Blood Water: the war for Australia's water

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[@CrittingOut]

Australia 3RD world country! lets go!

[@CrittingOut]

No water No spaghetti stoog

[@CrittingOut]

Claire Miller's responses are TOTALLY believable and that laughter is definitely not from nervousness....

[@CrittingOut]

I pray that bruz's number is written upon many a public washroom

[@dancallmecan773]

Great job!!

[@ThoraeJenkins]

"When it floods, it's not dry" Well fuck boys she's solved it.

[@Sammy-ey6rq]

😂😂😂😂

[@gurnthruthegain7427]

ahahahha

[@Jojo-zi9ch]

Sounds like a game’s tutorial

[@Jojo-zi9ch]

Pressing the jump button makes you jump

[@azzajohnson2123]

28:40 - that confirms her bias right off the bat.

[@Tahia213]

It’s a weird feeling to realise that it sounds like the first time in years that we are watching a real investigation journalist doing an amazing job, collecting the truth, on a real huge issue, letting the people talk instead of politicians, lobbyists and news anchors.

[@dougieboxell6505]

And all with a phone camera and one other camera, and two guys who drove a few hours to get there. That's it. No million dollar news company required. Imagine what those companies could do if they pulled their finger out....

[@jlphtc]

@@dougieboxell6505 That made me laugh so hard "imagine what those companies could do if they pulled their finger out" Finger out yeah well I think the issue is there so far up somewhere all that remains to be seen is their ankles. So as for pulling the finger out they have to work on removing the rest of themselves as well first. Sad really imagine starting your new job working for one of these so called big news outlets & the first thing your handed is a big jar of lube and told assume the position.

[@BRETTYZCAR]

It has been documented before on tv and nothing happens. They had a team of water management officers but somehow they were sacked. Taped phone conversations of corruption and collusion between water management and farmers/thieves.

[@bofostudio]

it's even more messed up when you add in the legal wrangling this channel is being put through

[@galliman123]

The ABC when they were properly funded were good at it, I remember watching many episodes of Landline and being impressed with their reporting. Alas since LNP and cronies have been in power the ABC has been severely limited in their voice and finance...

[@MichaelWestMedia]

It's like these people are taking a page out of Nestle's book. They love a good "legal" water theft.

[@underscore4505]

Hello Michael

[@Rad1antCypher]

Indeed

[@dpersonal4187]

As they say in Texas, whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting. (Apologies to those who spell it whisky, but this is Texas.)

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

If it is legal, it isn't theft is it? It is, rather, government policy.

[@sandralibeau4795]

Yes, they want 'free' water for their 2,000 companies to make unhealthy foods.

[@psykology9299]

Our land used to be ripe farming land, was perfect for wheat, then about 10 years ago one of the other farmers started to irrigate his 6000 hectares of farmland and the river our entire town is named after dried up, about 2 years ago he moved back to dryland mielies and all of a sudden the water levels skyrocketed in the area

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

This is utter bullshit. Farmers cannot extract water without licencing. But do feel free to say which town we are talking about.

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

Further, wheat requires ZERO irrigation, so the story is double fabricated.

[@psykology9299]

@alexanderSydneyOz tell me you know nothing without telling me 😂 wheat requires irrigation in climates with out of season rainfall. We can do dry land mielies because they handle the dry weather better in our climate. We get freezing winter rainfall and the subsequent frost kills all the crops except for fruit trees which "shut down" every winter. Instead of assuming youre the got all and end all of farming knowledge how about taking a step back and realizing you dont know everything, ask the question instead of accusing of falsifications, "why do you guys need to irrigate your wheat?" Is the comment you shouldve made but didnt because your ego is more fragile than gold leaf and as pompous

[@cewla3348]

@@psykology9299 bro said "who's the farmer here?" honestly good job

[@duta6388]

Rest assured this is why the Australian elites want to silence friendly jordies not his mildly mocking jokes about politicians and mainstream journalists.

[@Shoey]

@@Jack-iu2jg you are delusional.

[@ps5hasnogames55]

VICTORIA WILL NEVER FORGET THE DIASTROUS, UNNECESSARY LOCKDOWNS OF 2020 AND 2021. VOTE LABOR OUT. SAVE VICTORIA FROM SOCIALIST DICTATOR-LITE DANIEL ANDREWS

[@barje.waffles5461]

@@ps5hasnogames55 Great use of cut ‘n’ paste!

[@demun6065]

@@barje.waffles5461 it's the same guy as before, with his new bot account. He must really want a coalition-Victoria government, as that's some effort he's put into spamming right now lol.

[@masofnos]

@@MadeUpNoun he's copying and pasting on each comment, just report as spam

[@geticz5636]

News corporations - please stop referring to this man as a “KZbin comedian”

[@Pinkscotti2005]

Mainstream media are terrified of the rise of citizen journalists.

[@Zozano]

Honestly, they should just call him Jordies, he doesn't need labels anymore.

[@MarkM0001]

badly! he's not even funny!

[@captainunderpants200]

@@MarkM0001 I certainly didn't laugh at the content of this video.

[@kaiadownunder3925]

I would think Jordan would be proud to be referred to as a comedian, but also a top-notch journalist. Although Jordan doesn't stop there. He uses comedy to engage with his audience while reporting on extremely important political matters. That's simply brilliant.

[@IOUaUsername]

You should interview an environmental engineer (look at regional universities and you'll find one). They'll explain to you that flood waters flowing downstream aren't wasted by following off to the sea, but cause a bloom of greenery that actually increases rainfall in the long-term. So even if floodplain harvesting was only conducted in floods, it causes less rain to fall downstream in future. It's not just about groundwater and what's in the river. The trees and grass also work as a store for water.

[@brianahoneybee2487]

The BLATANT disrespect Jordie shows for the woman who was arguing for water stock in his body language, by lounging low in his chair like a toddler; but shows respect by facing, making eye contact, and sitting straight up with the people who are not idiots is pure *chef kisses*.

[@chestnut4860]

No it just makes him less trustworthy and childish. If he's confident in his assertion, he wouldn't need to do this.

[@maarekstele2998]

​@@chestnut4860 first hater ive seen congrats wanker

[@eebox1]

are you fucking kidding me water is a incredibly important resource especially in Australia and mismanagement CANNOT be tolerated and frankly her defending the mismanagement of water with a the freak rainfall of 2021 is utterly ridiculous and frankly i think she bloody wells knows she's in the fucking wrong but doesn't care because she getting paid and probably doesn't live in the areas that get affected and doesn't have the right amount of respect that is needed to such a precious resource for people and for civilization to exist.

