Hayley Gleeson
@hayleygleeson.bsky.social
đ€ 1195
đ„ 254
đ 67
journalist at abc news australia. cat lady. likes words, food, bikes, books.
i expected this to be quirky and kind of funny but instead itâs utterly depressing
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/s...
loading . . .
Handsome at Any Cost
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/style/clavicular-looksmaxxing-braden-peters.html
1 day ago
0
1
0
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
Nature
1 day ago
Staff at NIAID have been instructed to remove the words âbiodefenseâ and âpandemic preparednessâ from the US instituteâs web pages, according to e-mails Nature has obtained. Read more about the shift in direction for NIAID.
go.nature.com
/4twztMV
loading . . .
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and âbiodefenseâ from the agencyâs website.
https://go.nature.com/4twztMV
4
57
55
US hospitals are dispensing routinely prescribed meds to patients in labor, only to report them to child welfare authorities when they or their newborns test positive for those very same substances on subsequent drug tests
@themarshallproject.org
www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/11/p...
loading . . .
Hospitals Gave Them Meds During Childbirth. Why Did Patients Get In Trouble?
Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to manage blood pressure during cesarean sections.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/11/pregnant-hospital-drug-test-medicine
4 days ago
1
6
1
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
Fiona Katauskas
6 days ago
Kudelka from when Gillard's portrait was unveiled (sorry, no alt text.)
7
376
69
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
Guardian Australia
14 days ago
NSW to remove âgood characterâ from being considered at sentencing hearings in nationwide first
loading . . .
NSW to remove âgood characterâ from being considered at sentencing hearings in nationwide first
Survivors of sexual abuse welcome the âmonumental shiftâ in how courts approach sentencing, while others say it could limit defendantsâ rights * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Offenders convicted of any crime will no longer be able to rely on glowing character references during sentencing under changes being introduced in New South Wales, in a move supported by survivors of sexual abuse but which others say could limit defendantsâ rights. On Wednesday, the state government will become the first nationwide to introduce legislation to remove âgood characterâ from being considered at sentencing hearings, when judges hear about someoneâs prior record, general reputation and any positive contributions to society as mitigating factors. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/31/nsw-to-remove-good-character-from-being-considered-at-sentencing-hearings-in-nationwide-first?CMP=aus_bsky
1
32
16
âevery place where writing has become a social interface is now ripe for an injection of A.I., adding an automated editor into every conversation, draining some of the personal from interpersonal interaction.â
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...
loading . . .
Opinion | Students Are Skipping the Hardest Part of Growing Up
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/opinion/ai-social-skills-relationships.html
15 days ago
0
1
1
âItâs a seismic shift that runs counter to the E.P.A.âs mission statement, which says the agencyâs core responsibility is to protect human health and the environment, environmental law experts said.â
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
loading . . .
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/climate/trump-epa-air-pollution.html
about 1 month ago
1
2
3
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
Prof Brendan Crabb AC
about 2 months ago
If ever there was a breath of fresh air and optimism in Australian academia it was Emma. Utterly devastating news.
www.afr.com/work-and-car...
loading . . .
Melbourne Uni vice chancellor dies after short illness
Emma Johnston took charge of Australiaâs top-ranked university in 2025 after a lauded career as a research scientist. She was 52.
https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/education/melbourne-uni-vice-chancellor-dies-after-short-illness-20251229-p5nqhf
5
30
5
The danger after Bondi isnât only that we ask the wrong questions but that we answer them too quickly. Symbolic policymaking may reassure anxious electorates, but it rarely improves security outcomes.
www.smh.com.au/national/aft...
loading . . .
After Bondi, we crave certainty â but quick fixes are dangerous
We wonât make Australia safer with rapidly conceived solutions for the massacre. They could make us less safe.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/after-bondi-we-crave-certainty-but-quick-fixes-are-dangerous-20251221-p5np9q.html
about 2 months ago
0
9
6
if we are to inch towards unity, the more we pause to listen, the more sure-footed our path forward will be
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
loading . . .
Now is a time for listening â especially when you don't know what to say
If we are to inch towards unity, the more we pause to listen, the more sure-footed our path forward will be.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-21/bondi-massacre-time-to-listen-jewish-community-australia/106161492
about 2 months ago
1
5
2
omg. âThis is not because Iâm directing independent films. Itâs because I like my photos and text exchanges where I like my martinis: in my hand. Iâm a writer. Two of my favorite things in this world are transcripts and being right, on the spot.â
www.wired.com/story/phone-...
loading . . .
