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Rob Hobson
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C'mon Nine, give your freelance journos at fair go. @withmeaa.bsky.social

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#ausmedia #media #journalism
April 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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A fair go for freelance journos at Nine. @withmeaa.bsky.social

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#ausmedia #media #journalism
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April 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Support freelance journos so they get a fair go at The Age, AFR, SMH, Brisbane Times and WA Today. @withmeaa.bsky.social

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MEAA social media tile showing a graph detailing that freelance journalists are being paid 59 percent lower than they were 20 years ago, from $1.73 per word in 2005 to $0.72 per word in 2025.
April 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Looks like we made it to 2025, so in addition to wishing everyone here a happy, healthy and prosperous #NewYear, I'd like to wish my compatriots on Jan 1st Happy #Federation Day - the Aus Cth is now 124 years old! #news #civics #history

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An image of an original copy of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act; dated 9 July 1900. (Courtesy of the National Archives of Australia)
January 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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#mytwocents The sorid state of Western Australian #media. The Worst & it's parent company are basically a troll-farm for hire, trying to pass shitposting as #journalism. Don't be surprised to see their propaganda backing their man Basil Zempilas for Premier in the next state election. #news #auspol
December 29, 2024 at 12:21 PM
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Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus is considering publicly releasing a confidential chapter of the #robodebt report, widely believed to name 6 public servants recommended for criminal prosecution. The illegal scheme  deliberately targeted vulnerable ppl  and extorting them with bogus debts. #auspol #news
November 8, 2024 at 5:32 AM
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#Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #5,084,562!
#socialmedia
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #5,084,562, Rob Hobson ‪@themelancholicskr.bsky.social‬, joined on Mar 7, 2024"
October 2, 2024 at 10:23 AM
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Distrup Burrup Hub demonstration against #energy company Woodside & industrial expansion on the Burrup Peninsula in the #Pilbara. Photo taken on Hay St, #Perth today. #ClimateChange #climateaction #westernaustralia #news
August 8, 2024 at 4:39 AM
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Western Australian #media needs all the help it can get, so let's back our industry colleagues at WAtoday ✊ @withmeaa.bsky.social #DontTorchJournalism #news #strike

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WAtoday MEAA members on strike outside their offices at St George's Terrace, Perth, Western Australia (July 2024)
July 26, 2024 at 4:25 AM
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Support ✊ Nine newspaper journos @ SMH, The Age, Aus Financial Review, Brisbane Times & WAtoday to protect quality #journalism from #AI. Support your industry colleagues & Sign the pledge 👉 meaa.io/9FLPledge @withmeaa.bsky.social
July 25, 2024 at 1:48 AM
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A small, yet vocal #FreePalesitne demonstration today on the cold and wet streets of #Perth Western Australia; banners unfurled with some participants wearing a keffiye further showing their support for the Palestinian cause. #netizen #news #auspol
A Free Palestine demonstration crossing an intersection at the lights in Perth Western Australia.
June 26, 2024 at 5:49 AM