Crystal Jane
@crystaljane.bsky.social
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Readers' Editor at Crikey crikey.com.au
I write Australia's best* and biggest** weekly newsletter about news & feminist politics: zeefeed.beehiiv.com
*According to my parents
**Can't disprove it
Readers' Editor at Crikey crikey.com.au
I write Australia's best* and biggest** weekly newsletter about news & feminist politics: zeefeed.beehiiv.com
*According to my parents
**Can't disprove it
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Crystal Jane
@crystaljane.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Why disruptive protest?
Plus, a free book for you.
zeefeed.beehiiv.com
I write a newsletter (yeah yeah so does everyone) about news & progressive, feminist politics. This week it's a question that comes up again and again in Aus: "Why are these protesters ruining *my* day?"
Most people think protest is just 'raising awareness', rather than making a demand.
Most people think protest is just 'raising awareness', rather than making a demand.
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It’s a little bit late in the day, but today of all days, you might want to read Truth Be Told. Yoorrook Justice Commission’s report, which includes the history of colonial Victoria from a First Nations perspective for the very first time. www.yoorrook.org.au/reports-and-...
Yoorrook Truth be Told - Official Public Record | Yoorrook Justice Commission
www.yoorrook.org.au
January 26, 2026 at 6:25 AM
It’s a little bit late in the day, but today of all days, you might want to read Truth Be Told. Yoorrook Justice Commission’s report, which includes the history of colonial Victoria from a First Nations perspective for the very first time. www.yoorrook.org.au/reports-and-...
Back to work after 3 weeks offline did I miss anything???
January 21, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Back to work after 3 weeks offline did I miss anything???
If anyone is still online at this hour... shoutout to @theshot.net.au for starting The Sunday Shot, a big and very cool swing.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/23/m...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/23/m...
December 23, 2025 at 6:44 AM
If anyone is still online at this hour... shoutout to @theshot.net.au for starting The Sunday Shot, a big and very cool swing.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/23/m...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/23/m...
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December 23, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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Great thanks to @christinemilne.bsky.social, @paulbongiorno.bsky.social and Carlo di Falco for speaking to me with candour for this piece.
The grief of Port Arthur still hangs heavy over Tas, and I shudder to think how much worse that would be if leaders acted then how they are now. #auspol #taspol
The grief of Port Arthur still hangs heavy over Tas, and I shudder to think how much worse that would be if leaders acted then how they are now. #auspol #taspol
Amid the anger and grief of Port Arthur, it took just 12 days for Australia’s political leaders to come together to pass gun control laws. Why is the unity of that time eluding them now?
Political responses to the Port Arthur and Bondi massacres are wildly different — but unity is still possible
www.crikey.com.au
December 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Great thanks to @christinemilne.bsky.social, @paulbongiorno.bsky.social and Carlo di Falco for speaking to me with candour for this piece.
The grief of Port Arthur still hangs heavy over Tas, and I shudder to think how much worse that would be if leaders acted then how they are now. #auspol #taspol
The grief of Port Arthur still hangs heavy over Tas, and I shudder to think how much worse that would be if leaders acted then how they are now. #auspol #taspol
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obsessed with channel 9 not noticing that their ai slop got their own logo wrong
December 21, 2025 at 10:33 AM
obsessed with channel 9 not noticing that their ai slop got their own logo wrong
I'm home in Perth for the Christmas break and I've had some stomach churning conversations about... everything.
Progressive, empathetic and just voices need to be SO MUCH LOUDER right now.
This is my last 'news' newsletter for the year.
Progressive, empathetic and just voices need to be SO MUCH LOUDER right now.
This is my last 'news' newsletter for the year.
Laws won't kill antisemitism
But we can.
zeefeed.beehiiv.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I'm home in Perth for the Christmas break and I've had some stomach churning conversations about... everything.
Progressive, empathetic and just voices need to be SO MUCH LOUDER right now.