Phone Updates Used to Be Annoying. The Latest iOS Is Awful
Is the latest iPhone operating system aesthetically appealing? No. But is it useful? Also no. At least I have company among the disgruntled.
https://www.wired.com/story/phone-updates-used-to-be-annoying-the-latest-ios-is-awful/
about 2 months ago
1
1
0
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
Nick Feik
2 months ago
New: A piece about journalism today, its trials and consolations
loading . . .
A rare win
On investigative journalism and its consolations
https://nickfeik.substack.com/p/a-rare-win
2
29
15
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
gina rushton
2 months ago
Good morning! Read my story.
add a skeleton here at some point
2
21
8
great piece, imo not so great headline that doesnât capture its breadth and depth
add a skeleton here at some point
2 months ago
0
3
0
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
Jennifer Lang
3 months ago
The Actuaries Institute of Australia recently published our review of mortality in 2024, which you can find here.
content.actuaries.asn.au/resources/re...
. A quick summary of our major conclusions
#thread
.
loading . . .
https://content.actuaries.asn.au/resources/resource-ce6yyqn64sx3-2093352434-60318
1
28
17
Victims must always be believed. The uncomfortable truth, however, is that statistically, it is almost impossible to predict lethal family violence because it is so rare.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
loading . . .
The uncomfortable truth about what we get wrong on domestic violence murders
Victims must always be believed. The uncomfortable truth, however, is that statistically, it is almost impossible to predict lethal family violence because it is so rare.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-02/statistically-predict-domestic-violence-homicide-risk-rare/106073508
3 months ago
0
7
2
âpushups wonât save you from ebola.â
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
loading . . .
The Undermining of the C.D.C.
The Department of Health and Human Services maintains that it is hewing to âgold standard, evidence-based scienceââdoublespeak that might unsettle Orwell.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/08/the-undermining-of-the-cdc
3 months ago
0
4
1
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
The New York Times
3 months ago
The Trump administration is casting more doubt on the safety of vaccines, with the FDAâs top vaccine official suggesting in an internal memo, without offering evidence, that the deaths of at least 10 children were related to the Covid vaccine. Public health experts questioned the findings.
loading . . .
F.D.A. Seeks More Oversight of Vaccine Trials and Approvals
The agencyâs top vaccine regulator proposed broad changes, claiming that a new review linked 10 childrenâs deaths to the Covid vaccine. But public health experts questioned the findings, wanting to examine the data.
https://nyti.ms/4pjP8fG
38
73
32
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
ABC News Bot (unofficial)
3 months ago
The findings are significant not just because of how much the trial reduced domestic violence, but because only a few years ago it drew fierce criticism from women's advocates and politicians.
loading . . .
Common antidepressant could help reduce domestic violence, study shows
The findings are significant not just because of how much the trial reduced domestic violence, but because only a few years ago it drew fierce criticism from women's advocates and politicians.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-28/reinvest-clinical-trial-anti-depressant-reduce-domestic-violence/105999382
1
6
5
joining the chorus of readers singing praise for this beautiful piece. my gosh.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
loading . . .
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldnât be happening to me, to my family.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/a-battle-with-my-blood
3 months ago
0
1
0
ââPoetry makes nothing happenâ â Auden. I think thatâs true of all writing, with few exceptions. We shouldnât expect to change the world. Witnessing, recording, protesting, affirming should be enough.â
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/b...
loading . . .
George Packer: âIâve Stopped Being a Prig About Beautiful Writingâ
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/books/review/george-packer-the-emergency-by-the-book.html
3 months ago
1
3
1
this is such a lovely reflection, from jane goodall, on hope.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/c...
5 months ago
0
22
6
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
The New York Times
5 months ago
Children and teenagers are twice as likely to develop long Covid after a second coronavirus infection as after an initial infection, a large new study has found.
loading . . .
Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds
The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk of long-term health consequences.
https://nyti.ms/3VJ6BBi
10
198
139
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
Alan Pearce
5 months ago
[Jonas] Vingegaard crashed at Paris-Nice. He did not compete for the next two months after suffering a
#concussion
, criticising the race doctors for not providing a head injury assessment after he fell, and allowing him to complete the remaining 84km of the stage.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/666...
loading . . .
A year on from Muriel Furrerâs death, is cyclingâs attitude to safety shifting?