[@MrWunterslausch]

Also the fact he didn't bother to colorgrade the footage of her :P

[@chedisLoL]

@@chestnut4860 you’re a dumbass

[@OlGreenNipples]

You can almost hear how loud Barilaro must be screeching after everything that's been going on

[@looksirdroids9134]

Yeah, I think I can hear him all the way down here in Victoria. I'd rather not though, it's spoiling the sound of children screaming while they run their fingers down a chalkboard.

[@oliverp3545]

I can hear him from England.

[@Sanguinarius9999]

This is focusing on a bandaid issue , gotta replace the heart of our governance with a better system. Direct informed incentivised digital democracy. Instead of the oligarchy of cartels masquerading as representative democracy.

[@R151NG5UN]

This guy with the link is just looking for views. Has nothing to do with anything, don't click it.

[@Casper-fl1wy]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4WYdZxojsZ5bJY A demo song about the Murray Darling, climate change and land and water mismanagement. Please share to improve quality

[@daking32321]

It's good to see someone has the guts to do actual journalism.

[@baggaza]

I can't read this and not hear jordies saying GUTS

[@Sanguinarius9999]

This is focusing on a bandaid issue , gotta replace the heart of our governance with a better system. Direct informed incentivised digital democracy. Instead of the oligarchy of cartels masquerading as representative democracy.

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

@@Sanguinarius9999 oh yes, we need to give the fake news peddlers and purveyors of troll accounts even more power 🙄

[@creeib]

Greed has no upper limit.

[@Sanguinarius9999]

@@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock did I give details of where information should come from ? No. New structure that gets % of GDP no matter who is in power to report facts not statistical bull shit using word play to hide reality with no corporate donorship, no leaving it's board to get a private board position after screwing the people over , yeah details need ironing out but it would not be as bad as the current oligarchies/cartels

[@julianmanowski6446]

Thank you for this. As someone who lives near the Murray, I have seen the greed beyond avarice, of the up stream authorities. Why are foreigners owning our water?

[@merrelthorson2224]

Good question which needs to be answered.

[@sbultitude-paull303]

I remember a song on Triple J in the early 2000s by a group of Wilcannia kids rapping about life in the town; including fishing in the river for bream and jumping off the bridge when the river was high. Seeing the footage here it's extremely evident how things have changed since then

[@maudebarlow6184]

This documentary is brilliant and long overdue. Australia joined Chile, Texas and California in creating water markets where water is separated from land and sold as a "cash crop." This practice is bad enough in areas rich in water but in countries suffering permanent drought, it is a recipe for disaster. I have been writing about this for years. Water is a human right, a public trust and a commons that must not be put on the market to be bought and sold like oil and gas. Australia must undo this terrible error and declare its water a public trust and access must be regulated by democratic means so that a handful of water hunters and agriculture barons don't get rich off this crisis while so many do without and the land and rivers dry up. We have a global water crisis and we must take care of remaining water sources and share them more equitably.

[@2003mandiman]

In the USA, Nestlè own a lot of water, including rainfall apparently. So in at least some communities it's actually considered theft and is a chargeable offence for folks to store rainwater that falls on their own properties! Sidenote, in some communities it's also illegal to grow vege patches! Their reason being vege patches are not visibly aestheticly pleasing to look at. ... Big companies do clearly have the power!! This is another area where Australia is following close behind and we absolutely need to pay attention and act apon what ever possible, when ever we can to prevent these Mongrels from taking away basic rights from our peoples! Much Love Folks! Stay strong! the more fight we can find within ourselves the more likely others will become brave also! 😊🕊💗🌏

[@deblynch2234]

Watch 60 minutes Australia. One called (Australia's water Scam). Did a quick check, Looks like they have changed the name of it now. But it's the video with a picture of a big tap & in red writing says water wars.

[@chrw756]

@@2003mandiman So I'm with you on the general gist of this, I just wanted to clarify a few things on the legality of collecting water in the US. Nestle doesn't own rainfall. There are some states which restrict rainwater collection, but you kinda have the reasoning backwards. Most advocates for the ban are actually concered with the effects of commercial harvesting on the ecosystem. The laws were largely to prevent the runaway effect of commercial use like in this video. Really the whole debate got kicked off when an Oregon man named Gary was ordered to drain a pond on his property. The water was collected over his 170 acre property and funneled into 10 and 20 foot dams that collected the volume of 20 Olympic swimming pools (13 million gallons in three reservours. It was stocked fish, ducks, and had boats and docks. It was created before he bought the property, but he wanted to use that land to grow cannabis. When he went to file where he was going to get the water from he said he would use that water. The state of Oregon wasn't ok with him using that water and ordered it to be drained. It wasn't so much collecting rainwater in a rusty 55 gallon drum, it was using a 170 acre property as a funnel to create private ponds and then use said ponds to fish and grow cannabis (though he did say he would allow firefighters access for wildfires which is nice). It changed the terrain of the area and altered the watershed. That's what the laws were meant to restrict. They weren't strict prohibitions, but restrictions on how and how much water was harvested to prevent commercial interests from diverting water from the public and demaging the ecosystem. In Oregon water is a publicly owned resource and he had no rights to collect the water. Most rain collection laws have clauses that allow private households to collect smaller amounts of rainwater (think barrel under your gutter to water your garden, not a property to collect water for your cannabis farm). Edit: fixed a number

[@davidoneill7554]

I’m aware that in the US there’s a sort of “water war” being fought in the courts between Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas over the rights to water being sent down stream from the Colorados to the Rio Grande to irrigate farms and crops in the Texas river valley It all sounds real shady

[@IIchicgo]

How interesting. Would love to see something you wrote on these practices in the Netherlands. Or if you haven't already, I'd love to read future articles by your hand. As you may know, the Netherlands is a country small country by the sea in the North-Western part of Europe, a land of which most of its landmass is below sea-level. And yet we're suffering from droughts and heat waves to the extent that our forests are dying.

[@jontedeakin1986]

That lady really said "We need to take water from the rivers to prevent floods" While saying "the ecosystems won't survive without floods and since we don't get any it's not our fault"

[@colconn57]

Surely if they can take water during floods, doing a "Service", they don't need a water allocation??????

[@jameswilson2268]

I couldn’t believe her fucked up justifications, like do you hear yourself talk bitch?

[@chief472]

We basically counterbalance a decade long drought, with a once in a decade extreme weather event, and it's all good. Apparently an ecosystem can just fucking revive itself with mass flooding...

[@260bossute]

She was dropped on her head as a baby.