This is my last 'news' newsletter for the year.
Progressive, empathetic and just voices need to be SO MUCH LOUDER right now.
This is my last 'news' newsletter for the year.
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Incredibly craven stuff by the AFR in their editorial.
Happy to crackdown on all speech except don’t take away our right to be anti-immigration.
Happy to crackdown on all speech except don’t take away our right to be anti-immigration.
December 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Incredibly craven stuff by the AFR in their editorial.
Happy to crackdown on all speech except don’t take away our right to be anti-immigration.
Happy to crackdown on all speech except don’t take away our right to be anti-immigration.
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I can see many of you in despair at the state of Aust journalism in MSM/ABC - as highlighted during weeks like this
Please don't despair
We have excellent journalists & commentators who have excelled this week
They can be found here 👇& here #auspol 👉 truenorthnews.substack.com
Please don't despair
We have excellent journalists & commentators who have excelled this week
They can be found here 👇& here #auspol 👉 truenorthnews.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I can see many of you in despair at the state of Aust journalism in MSM/ABC - as highlighted during weeks like this
Please don't despair
We have excellent journalists & commentators who have excelled this week
They can be found here 👇& here #auspol 👉 truenorthnews.substack.com
Please don't despair
We have excellent journalists & commentators who have excelled this week
They can be found here 👇& here #auspol 👉 truenorthnews.substack.com
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Sharri Markson from Sky News Australia directly blamed Senator Mehreen Faruqi for the mass murder at Bondi - at a memorial Faruqi was visiting to pay respects to **one of her family friends who was killed**
The same news station that hosted a neo-nazi for an interview
youtu.be/GlY7UYavX2Q?...
The same news station that hosted a neo-nazi for an interview
youtu.be/GlY7UYavX2Q?...
![A member of the public has accused Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi of having "blood" on her hands, as Sky News' Sharri Markson cornered her with a series of blunt questions regarding the Greens' conduct on antisemitism.
Ms Faruqi attended the scene of Australia’s worst mass shooting since Port Arthur on Monday with NSW Green Abigail Boyd, after David Shoebridge laid flowers at Bondi earlier in the morning.
Father and son Sajid, 50, and Naveed Akram, 24, allegedly shot at a crowd of Jewish Chanukah celebrants on Sunday evening for about five minutes, killing 15 innocent people and injuring dozens more as at Monday afternoon.
Police and intelligence have deemed the attack an act of terrorism, and the NSW government stated the mass shooting was "designed to target Sydney's Jewish community on the first day of Hanukkah".
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Sharri Markson confronts Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi over her rhetoric amid Bondi tragedy
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Sky News’ Sharri Markson approached Senator Faruqi on Monday, asking whether she believed support for pro-Palestine protests had contributed to the political climate from which the attack may have arisen.
Markson questioned whether Ms Faruqi felt she fuelled the “antisemitism crisis by [her] aggressive rhetoric over the past two years”.
Senator Faruqi answered she was in Bondi “to mourn”.
Mehreen Faruqi, a federal Greens senator for NSW, said she was in Bondi on Monday to mourn, as she was questioned about her previous views on pro-Palestine protesting. Picture: Sky News Australia.
Mehreen Faruqi, a federal Greens senator for NSW, said she was in Bondi on Monday to mourn, as she was questioned about her previous views on pro-Palestine protesting. Picture: Sky News Australia.
However, a passersby could be heard interrupting the Greens Senator, saying “shame on you”.
“Bloods on your hands, shame on you,” a man said.
Markson](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:66lbtw2porscqpmair6mir37/bafkreiet5xucv3rdne6s4nowerve4qbjgluw6ox3rz7avs2c3vnmlry6km@jpeg)
December 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Sharri Markson from Sky News Australia directly blamed Senator Mehreen Faruqi for the mass murder at Bondi - at a memorial Faruqi was visiting to pay respects to **one of her family friends who was killed**
The same news station that hosted a neo-nazi for an interview
youtu.be/GlY7UYavX2Q?...
