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Crystal Jane

@crystaljane.bsky.social
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Founder & Chief of Everything at Zee Feed zeefeed.com.au Readers' Editor at Crikey crikey.com.au

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 10/09/2026
Podcast | Madison Griffiths and Crystal Andrews journey into the weird, dark world of AI "Mum Slop" and discuss how it's putting the most vulnerable women at risk. Listen now. www.crikey.com.au/podcast/cut-...
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'Anything to do with the female body is fodder': How AI warps women’s health
Madison Griffiths joins the podcast to discuss how slop content and AI services are driving vulnerable women away from health care.
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Matt Dennien @mattdennien.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
New: Billionaire Clive Palmer has met three times with Queensland’s conservative premier in just over a year, most recently after renaming his Waratah Coal company, whose plan for a major mine and power station was knocked back by the former Labor govt. Neither explained why.
brisbanetimes.com.au
Clive Palmer rebranded his coal firm then met the Qld premier – again
Queensland’s richest man, a serial election contender, has complicated ties to the LNP. That hasn’t stopped him getting an audience with David Crisafulli.
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CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
NEW: AI music is going to be banned from Australia's top music charts unless it can prove that it was "substantially human-made" This comes weeks after a song with AI vocals became Australia's most played song www.abc.net.au/news/...
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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Truly!"In hindsight, it’s inconceivable that Ocean ever put out a physical album through conventional channels and participated in the attendant pageantry. These days, I can hardly even believe he was on Watch The Throne; having gotten a good long look at that seat, he moved on to other pursuits."
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Frank Ocean's 'Blonde' Turns 10
It was all so slippery. The way it went down; the way it sounded, too. Just when you thought you had a grip on Frank Ocean, he slid through your fingers and vanished, leaving behind nothing but a clou...
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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Everybody read this report on One Nation's launch for the WA state by-election in Secret Harbour, by indie journalist Jesse Noakes. www.lastplaceonearth.com.au/big-tent/
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Big Tent
One Nation pitch a big tent on Andrew Hastie's home turf
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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I really do wonder!
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Charlie Lewis @theshufflediary.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
In 1913, Lenin noted with disappointment that Australia's Labor Party was "liberal-bourgeois" and lead by the most "moderate and 'capital serving' element" of the union movement. In good news for Vlad: true communism is now, apparently, everywhere: www.crikey.com.au/2026/08/13/c...
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Everything is communist now
Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg used a quite bonkers National Press Club address to continue his fight against the commies, who apparently are everywhere.
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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Illuminating to speak to @janegilmore.bsky.social for today's podcast. Watch on YouTube or listen in all the places. youtu.be/mHUvI4O6ubU?...
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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Jacinta Parsons and I have made a little corner of the internet called The Spencer Street End. We write about politics, culture, music, memory, place and the curious business of being Australian Independent, thoughtful and occasionally wayward. Come join us. We’d love to have you.
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The Spencer Street End | Daniel James | Substack
Daniel James and Jacinta Parsons bring you stories from the other end of town. Memory, analysis, opinion, review and the occasional interview - it’s a place to linger. Click to read The Spencer Street...
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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Beyond the specifics of the Vinyl story, this is emblematic of the consolodation and retraction in Australian media. It's very tough for young and early-career journos to get a foot in the door, and there are so few places for freelancers to pitch. State of affairs industry-wide is dire.
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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Head has been down working on this investigation into Vinyl Media — which now claims to be the 4th biggest publisher in Aus. Vinyl takes an openly tech startup approach to publishing that staff say is causing confusion & uncertainty. By our estimate 20 perm editorial staff run 14 media titles.
crikey.com.au
Firing, hiring, eating up youth culture: What is Vinyl Group up to?
One company has been slowly acquiring all the biggest titles in Australian youth media, leaving a wave of redundancies in its wake.
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Good stuff. Thanks @crystaljane.bsky.social and @daanysaeed.bsky.social for looking into these NACC internal emails. Genuinely maddening.
crikey.com.au
ICYMI: We can’t stop thinking about those NACC emails
Also on Crikey's Cut Through: the web of Australian media nepo babies is more complicated than you might think.
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Jack Grimes @jackapedia.design · 16/07/2026
Furious that Chris Nolan would disregard historical accuracy in adapting The Odyssey by making a "movie" with "cameras" instead of memorizing the entire story and then going on a nationwide tour to sing it to us while tripping on ergotized barley
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Tom Studans @maximumwelfare.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I love how all short-form video now starts with an even shorter video of the best part of the video, so you don't have to watch the video. Or you get to watch two videos. These are your options!
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CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Most people don't know much about how journalism is done, typically because it's not public or isn't well explained. To help people out, I've put a simple guide to how I do reporting and what you can expect if you contact me. I hope this helps! cameronwilson.com.au...