[@kvinettaf09]

Insane. Ecosystems shouldn't rely on natural disasters to function. It's the way that they've been handling the ecosystem, that is the cause of these natural disasters - they're pretty much saying "we want to make use of those events, despite us being the cause of it." it's not natural, it's what an ecosystem messed up by power and money hungry people looks like. Jordies said it perfectly, pigs.

[@fritzlool]

"They are pigs, and the Murray Darling is their trough." Well said Jordies.

[@cianjamesmcguire8445]

I’ve only just found out about this channel. This is one of the best reports on an environmental issue I’ve seen. Clear, great investigation, great questions, talks to experts, locals, indigenous, scientists, politicians… I wish I had this kind of environmental journalism in U.K.

[@douglassmithe9799]

Some of the people that donated water to Wilcannia are mates of mine. They bought the water with their own money, then travelled all the way from Sydney to Wilcannia (a distance of over 900km) paying for fuel and accommodation all out of their own pockets. They are absolute legends with hearts of gold, but the people of Wilcannia shouldn't have to rely on their generosity in the first place.

[@nfoanvo]

It’s good to hear you’ve got loyal mates man, but I completely agree. What the government and scummy investors are doing to the rural community on our “great southern land” is making us look like a joke. And the fact that the government isn’t taking action, makes it worse

[@jonny555ive]

GOOD ON Your buddy's. It's nice to know there's people out there who think of others and not just themselves. ❤️

[@GarethWalton2]

Jordan is currently getting dragged in and out of court yet he and his team still have time to edit this masterpiece 👏🏻 🇦🇺 ❤️

[@jeuno.]

That really does show their dedication to producing videos. Really good effort on the editing considering the tight schedule you all now have!

[@ttv_mrjack6749]

@Darren Ser Kristo and his editor. That's basically it. It's basically a team of 4-5. From what I've gathered.

[@jeuno.]

@Darren Ser yeah i don't think so if the production quality is this good

[@ps5hasnogames55]

@Darren Ser outsourced just like Commie Dan outsourced Victoria's future to China then locked us all down in hopes we wouldn't protest.

[@underscore4505]

@Darren Ser I think that they have a lot of editors. He was hiring a while ago

[@cyberchrist6808]

In 2022, Australia exported about 4,403,250 bales of cotton. Along with this, an estimated 79.93 million liters of water were also exported as moisture within the cotton. To visualize, it's like filling up about 32 Olympic-sized swimming pools with water and sending them away... yearly

[@TheRealTMurph]

One of the best run downs on the MDB water crisis that I have seen. Growing up on the River myself I can relate to alot of what is claimed about the river's health and it's impact on the locals. Swimming, fishing and immersing yourself in that beautiful ecosystem is certainly not what it used to be and it made me quite emotional to watch that poor man explain this. Please keep up this sort of work Jordan, these people/ organisations need to be accountable.

[@daddydavo8357]

Claires excuse...."oh the brokers will harrass mum and dad farmers..." in reality, mum and dad farmers don't have any water because the rivers are dry.

[@daddydavo8357]

@@Jack-iu2jg yes and NSW is doing the same thing to us, and its the Liberal Party. Good talk.

[@ps5hasnogames55]

VICTORIA WILL NEVER FORGET THE DIASTROUS, UNNECESSARY LOCKDOWNS OF 2020 AND 2021. VOTE LABOR OUT. SAVE VICTORIA FROM SOCIALIST DICTATOR-LITE DANIEL ANDREWS

[@scur2063]

Opposes register with Alledges owners don't want the information out in public so they are not harassed by brokers. Next statement "The information is there you just have to pay for it". That small fee is going to deter brokers and big businesses isn't it.

[@barje.waffles5461]

@@ps5hasnogames55 Great use of cut ‘n’ paste! I thought your name was Jack. Funny Bot you are…

[@JP-sm4cs]

@@ps5hasnogames55 nah people want their water back

[@R.E.A.L.I.T.Y]

Flooding is HOW the river is charged. Its NOT EXCESS water. Floods ARE the water.

[@tracyharrison9536]

yes, there is some basic logic/principle of hydrology missing from their argument that 'we're only taking the extra bitsof water from the sides!'

[@iceleafofalba]

Yes!!!!!!!!! 🌊

[@lmlmd2714]

I was thinking exactly this. The floodplain drains *into* the river. If you dam the floodplain, you are killing the river. Not only should this remain illegal, it should be spelt out in black and white and explicitly criminalised.

[@followthewhiterabbit1089]

Its allso nature's way of refilling all her storage ( above and under ground )

[@maxsweetman6341]

Management is how you keep a river flowing You create a system that saves water and puts it where it is needed properly done this improves on nature for the benefit of all living creatures China leads the world in this

[@DJvvAZZ]

Fantastic doco! I'm a kiwi, we have similar but very different political water issues here in NZ. I mean I saw political similarities ( looking at you , ECan) But you guys ... Omg! Btw, I support you and your team 100% over current legal issues.... Truth hurts big business and then big govt, and forces a pivot. ( Looking at you ECan). Change can happen with voices like yours. Be strong.

[@pizzapizza247]

"Just store the water when it floods". Sure, while my house is washing away at a specific time of the year, I'll be sure to take some time to store that water. Not looking after my family and neighbors or anything stupid like that.

[@ork_]

As a Kiwi living in Aus (who can’t vote - Aussies get full citizen rights in NZ after living there for two years) who’s outraged by the amount of corruption that goes on here, all I can say is Jordan is the real deal and an Aussie legend.

[@alizzan]

He turned me around from being a LNP indoctrinated person to actually seeing the rampant corruption of the party

[@alizzan]

Also, hope you can vote soon. And hope you enjoy Australia. Visited your home country and it's wonderful. This is also aided by not being muzzled by Murdoch

[@iamalavalamp]

Take out citizenship here then. You can -you just have to do some forms and pay. It is not automatic.

[@iamalavalamp]

immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship/become-a-citizen/permanent-resident

[@ps5hasnogames55]

VICTORIA WILL NEVER FORGET THE DIASTROUS, UNNECESSARY LOCKDOWNS OF 2020 AND 2021. VOTE LABOR OUT. SAVE VICTORIA FROM SOCIALIST DICTATOR-LITE DANIEL ANDREWS

[@ChrisJones-xd1re]

Alternatives to Cotton include Ramie, Flax, Hemp, and Bamboo (yes, really) Ramie has the same shininess as silk, but its fiber is more expensive to produce.

[@d.robertdigman1293]

I've heard some of your detractors deny that you are a journalist, yet here you present one of the most brilliant and incisive bits of journalism. Thank you for this!

