Crystal Andrews

1 week ago | zeefeed.com.au | Crystal Andrews

This analysis was first published in Zee Feed’s weekly newsletter, Thinking About It. Subscribe now for free feminist analysis of the week’s major news stories. The 48th Parliament is (almost) finalised, and my god what a strange election to work on. I’ve spent a few weeks thinking hard about why we got the result that we did, which came as a surprise to pretty much everyone I’ve spoken to. First, the usual caveat: this is my analysis, filtered through my own biases and opinion.

2 weeks ago | crikey.com.au | Crystal Andrews

In the final episode of the Crikey Electioncast for 2025 (for real this time), Crystal Andrews and politics editor Bernard Keane dissect the latest political plot twist: the end of the Coalition. While it’s not the first time the Nats and Libs have been on-again, off-again, the effects of the split will be felt by everyone — even those who have never, and would never, vote for them.

2 weeks ago | crikey.com.au | Crystal Andrews

On Saturday, roughly 75,000 people will vote in Tasmania’s Legislative Council elections for just three of the state’s 15 upper house seats: Montgomery in the north-west, and Nelson and Pembroke in suburban Hobart. It’s a do-or-die moment for the almost 23,000 members of the “YES AFL TEAM — YES STADIUM” Facebook group, a community now operating as a grassroots political lobbying group. Think of them like a “Voices of” movement with a single interest: footy.

3 weeks ago | crikey.com.au | Crystal Andrews

Surprise, Electioncast is back with a bonus episode! Crystal Andrews and associate editor Cam Wilson dissect the campaign antics of right-wing lobby group Advance, which spent millions in advertising against progressive MPs like the Greens’ Max Chandler-Mather and independent Zoe Daniel. Advance is celebrating the loss of key Greens seats as proof of its influence, but how much of an impact did it really have?

3 weeks ago | crikey.com.au | Crystal Andrews

Today Hannah Ferguson is delivering a speech at the National Press Club about how “new media” will shape the future of Australian politics. She has become one of the faces of this progressive new landscape, attracting equally fervent applause and criticism for the work she puts out on the social accounts of her publication Cheek Media and her podcast, Big Small Talk.