Fran Molloy
@franmolloy.bsky.social
Writer of words. Drinker of gin. Evidence based.
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
In this haunting tribute, journalists across Australia - all members of MEAA - honour 180 Palestinian journalists killed by Israel in Gaza.
Thanks to @withmeaa.bsky.social for giving us this opportunity.
STOP. KILLING. JOURNALISTS
Thanks to @withmeaa.bsky.social for giving us this opportunity.
STOP. KILLING. JOURNALISTS
August 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
In this haunting tribute, journalists across Australia - all members of MEAA - honour 180 Palestinian journalists killed by Israel in Gaza.
Thanks to @withmeaa.bsky.social for giving us this opportunity.
STOP. KILLING. JOURNALISTS
Thanks to @withmeaa.bsky.social for giving us this opportunity.
STOP. KILLING. JOURNALISTS
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An important cause - please sign! www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/fr...
Help freelancers at Nine Publishing win fair rates
Off the back of strike action last year, Nine management committed to engage in discussions about freelance rates and conditions with MEAA representatives.
Despite this commitment, Nine management ha...
www.megaphone.org.au
April 2, 2025 at 1:22 AM
An important cause - please sign! www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/fr...
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A 'more independent' Walkley foundation sounds good at first...
But is anyone answering the follow-up question of where the foundation WOULD get its mandate from?
MEAA is the most democratic, accountable body the profession has.
www.smh.com.au/business/com...
But is anyone answering the follow-up question of where the foundation WOULD get its mandate from?
MEAA is the most democratic, accountable body the profession has.
www.smh.com.au/business/com...
Decorated journalists call for Walkleys overhaul amid board stoush
A war has broken out in the body overseeing Australia’s most prestigious press awards show, with a group of veteran journalists calling for the Walkley Foundation’s constitution to be changed.
www.smh.com.au
March 17, 2025 at 3:40 AM
A 'more independent' Walkley foundation sounds good at first...
But is anyone answering the follow-up question of where the foundation WOULD get its mandate from?
MEAA is the most democratic, accountable body the profession has.
www.smh.com.au/business/com...
But is anyone answering the follow-up question of where the foundation WOULD get its mandate from?
MEAA is the most democratic, accountable body the profession has.
www.smh.com.au/business/com...
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Let's have a debate! The Walkleys would not exist without our union @withmeaa.bsky.social which created the awards and sustained and nurtured them for 70 years 1/3 Walkleys board members resign amid tensions between union and awards foundation | Weekly Beast www.theguardian.com/media/commen...
Walkleys board members resign amid tensions between union and awards foundation | Weekly Beast
A push to require that a majority of directors be independent of the MEAA causes acrimony. Plus: Nine defends running Clive Palmer ads
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Let's have a debate! The Walkleys would not exist without our union @withmeaa.bsky.social which created the awards and sustained and nurtured them for 70 years 1/3 Walkleys board members resign amid tensions between union and awards foundation | Weekly Beast www.theguardian.com/media/commen...
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A board member of The Metals Company was arrested today on allegations of rape. Quite a PR mess for the company racing to become the first to mine the deep sea.
sfstandard.com/2025/02/04/s...
#deepseamining
sfstandard.com/2025/02/04/s...
#deepseamining
Silicon Valley scion accused of rape in downtown SF
An investor-CEO who's the son of a Silicon Valley pioneer was arrested Saturday on suspicion of rape in downtown San Francisco.
sfstandard.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A board member of The Metals Company was arrested today on allegations of rape. Quite a PR mess for the company racing to become the first to mine the deep sea.
sfstandard.com/2025/02/04/s...
#deepseamining
sfstandard.com/2025/02/04/s...
#deepseamining
By 2026 Spotify - currently with an audience of 501 million- predict the majority of streaming will occur in markets like SE Asia - think Indonesia; Korea, Philippines; Africa; fascinating insights from Spotifys Sulinna Ong in convo with Poppy Reid @rollingstone.bsky.social
#sxswSydney
#sxswSydney
October 19, 2023 at 11:34 PM
By 2026 Spotify - currently with an audience of 501 million- predict the majority of streaming will occur in markets like SE Asia - think Indonesia; Korea, Philippines; Africa; fascinating insights from Spotifys Sulinna Ong in convo with Poppy Reid @rollingstone.bsky.social
#sxswSydney
#sxswSydney
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The feral horse situation in the Australian Alps has been allowed to grow to frightening proportions. Another report… this time there needs to be action. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Australia’s feral horses need ‘urgent’ control: scientists welcome latest report
Ecologists have praised government recommendations, but some say more concrete action — including a cull — is needed. Ecologists have praised government recommendations, but some say more concrete...
www.nature.com
October 13, 2023 at 11:40 PM
The feral horse situation in the Australian Alps has been allowed to grow to frightening proportions. Another report… this time there needs to be action. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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"Nearly half of plantations in Riau province, Indonesia’s palm oil heartland, are illegal, according to a new report by the Eyes on the Forest, a coalition of NGOs based in Sumatra."
@mongabay.bsky.social
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Report: Half of plantations in Indonesia’s palm oil heartland are illegal
JAKARTA — Nearly half of oil palm plantations in Indonesia’s Riau province, the heartland of the commodity’s production, is illegal, according to a new report. The report was published by a coal...
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October 13, 2023 at 9:16 PM
"Nearly half of plantations in Riau province, Indonesia’s palm oil heartland, are illegal, according to a new report by the Eyes on the Forest, a coalition of NGOs based in Sumatra."
@mongabay.bsky.social
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@mongabay.bsky.social
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Possibly destabilizing the entire marine food web in the arctic is a super terrifying prospect, but that's where we are currently. Read the story from Juliette Portala @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2023/10/reco...
Record North Atlantic heat sees phytoplankton decline, fish shift to Arctic
Scientists were shocked by the high degree of warming in the North Atlantic Ocean this summer, and are concerned about effects on phytoplankton and fish. Intensifying and lengthening marine heatwaves ...
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October 13, 2023 at 3:38 AM
Possibly destabilizing the entire marine food web in the arctic is a super terrifying prospect, but that's where we are currently. Read the story from Juliette Portala @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2023/10/reco...
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October 12, 2023 at 10:48 PM