[@sirswag01]

This country really doesn't deserve Jordan

[@dylanmacca5688]

The country needs him

[@stingingroger7576]

Big up Swag News Team

[@LuckayyLucario]

for real, the man is doing such great journalism!

[@hakopathebro9727]

Best reporter in the country

[@beardymcbeardface69]

Jords for PM!

[@griffinrails]

Friendlyjordies is one of the greatest heroes in Australian history. He is my #1 role model, hope you go well against Bruz.

[@cjames21]

Bruz will smash your

[@beardymcbeardface69]

Yep, along with Julian Assange.

[@Sanguinarius9999]

This is focusing on a bandaid issue , gotta replace the heart of our governance with a better system. Direct informed incentivised digital democracy. Instead of the oligarchy of cartels masquerading as representative democracy.

[@Casper-fl1wy]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4WYdZxojsZ5bJY A demo song about the Murray Darling, climate change and land and water mismanagement. Please share to improve quality

[@MickyTzzz]

@@cjames21 Spaghetti?

[@saga685]

There should be no Aussie cotton farms period. We don’t have the climate to support it, let alone illegally.

[@JosephKano]

This. It's a bad crop for this country.

[@munjee2]

@@JosephKano its bad for most countries historically speaking

[@maxsweetman6341]

We have plenty of water for many crops we are just incapable of management Compare what China has done in 2 decades to what we haven’t done in 100 years We lack leadership with foresight in Australia all we do is fight and squabble States fight states parties fight parties farmers fight farmers and water is disregarded Australia needs a. Hundred year water plan to move it around to where it is needed and politicians should be kept right away from that plan Engineers should run it

[@annetteschneider2301]

If Australian cotton was only grown for an Australian cotton fabric and clothing industry, I don't see that there would be a problem.

[@AmazingPotatoFarmer]

@@maxsweetman6341 China can manage huge, long-term plans like that because they are a tyrannical government with no checks on their power to act. How can the parties squabble when there is only one party? How can the states squabble when they are all under the one party? The CCP does what it wants, regardless of the people, and sometimes it works, but it doesn't make them a good example.

[@NobleWolf]

I cried a little when at 56:04. Im a deeply spiritual person and Im glad to see that are some people who understand we are apart of this world. I live in Utah and we are suffering water shortage but for a far dumber reason. Golf Courses. Most are water goes to maintaining Golf Courses, the second worst is the exporting water such as bottle water, 3rd is water mismanagement/contamination through trash

[@JeanGenie92]

It feels really poetic that this ended up being the first thing posted after Arrested and it will get more eyes on it because of Bruzs actions..

[@prandz420]

absolutely perfect timing considering this took a long time to film. Is jordies a master puppeteer?

[@rickmartyn9170]

Come on it's a carefully orchestrated campaign heading towards election , but still good

[@shaneblackwood9052]

Gold

[@prandz420]

@@rickmartyn9170 i dont think a defamation lawsuit was part of the carefully orchestrated campaign though

[@rickmartyn9170]

No that was real I agree .I just think he is rock solid labour .Trying to bring Rudd back maybe ?.Have been a fan of his for awhile so don't want to sound too critical .He couldn't get Palmer to sue him.

[@harrowingabyss4518]

Australia the place where everything is for sale at the cost of the people and land.

[@Timmothy_plays]

If it can be sold to China, it will be sold to China!

[@yonasshinigami4956]

It is not only in australia so, it is in every corrupt capitalism gouvernt country. In germany we have the same problem and not enough water for farming because it is all sold to international companies even though we have so much rain just yesterday a flood washed away some villages. It is insane. Always the same idea. Stealing something from the people (often a basic human need) and then selling it back. I like to call it the Nestlé-Effect

[@meBethany101]

I remember visiting the basin as a trip in yr 6. This wouldn't seem out of the ordinary but my primary school is in the Blue Mountains. The whole purpose was to learn about irrigation on the basin(the heavy takers were.. cotton farms). The effects in 2007 was noticeable. There are native endangered gum trees to the area that rely on the flood plain to survive. God come to think of it, I don't know if these trees are still alive being how endangered they were in 2007. We documented it as a whole year 6.

[@__beer__]

Obviously bruz is diverting all that water for his spaghetti farm!

[@ghostofdre]

Ohr but bruhz common I'm just a poor migrant spaghetti farmer living from meatball to meatball.

[@__beer__]

@@ghostofdre 🤣🤣

[@zilleyy]

Ah yes, the spaghetti trees…

[@jamessmith5666]

AFL; Lets dunk celebrities in ice to fight MND Jordies; Let stop water theft, to prevent blue green algae to prevent MND

[@TheBigDMan69]

Hah

[@kettlebells-ez9xi]

What is mnd

[@divelikejunk8557]

@@kettlebells-ez9xi motor neurone disease

[@kettlebells-ez9xi]

@@divelikejunk8557 thanks

[@user-zk6pl9wd1g]

Friendlyjordies, thank you. You are a wonderful human who has done more for our environment and have more integrity, compassion and care for Australia than our parliament does. Thank you for all your work over the years. We need you and Aunty Shelly more than ever!

[@derekarcher8495]

Thanks for raising the profile of this enormous issue. I was completely ignorant to this issue until I watched "Water & Power: A California Heist". This docco outlines how powerful and corrupt primary producers take water and often leave none for whole towns. At the end of that docco, they mentioned that it was happening here in Australia too. We really need to topple the Nats in this state.... Great work mate.

[@emmaholloway2516]

I love how Claire tries to make these farmers out to be Aussie battlers by calling them 'mum & dad farms'. No Claire, they are multi million dollar businesses with blood on thier hands.

[@bcgibson22]

If anything, the families seem to be being forced off land passed down the generations

[@patrickpearce886]

I mean, to the aborigines, isn't that what the British were?

[@Elizabeth-iv2pr]

There are mum and dad farmers with water entitlements but if we were getting hounded to sell water to these water barons we would do what we do with all the other scam calls and block them. In the end it is better that political corruption is uncovered so we can get some people in that actually care.

[@lk8300]

Multi million? Probably more than that

[@adamfrew6699]

She would be paid well.....of the books :)

[@Eternalsloth]

The fact that Jordan is going through court because of Barilaro and still finds the time and energy to pump out journalism of this quality blows my mind. You are a true gift to journalism in the Southern Hemisphere and I look up to you so much. Keep doing what you are doing brother and never let the bastards drag you down. Much love from your friends across the ditch

[@altaccount9203]

And I thought my hatred of corpo slime couldn't become any more incandescent.