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Caitlin Welsh @caitlinwelsh.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I am writing this before reading the article and if it does not point out that the cost of living means that comfortably retired boomers with paid off houses and anyone else who’s not paying exorbitant rents are the only ones who can afford to travel, I will press post
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Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
We counted, so you don’t have to. Insane is the number of things Jillian Segal actually HERSELF conceded she had no evidence for, or backflipped on, but went completely unreported. www.lamestream.com.au/we-counted-a...
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We Counted All the Errors in Jillian Segal’s Attack on the ABC and SBS
Jillian Segal wants a new body to vet journalism. If she had submitted her evidence in front of the Royal Commission as an article to a newsdesk, it wouldn’t pass fact-check.
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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Incredible how all of the most absolutely wretched garbage people are choosing this hill.
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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The Cut Through podcast is BACK! And we publish on Thursdays now, but I was too busy to post. @rachelwithers.bsky.social and @theshufflediary.bsky.social join me to discuss who is doing The Work in parliament vs who gets The Credit. Watch on YT or any podcast app: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogC_...
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Teal, Orange, Green: Who’s holding Labor to account?
YouTube video by Crikey News
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
"Now that Stefanovic is freed up...expect more straight-up far-right propaganda and One Nation boosting. This isn’t benign 'sharing of perspectives', it’s a co-ordinated and well-funded political operation." @scottmitchell.bsky.social #auspol www.lamestream.com.au/karl-stefano...
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Karl Stefanovic Is No Free Speech Martyr, He's A Political Operative.
Karl immediately runs to YouTube after his exit from Nine is confirmed, and we dive a little deeper into The Daily Aus' Pauline Hanson coverage
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 20/06/2026
Coroner finds decades-old investigation marred by 'pervasive' racism
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Racism, bias led to 'superficial investigation' of teen's death
NSW Coroner's Court has found racial attitudes played a central role in the police investigation into Mark Haines's death 38 years ago. 
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Dr Blair Williams @blairwilliams26.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Catch me tomorrow on ABC TV Morning Breakfast programme at 7:40am as I'll be speaking live about Pauline Hanson and gender! 👀 #AcademicLife #AusPol
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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The frustrating part about this is that it's so lazy and singular – just one random person's opinion, whipped into a no-effort "article". No larger trend, movement, nothing at all. I should do more of these counter pieces which is "same guy but on the left says X" www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/09/p...
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That army of right-wing young men coming to save Dutton? A mirage
Political commentators got the read on young men very wrong, in part because they would not be swayed from their US-inspired framing.
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John Delmenico @thebigjohnnyd.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Feeling myself develop a new pet peeve which is the people online who are very smug yet very wrong about what happened in the coverage of the 2016 election in the US and the take aways from it
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Osmond Chiu (赵明佑) @redrabbleroz.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Critics of multiculturalism in Australia fundamentally don’t get what it is It is a right to cultural identity (within limits), equal opportunity & fair treatment + recognition of the skills/talents of migrants, all within a shared Australian civic framework Food is merely a side benefit #auspol
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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Pauline didn’t shit her pants on live TV so now she’s a serious contender. Sorry I don’t make the rules
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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Hanson and her supporters don't care about this btw. In this very speech she has spoken about GENERATIONS of prior migration being something the "Australian" people are unhappy with. They would deport the "undesirable" migrants from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s if they could.
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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Hanson and her supporters don't care about this btw. In this very speech she has spoken about GENERATIONS of prior migration being something the "Australian" people are unhappy with. They would deport the "undesirable" migrants from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s if they could.
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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
At one point talking about people with one parent born overseas as being "not what the Australian people want". That's not about recent migrants, it's talking about more than 50+ years of migration. We gonna send my parents and my entire extended family "back" or...? What's plan? #auspol #NPC
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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
So the vibe is racism and its very cohesive, but a few mins in and the details are all over the place — genuinely hard to follow Hanson here #NPC #auspol
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Daany Saeed @daanysaeed.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
An internal memo, seen by Crikey, said the "difficult decision" had been taken to impact some roles at Pedestrian as part of a restructure. Know more about the future of Pedestrian or the acqusition by Vinyl? Contact me securely on Signal at daanysaeed.44.
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Daany Saeed @daanysaeed.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Pedestrian Group appears set for redundancies less than a week after Vinyl Group CEO Josh Simons, in announcing Vinyl's acquisition of the company, declared "we are not buying these assets to strip culture for parts".
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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Top read from @rachelwithers.bsky.social. The response on socials to Spender's decision to vote with Coalition and One Nation against reforms was more negative than I expected. She has been one of the most active in courting the young progressive cohort online, wonder if they will stick with her?
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Allegra Spender failed to put her money where her mouth is on tax reform. Now what?
