Articles by Yael Grunseit

About Yael Grunseit

Yael Grunseit is an intern with True Crime News Weekly. She is interested in the manipulation of power in politics, the justice system and Australian culture. She is finishing up her degree in Philosophy and English at the University of Sydney where she has focused on creative writing. Her work has previously appeared in Voiceworks and Shirley Magazine, with a forthcoming chapbook being published by Harbor Editions.

ONE NATION OF GHOULS! Pauline Hanson DISAPPEARS like a ghost and will the real Dean Fisher please stand up

June 3, 2022 Yael Grunseit

EXCLUSIVE: One Nation leader Pauline Hanson hasn’t been seen in public for more than two weeks, with claims that a bout of COVID-19 has made her disappear like her party’s many ghost candidates at the recent federal election. Yael Grunseit investigates.

ISRAEL OR AUSTRALIA? The Liberal Party’s Obsession with Zionism

May 12, 2022 Yael Grunseit

EXCLUSIVE: Are accusations of anti-Semitism being weaponised by certain political parties to tar their opponents? True Crime News Weekly hit the streets of the blue-ribbon electorate of Wentworth in Sydney’s east to take a look at claims that Zionism has been consistently used by the Liberal party in attempts to secure the Jewish vote, whether the Jewish vote actually matters, and how annoying it is that we have to speak about Zionism every local election. Yael Grunseit investigates.

PLEASE EXPLAIN! One Nation won’t deny their candidates are FAKE and corrupting Australia’s democratic process

May 6, 2022 Yael Grunseit

EXCLUSIVE: Racist political party One Nation has come under the microscope for possibly not fielding bona fide candidates in a range of electorates across Australia. Standing in the blue ribbon Sydney seat of Wentworth, Dean Fisher happens to be just yet another one of those seemingly invisible candidates. Yael Grunseit investigates.

“ALWAYS LATE ON OVERTIME”! Inner West Council worker exposes late payments to staff

April 23, 2022 Yael Grunseit

EXCLUSIVE: A council worker has revealed a tale of disorganisation and late payments within Sydney’s Inner West Council, claiming “ever since the amalgamation it’s been a bit haphazard”. Yael Grunseit reports.

“THE GREAT FEMALE IMPERSONATOR”! The forgotten “extraordinary” tale of “pseudo woman” Gordon Lawrence: one of modern Australia’s first queer folk heroes

April 14, 2022 Yael Grunseit

EXCLUSIVE: In 1888, in front of 20,000 people, 21-year-old Gordon Lawrence caused a riot after being arrested in the middle of Melbourne for “female impersonation”. It’s a forgotten Australian true crime tale that is likely to become a modern day sensation and perhaps may even create ‘new’ queer heroes for today’s generation. Yael Grunseit with this investigation into gender, sex, transgression and art.