Friendlyjordies
Jordan Shanks, Jordan Shanks-Markovina
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Who is this?
Jordan Shanks-Markovina (born 18 August 1989), also known online as friendlyjordies, is an Australian journalist, political commentator and stand-up comedian. His content often discusses contemporary Australian cultural and political issues, involving self-described "lowbrow humour". Shanks's YouTube channel, created in February 2013, has over one million subscribers. He has interviewed several Australian politicians, including Jodi McKay, Tanya Plibersek, Kristina Keneally, Bill Shorten, Helen Dalton, and former prime minister Kevin Rudd. Legal disputes and controversies involving Shanks include being sued for defamation by former New South Wales deputy premier John Barilaro, after Shanks made YouTube videos criticising Barilaro and accusing him of corruption and environmental vandalism. In August 2022, his house was firebombed by an associate of the Alameddine crime network, with police alleging that the attack was in retaliation for a video Shanks made linking the crime family to the Coronation Property Group, which was removed in February 2024 after Shanks received death threats.
Career
- 1989Born
Trivia
- •Citizenship: Australia
- •Known as: YouTuber, political pundit, citizen journalist, comedian
What happened recently
Petrol used in alleged arson attack on FriendlyJordies’ home, court documents reveal
Friendlyjordies case: man charged over alleged arson attack on YouTube personality’s Bondi home
ClubsNSW drops contempt charges against Friendlyjordies over pokies whistleblower
Afternoon Update: Labor stings RBA governor on wages remark; Friendlyjordies’ home ‘firebombed’; and the world’s oldest meal
Friendlyjordies’ Jordan Shanks and ClubsNSW whistleblower face criminal contempt proceedings
PRGuy17 and friendlyjordies cases show the internet isn’t above defamation law. But does it need to change?
Police drop all charges against Friendlyjordies producer accused of stalking John Barilaro
YouTube personality Friendlyjordies suffers setback in John Barilaro defamation case
Google served in John Barilaro defamation lawsuit of Friendlyjordies content
The Arrest Of A Friendlyjordies Producer Is An Overreach By Police, Even If He Is Polarising
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