Independent MPs talk a big talk on the need to rein in property tax breaks. But when it came to the crunch, most voted against Labor’s tax reform bill.
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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Objectively insane story for the Tele to run, but it perfectly encapsulates the political moment: "When my side does it that's heroic, when my opponents do it they should be jailed". Progressives and right-wingers are flat out pointing out each others' hypocrisies, which literally does not matter.
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Pointing out hypocrisy in politics doesn’t work
Pauline Hanson is a hypocrite. Who actually cares about that?
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Dr Liz Allen @drdemography.com · 09/06/2026
Lots of talk of life satisfaction in Australia being worse now than during COVID. I hate to be the bearer of bad news/reality, but it’s a beat up. There’s NO appreciable difference between 2020 and 2025 rates. Decline since 2014 is a worry though. www.abs.gov.au/statistics/p...
On average, overall life satisfaction was 7.1 in 2025, similar to 2020 (7.2), but lower than 2019 (7.5) and 2014 (7.6).
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Ariel Bogle @arielbogle.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Today we launched a dive into the "less lethal" weapons some police are using against crowds in Australia—and about which very little is publicly known. These are projectiles that release powder designed to burn the eyes and throat. Flashbang grenades. Teargas. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Revealed: the ‘less lethal’ weapons Australian police don’t want you to know about
Launchers that shoot ‘bullet-like missiles’, chemical irritants and stinger grenades: experts say these weapons can cause serious injury or even death. But they are deployed by police against crowds w...
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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The AFR has invented a bunch of parties that do not exist and said that these parties provided preference flows to One Nation in the SA election: the "Family Guardian Association", "Liberal Catholic Party" and "Unified Victoria/United Veterans". Very very odd.
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Gov schtum on Albo-Karl interview, the Fin fumbles its flows, and Pickering skips out
Plus Chris Uhlmann continues his tried and trusted tradition of flogging a pseudo-intellectual horse to death.
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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
In a week of yet another racist controversy, a piece about the burden of being social media fodder in despairing times, and the challenge to keep going. www.thespencerstreetend.com.au/p/the-exhaus...
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The Exhaustion of Being the Content
The quiet labour of First Nations people during racist controversies.
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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
In the intial coverage of Australia's latest fertility rate figures, there was no discussion of the biggest factor — feminist progress. Fertility rate is not solely an economic metric, it's an expression of reproductive autonomy! #auspol
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You can't talk about the birth rate without the F word: Feminism
Australia's declining fertility rate is an economic issue. But it's also a choice – and that's a good thing.
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Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
3.7m Australians live in poverty, including 757k children under 15. 1 in 3 households experienced food insecurity last year, meaning they stressed about or struggled to put food on the table. Australia's billionaires increased their wealth by almost $50k a minute.
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Australia’s 178 billionaires are $25.7bn richer than last year as 3.7 million live in poverty
Oxfam finds the 20 richest Australians now hold more wealth than the bottom 3 million households
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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
The finale was PERFECT in every way and @patricklenton.bsky.social's piece about it is beautiful ❤️
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Jo Dyer @instanterudite.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
The #SundayShot is back with faves @crystaljane.bsky.social & @roycerk2.bsky.social joining @davemilbo.bsky.social & me. Plus an interview with @timdunlop.bsky.social. Now up for your Sunday delectation - get into it! (still of smiling panel & me looking stern 👇) www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrM7...
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A Party of Independents? - May 31 - Crystal Andrews, Royce Kurmelovs, and Tim Dunlop
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
I learn something every time I record with the Sunday Shot crew! Go watch:
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Crystal Jane @crystaljane.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I argue on the pod that Labor's budget is actually the government *keeping* the promise it made in 2022, and @keanebernard.bsky.social tells them how to better balance the books (hint: TAX GAS). Watch, listen on Spotify and Apple etc, etc. #auspol
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2026 Federal Budget: Does anyone care about broken promises?
YouTube video by Crikey News
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Patrick Lenton @patricklenton.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
the Giggle v Tickle case appeal will be decided tomorrow - but in the meantime, I've deep-dived the very wealthy and powerful christian fundamentalist hate group who are backing the giggle for girls app www.starobserver.com.au/news/adf-int...
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Anti-LGBTQ Hate Group Backs 'Giggle For Girls App'
The Giggle v Tickle appeal decision will be announced on Friday May 15th. One of the backers for Giggle is the wealthy anti-LGBTQ ADF.
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Tim Lyons @picketer.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Shadow Treasurer on the TV talking about "New Australians", is it 1971?
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Caitlin Welsh @caitlinwelsh.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
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Ryan Hamilton 🇵🇸 🏳️‍⚧️ @ryanhamilton.work · 13/05/2026
I've gone through the entire RISING program and found the 9 shows you won't want to miss out on that are coming to Narrm's big international festival of new art, music, and performance. Here you go 👇
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