[@somethinginventive153]

so, basically, Australia is becoming Caves of Qud

[@justaguy6216]

Privatised water: that's what dystopia sounds like.

[@wadeo1980]

Mic drop.

[@Blackheathenly]

Think Tank Girl.

[@godamid4889]

It's the Liberal party dream. If it's not private you can't make money from it, and if you can't make money from it then it needs to be removed from government. Sick bastards.

[@grelgen]

@@Blackheathenly think Quantum of Solace

[@justaguy6216]

@@godamid4889 Victoria is about to privatise Vicroads and Victoria is labor controlled. Idk whose decision it was, but it's a really bad one.

[@spacemanproletariat4279]

How is a youtuber the journalist with the most integrity in our country.

[@CynicalMournings]

LaboUr aligned comedian

[@spacemanproletariat4279]

@@Jack-iu2jg If you can vote someone out then they are, by definition, not a dictator

[@charliegreen1737]

​@@Jack-iu2jg Mate, if a dictator can be voted out, they are not a dictator. That's not how dictators work.

[@ps5hasnogames55]

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[@barje.waffles5461]

@@ps5hasnogames55 Great use of cut ‘n’ paste! I thought your name was Jack. Funny Bot you are…

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

42:40 - Where the question from the guest is "When it floods, wouldn't your want to catch some of that?" Sure, but in regulated and PUBLIC controlled reservoirs, not in private ones where it's locked away. We should be storing the flood water, in massive dams and reservoirs, and should be releasing it to maintain a consistent flow and depth from the basin all the way to mouth of the Murray in S.A. Water should be able to flow in to farms and back out to the river, down the entire length of the waterways. That would be healthier for the land, the waterways, and all of the farms, with national food resource security being given the highest priority, and nice cotton shirts coming later. Reckon a few of the lands traditional owners could head up a body that protects the land by protecting and preserving the water.

[@bethkemp5300]

Thank you for informing us of the massive negative impact of floodplain harvesting. Where is the transparency? Where is the government leadership, legislation and governance that protects our Aussie farmers, food chain and water security? Of all the videos you have made, this was the most eye-opening…thank you 🤗

[@wyattfamily8997]

All sold out with China having a big stake.

[@TheRealJDPerry]

"They don't understand or realize how much we are suffering" yes they do, they are fully aware of how bad this is, they don't care.

[@aify5883]

Hit the nail on the head there mate!

[@jderrick1994]

100% this! They aren't ignorant, they are corrupt.

[@Patrick-ig4nd]

The red haired lady in the office defending the corruption is one of John Howard's ' Quiet Australians. ' That's the problem with this country: too many quiet Australians.

[@peterhill8398]

We like to think of ourselves as larrikins, no nonsense rebels who stand up for the little guy and don’t tolerate bullshit or injustice. The sad truth is, most of us (not all!) display a passive, compliant, conformist, rather docile culture, easily fooled, easily frightened and all too willing to submit to the status quo. That’s why those of us who dare to question things or point out our faults or our problems are treated like an ungrateful, subversive minority.

[@lachlancaldwell9]

@@peterhill8398 couldn’t agree more

[@jessicatorretto159]

But little Jonny wanted it capped of how much they were aloud to have.

[@Patrick-ig4nd]

@@peterhill8398 Couldn't agree more my friend. The sad state of this country is deeply troubling.

[@electricdreams9446]

@@peterhill8398 well the media has been hard at work convincing you the flinty amongst us are bogans.

[@joshuaford2831]

Great documentary Jordies, I particularly liked the interview with Micheal Kennedy at 41:39, He is a well reasoned voice and he really highlights the disparity between the local government and the community, the beauracracy between the government and the common sense that comes with running and being part of the community are just two different worlds, and it is something that a lot of local and federal governments in general need to realize, you cant run a government like a business, because common sense and common feelings play as much of a part as of legislation as the legislation itself.

[@halotroop2288]

Why do I find Australian politics videos so entertaining...? I don't live there, nor do I really plan to. But I still listen to this stuff all the time. Maybe I just love seeing bad things get called out.

[@crazyhorse9298]

Hey Fairfax and Murdoch drones forced to watch this for any kind of smear! Hows being a droid working out?

[@katayfa]

Lmfao. Yep you are right. Lol. Too bad they cant learn a thing or two about what the profession they are attempting to impersonate is supposed to do. Investigate. Talk to Australian victims of the neoliberal establishments criminallity... not knowingly cover up for them, to recieve the obsene pay cheque it must pay to lie to the public. Zero respect

[@oliverp3545]

@@katayfa it's not their fault uncle Rupert's cheap and skipped out on making them androids able to emulate human emotions.

[@TheRedLightening]

Roger roger

[@KarlosGaming]

@@Jack-iu2jg Victorians are smarter than that. Only fat pigs with money or complete idiots vote LNP/NATS. It's that simple.

[@clarence4343]

Good thanks

[@Prometheus_Games]

And this is why Jordies is our country’s best journalist.

[@lindsaywebb1904]

Not really. Important that he can reach a new audience with the issue but problems with the Murray Darling are well documented and reported and he has a very narrow focus.

[@kevinb4946]

Your comment is 0 for, and 118 against and counting. Think that sums it about up don’t you think??

[@JoeSmith-jp7bk]

@@kevinb4946 bit hard to expect people to agree with someone talking "poorly" of the person the channeled is based on, isn't it?

[@mryan89]

Only serious journalist I’d say

[@abrisvegas]

You should also check out Michael West (who FJ is a big fan of, and vice versa it seems) Great work FJ!

[@dumbasses_R_us]

This is extremely well done, Jordan. I feel too many people just write you off as a "KZbin comedian" when you're actually a very competent investigative journalist along with the rest of the Friendly Jordies team. Keep up the good work, bloke ❤️

[@kieranfellowes8940]

Would love to see a follow up on this

[@oliviaszalay5791]

A true force to be reckoned with. The Nationals and Berejiklian government can't even begin to fault Jordan's accusations, because they're fact. Even Claire Miller couldn't do more than dodge the questions. Australia is grateful to have someone like you fighting for the country, Jordan.

[@franciscobeltran4597]

I was wondering why Jordan hadn’t posted anything since the video of Kristo being kidnapped *cough cough* sorry “arrested”, and then he drops this. Keep fighting Jordy we need more people like you and less politicians like Bruz.

[@sarahbassett7055]

Thank you for doing the job that our media organisations should be doing

[@allansmythe5822]

no name calling or childishness. Jordies doing real reporting in the community. 10/10

[@inflatablecamel]

I never thought I would be this damn hyped for a documentary on water corruption.

