Jordyn Beazley

An ‘impossible’ situation or ‘unhinged’ police? Inside the chaos at Sydney’s anti-Herzog protest Police have defended their actions after Monday’s protest. Here’s how the night played out

Read this chronological breakdown that takes you moment by moment through what happened at Monday night’s protest, by @jordynbeazley.bsky.social and Stephen Byrne

Melbourne charity receives hate mail after senator and others post contact details in wake of Charlie Kirk killing Ralph Babet posts charity’s contact details in response to comments about Kirk by a former worker – who is no longer employed there – and urges sacking

Will be interesting to see if this leads to a test case for new doxxing laws. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

What are your rights to protest in NSW and how have they changed? YouTube video by Guardian Australia

With new laws affecting the right to protest in NSW, some experts are saying the state now has the most severe anti-protest regime in the country. So what are NSW's anti-protest laws, and how have they changed? @jordynbeazley.bsky.social explains:
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Was holding out for Gab Chan’s take on the momentary breakup, and it is obviously the best of all the takes.

Amid a reckoning on domestic violence, does Australia’s piecemeal approach need a national police strategy? Guardian Australia has asked every police jurisdiction how it assesses risk in family violence offenders to get a better understanding of how the system should work

An uncomfortable truth: police already know about many offenders who murder women - by @ninobucci.bsky.social @jordynbeazley.bsky.social and @bensmee.bsky.social

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This is quite incredible. That a Canadian PM could say such a thing and it actually be completely understandable. Completely reasonable, and for them to not be the aggressor.

Clare Nowland’s son says decision not to imprison police officer who killed her a ‘slap on the wrist’ Kristian White was convicted of manslaughter over death of Nowland whom he shot with a Taser at a Cooma aged care home in 2023

Clare Nowland’s son says decision not to imprison police officer who killed her a ‘slap on the wrist’

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Female prisoner allegedly sexually abused for years by prison guard settles with NSW government Woman alleged she was raped when the department of justice already knew Wayne Astill was ‘abusing his position towards female inmates’

Female prisoner allegedly sexually abused for years by prison guard settles with NSW government. By @jordynbeazley.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

We asked readers about taking antidepressants. The response points to a ‘silent epidemic’ and urgent need for reform Out of 776 responders to our callout, 711 say they experienced withdrawal symptoms, many debilitating * The new science ending the ‘terror and panic’ of coming off long-term antidepressant use * Nineteen readers on their experience taking and…

We asked readers about taking antidepressants. The response points to a ‘silent epidemic’ and urgent need for reform

Posting this immediately after approving 4 coal mine extensions (that, according to campaigners, could lead to 850m tonnes of CO2 being emitted) is... quite a choice.

Alan Jones to plead not guilty to 34 sexual assault charges saying allegations ‘baseless or distort truth’ Former shock jock faces Sydney court after being charged with an additional eight indecent assault offences

Alan Jones to plead not guilty to 34 sexual assault charges saying allegations ‘baseless or distort truth’

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No glue, chains or locks: Victoria’s antisemitism crackdown a smokescreen to target climate protesters, critics say Police powers that request protesters remove their face masks in prescribed areas already exist, according to lawyer at Human Rights Law Centre

David Mejia-Canales, from the HRLC, says the Vic Gov’s banning of lock on devices seems “shoehorned into a media release to make it appear that the government is doing more than it actually is doing.”

“We’re not going to fix racism… by criminalising protests.”

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Meme-aganda: 2024 as told through 10 godawful ALP posts It sure was meme-y under Albanese.

This actually hurt to read. Well done @theshufflediary.bsky.social
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The identity of a high profile Sydney man acquitted on two counts of rape in October can be revealed, after court orders were lifted.

Anthony Lister, a renowned artist, is the man who faced a six-week trial after pleading not guilty to nine charges.

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“That may the view of young people that’s not the view of our government”… Housing Minister Clare O’Neil on Triple J’s Hack. Doubt that went down well with the audience

Live: Review into Queensland police finds systemic discrimination against women and First Nations people The Queensland Human Rights Commission interviewed more than 2,800 former and current QPS staff for the review.

A review into the Queensland Police Service has found systemic discrimination against women and First Nations people.

The state's human rights commissioner says it's not just a case of rooting out the "bad apples www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...

People are exhausted, angry, and anxious: what I learned from your stories of Australia's housing affordability crisis | Daisy Dumas Hundreds of reader replies about housing create a picture of overwhelming insecurity. People across the income spectrum are being forced to change the way they live

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Who gets to shape the story? Reporting on the conflict in the Middle East — with The Guardian’s Nour Haydar - ABC listen There's been a move by Australian newsrooms to foster and champion the diversity of their staff. But when it comes to covering the conflict between Israelis & Palestinians, and the war in Gaza, does t...

Nour Haydar’s lecture is vital listening for all Australian journalists www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Clothing found in bushland may offer clue to 30-year mystery of missing Wollongong woman Pauline Sowry was 49 years old when she was last seen by her family in December 1993 * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Police are calling for information after…

Clothing found in bushland may offer clue to 30-year mystery of missing Wollongong woman

‘Gruesome discovery’: passerby finds woman’s body wrapped in plastic near Sydney airport Investigators say woman may have been dead for weeks and body hidden in bushes was ‘in severe state of decomposition’

“We’re seeking assistance from anyone who may have someone who’s a friend, who’s a female, who may be missing.”

A tragic “more than likely” murder of a woman whose body was found in a bush near Sydney airport. Her identity is still a mystery to police.

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Friday essay: ‘A future of dust’ – Jeff Sparrow on Gaza and why, in evil times, writers have a responsibility to take sides Paradoxically, the very scale of the crisis in Gaza makes worthwhile even the tiniest gesture of solidarity.

A piece about writing, polarisation and genocide

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Why has NSW ruled out what health experts say is the ‘best way forward’ on drugs? Ex-addict Josh was shattered when, mid-drug summit, decriminalisation was taken off the table. He says it would have allowed him to seek help sooner

The NSW government held a drug summit to be informed by experts on the best way forward. Experts said decriminalise drugs. The government said no.

Mine and @natashamay.bsky.social read on how experts continue to bang their heads against a wall.

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It feels fitting that my first post on Bluesky is @alyxg.bsky.social explaining to me what we’ve described as “an aspirational twist on the great eshittification.” Though, we’re actually talking about Pantone’s colour of the year.