Jordan Shanks-Markovina (born 18 August 1989), also known online as friendlyjordies, is an Australian political commentator, journalist, stand-up comedian and YouTuber.

[1] He has interviewed several politicians, including Jodi McKay, Tanya Plibersek, Kristina Keneally, Bill Shorten, Helen Dalton, and former prime minister Kevin Rudd.

[8] Early in his YouTube career, Shanks made paid videos for the Australian Council of Trade Unions, GetUp!, and Greenpeace, after approaching them and offering to promote their cause.

[10] In 2020, The Daily Telegraph journalist Joe Hildebrand made a complaint to New South Wales police accusing Shanks of stalking and harassment.

[12] He exclusively interviewed Twitter commentator PRGuy who revealed himself to be Jeremy Maluta, circumventing an attempt by right-wing figure Avi Yemini to identify the owner of the account through legal action.

[15] In 2019 and 2020, Shanks released multiple videos alleging that the then New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian was one of the main people responsible for increasing the risk of bushfires and the destruction of the koala population in Australia.

[25] Shanks subsequently filmed a video inside a rental property owned by Barilaro, accusing him of corruption and environmental vandalism.

In response, Shanks turned up dressed as the video game character Luigi at a National Party event at Macquarie University where Barilaro was giving a speech.

[33][34][11] Langker's lawyer Mark Davis contested the police's accounts, and he denounced the timing of the arrest being soon after the defamation lawsuit commenced and criticised the use of the FPU.

[35] This contradicted what Barilaro had earlier told Sky News Australia host Tom Connell, saying that he had not requested the FPU become involved in the matter.

[36][37] In October 2021 John Barilaro resigned as Deputy Premier of New South Wales and as the member for Monaro, citing his defamation case against Shanks as a "big reason" for the decision.

Stolz contacted journalists and federal MP Andrew Wilkie, alleging that clubs in NSW were engaged in widespread non-compliance with anti-money laundering laws.

[45][46][47] In 2021, Shanks uploaded multiple videos to the friendlyjordies channel where he criticised ClubsNSW, including a video interview with Troy Stolz titled "The legal way to take a life", in which Stolz detailed his battle with cancer and the impact of his federal court dispute with his former employer ClubsNSW.

[51] The NSW police stated that there was a "strong possibility" the attack was retaliation for Shanks' video alleging links between the Alameddine network and the Coronation Property Group.