[@nickg9170]

Cotton rapes the earth of just about everything when it is artificially irrigated. Us people in regional NSW have fought this for years but the big farmers just have too much capital and backing. Glad to see someone is doing something to expose it

[@buildersofarchitecture42]

I think you meant “dam” hyped

[@inflatablecamel]

@@Jack-iu2jg Shhhhhhhhhh

[@ps5hasnogames55]

VICTORIA WILL NEVER FORGET THE DIASTROUS, UNNECESSARY LOCKDOWNS OF 2020 AND 2021. VOTE LABOR OUT. SAVE VICTORIA FROM SOCIALIST DICTATOR-LITE DANIEL ANDREWS

[@barje.waffles5461]

@@ps5hasnogames55 Great use of cut ‘n’ paste!

[@AJ-gg5mn]

Jordan has shown the evidence necessary to prove what he is saying his true. None of these answers were cut, only compared. What he is doing is saving our land, our country. Everyone who was ignorant and is now informed should be thanking him. I know I should, because without him, I would believe the crap that is spouted to me by loved ones with no evidence at all. Thank you Jordan, you're doing a service to our country and the people viewing from other countries to spot corruption in their own governments. Keep it up.

[@k2c027]

Well said mate helps to have proper journalism ay

[@josephinehogg3629]

AJ, please share and inform your friends and loved ones who are IGNORANT of the FACT that Australia IS THE DRIEST INHABITED CONTINENT OF THIS EARTH after Antarctica which is the driest UNINHABITED continent on Earth! our Water is more precious than diamonds and gold! IT SHOULD NEVER BE A COMMODITY to trade with. It's like our AIR! How much air are you willing to live WITHOUT!!??

[@DeepCreekTV]

@@k2c027 yep sure does, just like the ABC 4corners program with the help from that feller at Brewarina that brought air to this a few years ago.

[@generationfallout5189]

So after it floods some of that water would evaporate and lots would seep into the ground right. Sometimes in the desert if you dig down you'll find water. So really i think the rivers are more likely to run dry... if this underground water isn't allowed to seep down into the earth.

[@samcan9997]

thats been a issue spotting up in parts of america where governments forced farmers to use under ground water rather than river water leading to land water levels to crash to try and refil the resivours underground which are required for water to maintain presence above land but hey

[@thefoxamongwolves9843]

So they argue its okay to steal water because it might occasionally flood and its better to take some to lessen the flood. But when it's a drought, i.e. most of the time, they still take the water anyway?? Does she not see how flawed that is?

[@Killermitchman]

pretty sad that woman's only defence was "well it flooded a few months ago in this one spot so clearly there is water". An example of someone with way too much power without any qualifications to go along. The second that Helen said "They are abandoning 25 billion worth of agriculture" my mind was blown. Greed is a disgusting thing and this just highlights that, these "politicians" would rather abandon economic growth for their own self interests and thank you jordies for this. Amazing

[@onceonly1111]

Yes, the whole "They were able to harvest from the floodplain so that means it flooded" reveals this intention or training to shut down the discussion as quickly as possible, either knowingly or unknowingly. One part of the basin flooding does not mean the entire thing is suddenly ok again and the problems are gone.

[@steelegriffiths8650]

@@onceonly1111 It's essentially equivalent to "we're not damaging the flow of blood, we just absorb the big pulse when the heart beats, otherwise it would go to waste downstream..."

[@yeezywesty3651]

she needs to go .. she's incompetent and arrogant.

[@suewarby3685]

She acts and sounds like someone arrogantly self satisfied and proud of her chopstick of power.

[@shadowraven137]

Most of them are looking for the quick buck, and how to get themselves forward. Not the public country

[@thevarietyslate]

I hope Jordan obliterates them in court, but if this is his last stand - he's going down swinging with this documentary.

[@Sandban1]

I feel he has a few big punches left in him

[@aaroncody530]

I suspect, and hope, he has some seriously wealthy people willing to step in and fill any financial holes that night occur from the Porkbarilaro action. He's one of the few people left in Australia doing actual journalism, the nation needs him.

[@Squashed8Ball]

Even if he has to declare bankruptcy he will pick up his phone and continue doing what he’s doing in to the future.

[@birichinaxox9937]

Darn straight

[@inb4play167]

@Angelica Luden you should write an essay on this argument

[@jedics1]

Im from Adelaide and have a 250L water tank on my truck which I use for drinking water. I have a filter on it and after filling it twice the filter was coated in a bright brown rust like sludge. This is from multiple taps around Adelaide so it IS the water supply. Adelaides water has always been awful now its on its way to being dissectible with a knife.

[@youarnb]

Thanks for putting this together Jordies. Eye opening!

[@thegreenman136]

"i dont see the labour party rushing to sign it" "but they did" "oh"

[@stevesavage4247]

The standard liberal party response which is always spread by the media...

[@NervousNecromancer]

I love that literally everone but her lot signed it. When even the greens and one nation agree, somethings fucked.

[@Squashed8Ball]

If the Greens had any real power they would have sorted this decades ago but farmers and other country folk like to shoot themselves in the foot and vote for the Nationals.

[@thomasnewton5919]

Pity, you can't even spell Labor!

[@1969firefox]

@@thomasnewton5919 the lnp have to outsource for trolls they can't find any trolls in Australia

[@user-sk9qo6ts8d]

I was shocked to learn that farmers have to watch water flow through their property in pipes to foreign owned farms whilst their animals are literally dying of thirst. Saddens and disturbs me deeply. Thankyou for your work jord I've never realy been a fan tbh but this is essential journalism. Keep it up.

[@OhKnow379]

@@thomasleader6394 Yup

[@growlith6969]

Oops, for some reason those pipes just blewed up!