The same news station that hosted a neo-nazi for an interview
youtu.be/GlY7UYavX2Q?...
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Every time I open Instagram I get another one of those extreme close up Vanity Fair Trump Admin shots it's such a jump scareee
December 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Every time I open Instagram I get another one of those extreme close up Vanity Fair Trump Admin shots it's such a jump scareee
Josh Frydenberg's speech now in Sydney is terrifying. Riddled with misinformation, scapegoating and partisan politicisation that is making everything much, much worse.
December 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Josh Frydenberg's speech now in Sydney is terrifying. Riddled with misinformation, scapegoating and partisan politicisation that is making everything much, much worse.
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Mark Dreyfus, a Jewish Labor MP, seemed flabbergasted when asked on Radio National whether immigration is more of an issue than gun control in relation to the Bondi attack, writes Crystal Andrews.
Andrew Bolt instantly blamed Bondi atrocity on immigration. It follows a global right-wing script
While the predictable narrative is pushed by a small group of right-wing voices — regardless of context or relevance — it’s readily amplified to the masses by mainstream media.
www.crikey.com.au
December 16, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Mark Dreyfus, a Jewish Labor MP, seemed flabbergasted when asked on Radio National whether immigration is more of an issue than gun control in relation to the Bondi attack, writes Crystal Andrews.
Wrote about the almost immediate blaming of "immigrants" for the Bondi attack, by bad faith actors who admit they did not know anything about the shooters *while* pushing this take.
The line was then dutifully taken up by the media by Monday AM.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/16/b...
The line was then dutifully taken up by the media by Monday AM.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/16/b...
December 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Wrote about the almost immediate blaming of "immigrants" for the Bondi attack, by bad faith actors who admit they did not know anything about the shooters *while* pushing this take.
The line was then dutifully taken up by the media by Monday AM.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/16/b...
The line was then dutifully taken up by the media by Monday AM.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/16/b...
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And especially to the whistleblowers who’ve sacrificed so much for the greater good
December 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
And especially to the whistleblowers who’ve sacrificed so much for the greater good
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Shoutout to Lamestream, We Used to be Journos, @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social, @theklaxon.bsky.social, Declassified Australia, @roycerk2.bsky.social, @thepointau.bsky.social, @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social, @ketanjoshi.co, @crikey.com.au, @rachelwithers.bsky.social + more for their work in this space.
A rare win
On investigative journalism and its consolations
nickfeik.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Shoutout to Lamestream, We Used to be Journos, @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social, @theklaxon.bsky.social, Declassified Australia, @roycerk2.bsky.social, @thepointau.bsky.social, @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social, @ketanjoshi.co, @crikey.com.au, @rachelwithers.bsky.social + more for their work in this space.
Really important to stress that 36 Months accused academics and experts critical of the ban of being 'paid' by big tech. When asked for evidence of this, the MD said "I haven't looked into it."
Meanwhile 36 Months itself was directly funded by a business helping promote the gambling industry.
Meanwhile 36 Months itself was directly funded by a business helping promote the gambling industry.
Scoop: the pro-teen social media ban lobby group 36 Months was funded & co-staffed by its co-founder's ad production firm that was simultaneously making gambling ads
The federal government has ignored calls for a gambling ad ban while pursuing the social media ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
The federal government has ignored calls for a gambling ad ban while pursuing the social media ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
December 12, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Really important to stress that 36 Months accused academics and experts critical of the ban of being 'paid' by big tech. When asked for evidence of this, the MD said "I haven't looked into it."
Meanwhile 36 Months itself was directly funded by a business helping promote the gambling industry.
Meanwhile 36 Months itself was directly funded by a business helping promote the gambling industry.
