back to the state or government but to the organisation behind railtrails and/or local councils/councillors. As you can imagine it gets rather shady and the exact details are often lost in translation. While Rail Trails may bring tourism on alignments that have been shut for decades and only connected villages, some of the trails proposed and being worked on are rail corridors that connect major population centres. It’s like the Newcastle Railway situation all over again. Additionally these trails construction are funded through grants and get handed over to local councils to upkeep. Putting further strain on regional communities. The only people that are benefiting are the contractors and scrap merchants, who get to claim all the rail and steel as part of the construction effort. You just need to look at Casino to Bentley, where they pulled up the rails for scrap, then ran out of money. No trail, no rail.

Firstly your last show in Coffs harbour was brilliant. Do you have any plans to investigate any more of the federal corruption you showed off in the prayer room video?

Where do you stand on NSW Labor regarding their “anti-gambling” legislation/do you agree or disagree with Troy that independents and greens are the way to vote for meaningful reform?

How does WA's state politics compare to the eastern states? We don't seem to have quite as much fuckery here.

Also how are you JS & whole FJ team coping so far from the recent challenging events? Wishing you all well, to be safe and in solidarity with FJ combative efforts over those pesky well known C***tz ✊

After shining a light on the corruption of the gambling industry, have you got anything in the works on other toxic lobbyists?

For those who don’t follow (or even those who don’t know of him) Richard Dawkins, is it worthwhile to go see the show in SYD in Feb where you’ll be a guest? If so why?

How has this situation changed Friendlyjordies and how you’ll conduct yourselves and investigations in the future?

What are your thoughts on the upcoming 40k TV series being spearheaded by Henry Cavill? Also, is there a possibility that you could participate in a Q&A with year 9 students doing a journalism unit in English, or year 10 students doing a semester on unpacking how the media perpetuates hierarchies and deliberately creates social divisions?

Laughing at climate deniers 2 when?

How did you get involved on Koala Man? Is the creator a fan of your work.

I have two questions. How does it feel knowing that you have improved a lot of lives directly and indirectly through your journalism? How dare you.

Are there any policies/ideas from alternate parties (i.e not labor) that you feel would benefit federal or state government? Also, what historical empires can we learn the most from and what lessons would be imparted on us? Also also, thoughts on Hasanabi (Hasan Piker)?

Are the liberals ever likely to win government again? Also when are you making another warhammer vid?

Is David Elliot Cassius with a lean and hungry look?

Are you gonna do a video on bruz’s successor, Nicholle Overall? Monaro is a seat of government, terry campese’s a footy star, he can do it, but she has huge community support. She needs to be taken down a peg.

What's going on with the fed investigation into the prayer room?

Do you feel that the government should try to engage the public to justify its decision making more frequently as a measure designed to temper down discontent (groups like Sovereign Citizens and Extinction Rebellion for instance who block a road anytime anything they disagree with happens)

What do you think about the strikes in UK?

Do you think state Labor in NSW will push the cashless gaming card if they win… gambling is the next Tabacco :(

What does your ideal Australia look like?

Hows the case for Matt Costello going against Bruz? Haven't heard anything about that in recent times.

Favourite politician?

Did they find the lowlifs/s who lit the fire?

Will you be spending more focus on trying to get young people to enrol to vote like you did in WA ‘I’m here because Friendlyjordies told me to be here’ or have you aged out of reaching young people;)?

Are you a folder or scruncher? How long until you return to the public eye? Theres an election coming up! we have the chance to purge the Libs from the Australian mainland.

Favourite sex position?

How wet does dirt need to be before it officially becomes mud? Is there a formula? Like ml per sq m? This has consumed my every waking moment. I lie awake as ruinous thoughts on the subject pervade my very soul. I find myself staring at various patches of seemingly moist dirt, wondering "Is that dirt moist enough that I could call it mud and not become the town pariah, chased from my home out into the barren wastes for making such a foolish assumption..." If you are able to shed some light on this matter it would be greatly appreciated. PS please announce that Daniel from Sydney is a terrible person and I'm not overly fond of him or the manner in which he conducts himself.

What do you think about weird American viewers (like me)?

Do you have any thoughts about the failed "Chappypie China Time" development at Warner Vale on the Central coast?

Favourite iso food and how long until your menulog or ubereats ad?

Any smaller Australian politics/news YouTube channels you'd rate? Do you have any strong opinions on circumcision?

What sort of time frame will Jordan shank's come back in? I'm noticing a lack of motivation now I don't have you telling me off every week..

My best mate is eating modafinil like lollies and now he believes he's a philosophical genius. His name is Spacey. Can you please tell him he's not the modern day Socrates, he's acting like a less informed and more opinionated Jordan Peterson. Thank you.

which australian actor do you want to play you in the stan original telemovie of recent events? or perhaps it will be channel 10. the actor who played toadfish from neighbors said he was available. love u.

Also, do you rate any other media publications in Australia besides IA?

Do you need any developers to make “Super Smash Bruz: The Game”?

On the Itchy & Scratchy CD-ROM, is there a way to get out of the dungeon without using the wizard key?

Is Perottet in with a shot is he going to get knifed? Or are NSW Libs just accepting they're going to be taking an L this election and hoping everything blows over?

EB games reviews and Spanian food review collab

If FJs Cancels the Media ever getting recorded? Missed the live shows, been keen af for it to go up on the store.

With everything that's gone down lately, are we going to see more dogged pursuit of true journalism and holding power to account, or will this mark a shift towards 'safer' content (ie. more yilmaz and 40k)? PS. Can never unsee the Rome show cat bit you gloriously deranged maniac

Any Chance that you will do another review on election ads this state election?

What's the next step for FJ? As in, FJ 2.0 - what does that look like, what will that take to get there?

what is the video you guys are most proud of, hope yourself and the team and staying safe and well

Got a hidden talent/party trick? Also what is your ice-cream flavour of choice?

Has anybody asked if the fish are safe? Could you do an update on your fish tank? Love your work guys!

Do you think labor is doing enough on climate action?

Will you be bringing back food reviews? Either in the form of Dave’s dinners, or possibly as a collab with spanian. For real though hope you’ve settled in somewhere to live and that you’re not feeling terrified just walking outside. Also how is your team holding up after this whole ordeal? Take care, Adam

Did Mislav share the Darryl Braithewaite socks or hog them all?

What do you think of NSW Labor's policy and general lack of action on pokie reform? Mainly the pointless "trial" of a cashless card on 500 machines, rather than just bringing it in. Seems to be just delaying the issue without doing anything to piss of ClubsNSW.

Did Megatron survive the fire? D:

Whodunnit?

Will you guys keep doing the investigative journalism or drop back to the comedy stuff?

Hey Jordan, whats your opinion on New Zealand PM stepping down?

Will you do another video on narrandera/griffith/wagga etc area? Lots more stuff to talk about.

Gday jordan glad you’re safe I went to your Sydney show this past December was wondering what have you got planned next for your comedy shows and what are you gonna call it?

No question, just glad to see good news. Take care lads

Quite simply - how're you going?

Hey team FJ my question is for Jordan: Dude, are you okay and safe now? Thanks for being the reason I’m studying politics and public policy at university. Jackson. Xx

Do you have any plans to meet any more politicians in the near future? Also do you have much interest in making a vid on Tasmanian politics? It’s a shitshow lmao