[@Cin9999]

Poor animals dying before dying for our food…hypocrisy

[@theformalmooshroom9147]

@@growlith6969 This exactly, poke a few holes in them

[@patrickmason2756]

Yep absolutely disgusting, it's our water, wilcannia mob deserve the river they've lived off for thousands of years, fuck cotton let's buy it from another country, we have minerals which the mines are being sold to India and China, instead of not asking our indigenous mob if they want this on they're land, if they want it the black fellas should be trained to mine they're land

[@kokujin5446]

I know how he's feeling, although mine wasn't directly influenced by other people. I live on an island and used to catch fish easily, enough fish to feed the family for 2 weeks. But now days its rare to catch much. You can still catch some but it isn't happening as often as usual and the only way you can catch a good amount is to go fishing off a boat. We used to be able to catch fish right on the beach but erosion, coral bleaching and seaweed loss has destroyed the area. I notice the difference because I used to go walking on the reef at low tide for food and to find cool animals, I used to find juveniles animals of every variety. Now its rare to see any life at all. My brother and I would spend hours and hours fishing and catching massive sports fish but now there isn't really anything. I can tell because my brother barely catches anything anymore. He goes fishing from the first light to sunset everyday without fail, the kinda guy that has like 10 fishing rods and spear sets. You can see the damage, the sand has covered the small reefs and rock pools where there animals at the bottom of the food chain would live and breed. With no place for them, there is no place for the animals that eat them. I miss the good days, when life was easy and a meal was always a few steps down the beach. Really sucks :(

[@tesseract5569]

I used to live in Barooga and I lived on an old farm. It wasn't my farm but the owner and I were pretty friendly and anyone from Barooga would know him. He had been there for 70+ years and I can tell you from talks with him how bad the water theft is. I also used to live in Mildura and the Murray river could get so low there you could see old cars that had been driven into the river

[@guzooka1]

Jesus

[@sofishticatedgaming4417]

I'm just gonna say it Jordie, you're a fucken' Aussie Legend.

[@wilsonjaksetic6009]

This is Australian History, boys Strap in

[@gameonnessie4189]

🤞🤞🤞

[@0ptimuscrime]

Mad max was a prophesy

[@DaNinjasDen]

Facts: Jordan and Kristo are journalists

[@damiannosire6625]

Fact: those men act in the capacity of an abstract non-sentient construct. See "DRIVER".

[@katayfa]

@@damiannosire6625 wtaf

[@sierrabravo.]

@@Jack-iu2jg 😂😂the libs are doing a fine job in the states they’re in power….not!

[@ps5hasnogames55]

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[@nathanfischer9573]

And I motion for "Your guys'ses" to be formally recognised by the Oxford Dictionary.

[@kamikazee2239]

Love your work, I'm glad someone is talking about this, YOU are what Australia needs!

[@c4li]

props for doing something new and utilising your reach to shine a spotlight on this issue.

[@dylanthomas9328]

as a landowner in the northern basin: thankyou for making this video

[@stephenwilsonbarker5236]

As a First-People's person of the Murrawarri/Ngemba tribes from north western NSW on the Barwon & the Culgoa. Our river's have never dried up until now. Thank you friendlyjordies for doing actual journalism. Many of our rivers rely on flood plains however these monoliths suck it all up before it even get's to our rivers.

[@deathdoulaservice2763]

I grew up on the Culgoa and my family fought to stop Cubbie about 40 years ago. It breaks my heart to see how the land has suffered since then. I can only imagine what it does to the tribes from there. I am so glad we have Jordan and his team exposing this.

[@ps5hasnogames55]

you abos aren't "first peoples" you came from asia.

[@stephenwilsonbarker5236]

@@ps5hasnogames55 I am sorry for all the hate in your heart. I hope you find solace outside of trying to hurt strangers on the internet.

[@stephenwilsonbarker5236]

@@ps5hasnogames55what do you think you'd achieve debating something on the internet. Thanks for pointing out the commonly accepted notion we migrated from Asia and were the First People's to live permanently on this content. Real question though. Why do you feel the need to use the term abo in this context? Did I say something that made you feel threatened? Does it make you feel better about who you are? Does it make you feel like a big boy? Let's waste some more time together.

[@stephenwilsonbarker5236]

@@deathdoulaservice2763 I thank your family for putting up the good fight. Only people like yourself who've lived in these areas can truly understand the continual devastation to the ecology of the region.

[@DC55COLLINS]

What an eye opener & a fine bit of investigative journalism. Keep up the good work!

[@lizardking5303]

I just started supporting you on Patreon because I want more content like this. I love that you're giving these people a voice.

[@jackpiggott6594]

As a young Australian I feel powerless as an individual, it’s nice to see someone using media as a form of vanguard against corruption.

[@onceonly1111]

You are not powerless. If you take one thing from this video, it's that you shouldn't try to act as an individual - work as part of a team, talk to others, show empathy, and collect information until you can put together a meaningful and cohesive piece of work. By sharing this video across different social media platforms you are helping the team. Make sure to share it more than once, you can also share the specific articles referenced within the video. These are exactly the things that official government pages do because people have very short memories - when they want supporters to remember a specific subject they will post about it endlessly until the next discussion comes along.

[@NervousNecromancer]

Join us on the CSB. Get in on the fight. We can use the hand

[@bastienwallace]

Look in your local area for groups to join that align with your values. Volunteer, follow and share their messages. Whether it’s the environment, health, homelessness, poverty, emergency services volunteers - these groups all need you and are working to try to make things better

[@anguswheaton20]

The way this government treats its own land and people is a disgrace.

[@ps5hasnogames55]

VICTORIA WILL NEVER FORGET THE DIASTROUS, UNNECESSARY LOCKDOWNS OF 2020 AND 2021. VOTE LABOR OUT. SAVE VICTORIA FROM SOCIALIST DICTATOR-LITE DANIEL ANDREWS

[@barje.waffles5461]

@@ps5hasnogames55 Great use of cut ‘n’ paste! I thought your name was Jack. Funny Bot you are…

[@j.e.h.hopkins4659]

But didn't you know, their our representatives it says so in our Australian Constitution that by the way is becoming more and more due the the aforementioned our/a Con---stitution. Wouldn't you say???

[@carn941]

@@ps5hasnogames55 This didn't age well, considering that NSW has caused the country to lock down. You've lost, the LNP are over.

[@stevesavage4247]

@@ps5hasnogames55 Will NSW forget the current lock down they're in? The one that could've been one week if Gladys had the same leadership skill as Dan?

[@timmac482]

Superb! Is there any way to find out what the split for northern and southern members are for the NSW irrigators council? By the sounds of it there should be a high bias to the north, especially if you were to take the split as total water allocations.

[@oppositetoinstructions4365]

Having grown up in Leeton and my girlfriend from Lake Wyangan, I'm glad thousands of people can hear this story. We know first hand how abandoned our region is (mates completing suicide, relatives with MND).It is disgraceful. If anyone wants to learn more, please reply.

[@TheFireflycam]

And barilaro ( mario) wants to sue our jordies, I don’t see him out there, standing up for the little guy, and exposing environmental disasters.

[@yepyepyep170]

Barilaro is a national he wouldn’t touch this topic with a ten foot poll

[@Droops1]

Not just attacking him with a full-auto assault piece of paper, but asking old porky to fix his unintended mistake (lying) on a stat dec so that the intended defamation case could actually proceed. I sure hope nobody reported John to NSW police for not wearing a seatbelt in a moving motor vehicle because surely based on evidence he would receive a fine.