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Scoop: the pro-teen social media ban lobby group 36 Months was funded & co-staffed by its co-founder's ad production firm that was simultaneously making gambling ads
The federal government has ignored calls for a gambling ad ban while pursuing the social media ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
The federal government has ignored calls for a gambling ad ban while pursuing the social media ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
December 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Scoop: the pro-teen social media ban lobby group 36 Months was funded & co-staffed by its co-founder's ad production firm that was simultaneously making gambling ads
The federal government has ignored calls for a gambling ad ban while pursuing the social media ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
The federal government has ignored calls for a gambling ad ban while pursuing the social media ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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Breaking: Property developers will again be allowed to make political donations in Qld state elections under proposed electoral law changes by the Crisafulli LNP govt, also reducing prison voting rights from those serving up to 3y sentences to those serving less than 1.
LNP moves to allow political donations from developers
The change is laid out in proposed laws introduced on Thursday, also winding back voting access in prisons but avoiding a promised change to preferential voting.
www.brisbanetimes.com.au
December 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Breaking: Property developers will again be allowed to make political donations in Qld state elections under proposed electoral law changes by the Crisafulli LNP govt, also reducing prison voting rights from those serving up to 3y sentences to those serving less than 1.
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critical mistake starting an NGO or think tank to influence social policy in this country. you should've started a breakfast radio team called Droggo & The FuckWeasel
December 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
critical mistake starting an NGO or think tank to influence social policy in this country. you should've started a breakfast radio team called Droggo & The FuckWeasel
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Incredible. Pro-teen social media ban group 36 Months was selling sponsorship to a United Nations event run by the Australian government with the promise of “influence” and “access” to heads of states, according to a leaked document.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/11/3...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/11/3...
'This is influence': Leaked 36 Months sponsorship document reveals promises to sell access to United Nations event
The Wippa-led pro-teen social media ban group was selling a 'United Nations General Assembly Sponsorship' for $150,000 in the lead-up to the Australian government-hosted event.
www.crikey.com.au
December 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Incredible. Pro-teen social media ban group 36 Months was selling sponsorship to a United Nations event run by the Australian government with the promise of “influence” and “access” to heads of states, according to a leaked document.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/11/3...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/11/3...
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The genuinely think a social media ban will magically make kids start playing the street, reading the Bible and going to church again.
December 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
The genuinely think a social media ban will magically make kids start playing the street, reading the Bible and going to church again.
This is *the* story of the teen social media ban. The eagerness of 36 Months to involve corporate brands in re-designing what life looks like for kids was the most cynical detail UNTIL...
I got to their plans to develop an AI tool to monitor, track and "manage" children's mental health in school.
I got to their plans to develop an AI tool to monitor, track and "manage" children's mental health in school.
Lobby group 36 Months accused experts of being “bought” by Big Tech. But the campaign itself has been cashing in on its role in promoting the teen social media ban. @cameronwilson.bsky.social reports.
‘Everyone got paid’: How Wippa’s pro-teen social media ban group cashed in on its success
www.crikey.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 2:39 AM
This is *the* story of the teen social media ban. The eagerness of 36 Months to involve corporate brands in re-designing what life looks like for kids was the most cynical detail UNTIL...
I got to their plans to develop an AI tool to monitor, track and "manage" children's mental health in school.
I got to their plans to develop an AI tool to monitor, track and "manage" children's mental health in school.
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Denied pregnancy care and threatened with prosecution: in the wake of widespread abortion bans, across the United States prosecutors have launched more than 400 cases charging people with crimes related to their pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or birth.
'This was a wanted pregnancy': The mothers facing prosecution in Trump's America
Denied pregnancy care and threatened with prosecution: in the wake of widespread abortion bans, across the United States prosecutors have launched more than 400 cases charging people with crimes related to their pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or birth.
www.abc.net.au
December 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Denied pregnancy care and threatened with prosecution: in the wake of widespread abortion bans, across the United States prosecutors have launched more than 400 cases charging people with crimes related to their pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or birth.