[@mryan89]

He’s a man from the bush who lives in the eastern suburbs, nothing wrong with that!

[@seangoodenough5746]

The best piece of real journalism I’ve seen in forever. Great work and amazing stuff.

[@pandorasrealm27]

I am from griffith , my friends healthy father died from MN disease last year . Thanks for bringing this to light. Drain the swamp

[@sarahmay7329]

I had no idea it was this bad and I am heartbroken and ashamed that this is happening in Australia and nothing is being done. How anyone could vote for the nationals ever astounds me

[@jimm5304]

Sarah - this has been happening in Australia since the 1st fleet, we sold our souls 1st the the Poms, then the Yanks and for short period while Whitlam was in power, we tried t buy back the farm - then Gough got shafted, so the Yanks came back, now it's China's turn. Nothing will change until we become radical and demand the parasites in power are removed and replace by people for the people....it's not just the Nationals, it's all political parties...yes the LNP and it’s backers are a disgusting bunch of sell-outs...'BUT' this has been going on under the ALP and it will happen under the Greens.

[@danialmurdoch7587]

Indeed

[@SuperRoo22]

The soviets also thought it was a great idea to divert gigalitres of water. The Aral "sea" doesn't look like it used to. Just another forgotten lesson from a modern ecological disaster....

[@nickwinwood769]

At least the agriculture industry supported by all that water diversion was beneficial to the local economy. Unlike foreign companies just stealing our water with no recompense.

[@TheRealLeesyKate]

It's about time I shared this video around again I reckon.

[@subaquatictoaster]

I can't express how much I appreciate your journalism even as a US citizen.

[@squillz8310]

As an American who found your channel after Kristo was arrested, I'm very grateful I watched this all the way through. I was never aware that such a thing was going on in Australia but now I know. Phenomenal work on this documentary!

[@maxgucciardi4507]

I found the channel after he was fire bombed

[@matternst1442]

America has this problem out west.... lake mead is at 28% full pool while nearby lake Mohave is 93% full pool. And the worst part is they say “oh it’s climate change” like gtfo

[@kenosabi]

Happening all over the world.

[@bryanwendland235]

@@matternst1442 America has a problem out west, but it's completely different. The Southwest is going through its worst drought in hundreds of years, and the legal compact that says how much water each half of the basin can take was written during the wettest decade on record 100 years ago. They drastically overestimated how much water flowed through the Colorado River in average years, let alone drought years. But the lower basin states (mostly California) use more water than they're allowed to every year, because the underlying water law says the people with the oldest claim to the water are entitled to take the full amount of their claim before anyone with less senior claims can start taking theirs (and because the upper basin states don't use the full allotment that they're allowed to). I'm not sure what you're saying about Lake Mohave vs. Mead, but regardless: Lake Mead is 130 times the size (or, at least, has 130 times the water holding capacity) of Lake Mohave. You could drain Lake Mohave 100 times into Mead and still not fill it up. You're right, too. It's definitely NOT just climate change. The vast majority of water used in the Colorado River basin is for agriculture, and the vast majority of agriculture use in the Colorado River Basin is to grow cops that feed cattle. The Southwest is having similar problems to Australia where foreign governments (mostly China) are buying land to secure senior water rights, the animals that rely on the river have almost no rights to the water, and it's prohibitively expensive for indigenous people to legally secure the rights that they're owed AND THEN build the infrastructure they need to access those rights. The federal government, under two different administrations with two different political views, has been threatening the states that make up the Colorado River Compact to figure it out if they don't want the feds to figure it out for them. We'll see how many deadlines the states blow through before the feds actually step in.

[@matternst1442]

@@bryanwendland235 hmm see what I’m skeptical of is how other lakes in the region aren’t dealing with the effects of the drought like lake mead. Like at all

[@jimstaines8093]

You are on the cusp of Australian Historical Greatness. Do not stop, you have Australia behind you.

[@ps5hasnogames55]

VICTORIA WILL NEVER FORGET THE DIASTROUS, UNNECESSARY LOCKDOWNS OF 2020 AND 2021. VOTE LABOR OUT. SAVE VICTORIA FROM SOCIALIST DICTATOR-LITE DANIEL ANDREWS

[@Kajpaje]

Not sure about Australia and her collective apathy, but I'm behind him.

[@popcornmaster17]

@UC2X_c6DiQqESXIU1bdk_M1g shut up idiot

[@shaheedroylance]

This was so freaking good!! I've watched it multiple times & still remained surprised every time I watch it at how well spoken well mannered & intelligent this guy is! Not to mention his incredible journalism & ability to put these videos together.. ALL WHILE TAKING ON THE MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY!! truly incredible dude!!!

[@LockeRobsta]

At what point do we stop waiting for the the law to follow its course and just poison the water supply of the water traders up north?

[@Pseud0nymTXT]

Damn hes a good interviewer, using jokes to make the interviewee feel safe so they slip up and then he annihilate them with context

[@shadowraven137]

Don't forget the body language. Very relaxed and non-confrontable, would make it seem like he's not switched on (I do enjoy his inability to sit in a normal position as well)

[@NiftyKnot]

Yeah looks like he's not listening and then bam hit them with the contradictions of their positions

[@MediocreSix]

There are studies that were already conducted that found potential links between blue-green algae and ALS, as well as other MND. In New England, the rate of MND doubles in regions where lake water has a blue-green algae presence. The fact that the government is refusing to follow up the correlation between a sevenfold the average likelihood of developing MND and the water source they have corrupted for money, is highly suspect at best.

[@stephenlloydco]

Not surprising though, Liberal party wiped their hands of the PFOS/PFOA pollution at the RAAF base north of Newcastle.

[@patrickthomas7084]

Hey I would love to see these studies, can you show us the references too them? Cheers

[@judekiely2329]

@@stephenlloydco The mismanagment of PFAS should be spotlighted - effects of such still have such a detrimental, and also very covered up, effect in those communities. My old fella was contracted by ADF to manage some of the clean up in 2020. He left after a few months because of how mismanaged and sketchy the whole thing was, reckons its almost no use anyway due to how irreversable it is.

[@minifalda6611]

@@judekiely2329 that's a very lucrative contract to give up.

[@minifalda6611]

@@atomicgandhi8718 very astute

[@JamesKilgore-u7y]

A fucking water license is the craziest shit I've ever heard

[@FrankReif]

37 years life expectancy. WTF.

[@aydenr5467]

Good to hear Kristo getting in on the interrogation! What a lad.