A sport that witnesses death too often needs change. There is no shortage of ideas but right now there is a lack of consensus
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6662394/2025/09/27/pro-cycling-safety-muriel-furrer/
1
2
2
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
The Conversation AUNZ
5 months ago
Research shows exactly how entire families adjust when a partner is sick. đ Read the full story:
theconversation.com/when-a-...
0
2
1
âthe path china has traveled can offer lessons for americans about how freedom is lost and the resulting cost.â
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/b...
loading . . .
How to Silence Dissent, Bit by Bit Until Fear Takes Over
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/business/china-censorship-jimmy-kimmel.html?smid=url-share
5 months ago
0
2
1
âtwentieth-century water treatment programs transformed public health by virtually eliminating waterborne diseases. ventilation, filtration and disinfection provide us with the opportunity to dramatically reduce the burden of airborne illnesses.â
worksinprogress.co/issue/the-de...
loading . . .
The death rays that guard life - Works in Progress Magazine
We disinfect water before we drink it. Why donât we disinfect the air before we breathe it?
https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-death-rays-that-guard-life/
5 months ago
1
10
1
this gorgeous piece on
@newyorker.com
fact checking is full of gold. âwhen a talk piece by tad friend described the singer art garfunkel waving his arms around, the checker asked garfunkel to confirm that he had two arms.â
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
loading . . .
The History of The New Yorkerâs Vaunted Fact-Checking Department
Reporters engage in charm and betrayal; checkers are in the harm-reduction business.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/01/the-history-of-the-new-yorkers-vaunted-fact-checking-department
5 months ago
0
3
3
âof course it struggled to be viable â itâs a literary magazine. almost no literary magazines around the world are financially viable; thatâs not their purpose. the point is their cultural value, the role they serve as a platform for ideas and creativityâŠâ
www.theguardian.com/books/commen...
loading . . .
The end of Meanjin after 85 years is as sad as it is infuriating | Ben Walter
MUP says it is âno longer viableâ to make the literary magazine â but almost none of them are financially viable. Thatâs not their purpose or value
https://www.theguardian.com/books/commentisfree/2025/sep/06/the-end-of-meanjin-after-85-years-is-as-sad-as-it-is-infuriating
5 months ago
0
17
2
fascinating, exciting research exploring how maraviroc, an hiv drug, could boost neuroplasticity after brain injury and improve recovery
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/s...
loading . . .
A Pill to Heal the Brain Could Revolutionize Neuroscience
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/science/neuroscience-brain-injury-pill.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jU8.zgzr.PGenLoHY8JyD&smid=url-share
5 months ago
0
10
3
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
STAT
6 months ago
Special Report Inside the CDC directorâs ouster: Kennedy demanded acceptance of new vaccine policies; Susan Monarez refused
www.statnews.com/2025/08/28/c...
loading . . .
Inside the CDC director's ouster: Kennedy demanded acceptance of new vaccine policies; Susan Monarez refused
Susan Monarezâs resistance to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.âs moves to assert control over vaccine guidance is at the center of her dismissal as CDC director
https://www.statnews.com/2025/08/28/cdc-director-fired-behind-the-scenes-look/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=bluesky_organic&utm_medium=social
3
90
43
âthe war in gaza that began nearly two years ago has been one of the deadliest conflicts anywhere for journalists, with at least 192 killed since it beganâ
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/w...
loading . . .
20 Killed in Gaza Hospital Strikes. Netanyahu Cites âTragic Mishap.â
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/world/middleeast/gaza-hospital-journalists.html
6 months ago
0
5
0
âsitting at my brotherâs kitchen table, i wonder why we have let a handful of mining companies worth billions of dollars take all our money.â
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
loading . . .
My summer in Norway left me sad to be Australian
In the month I spend there, I learn that Norway is a country where the perks of clever policy abound. But itâs who pays for these perks that is so exasperating.
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/my-summer-in-norway-left-me-sad-to-be-australian-20250815-p5mnc7.html
6 months ago
0
9
3
âembracing masks would mean admitting how dangerous wildfire smoke really is. that could lead to a cascade of expensive changes.â
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...
loading . . .
Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/us/wildfire-firefighters-masks-smoke.html
6 months ago
1
7
3
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
ABC News (Unofficial)
6 months ago
For too many victims of family violence, police harm more than help:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-07/police-family-violence-harm-in-the-name-of-safety-victims/105454054
loading . . .
For too many victims of family violence, police harm more than help
Police responses to family violence are too often harming not helping victims, replicating the power and control dynamics that underpin abuse and increasing risk, trauma and feelings of powerlessness, new research has found.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-07/police-family-violence-harm-in-the-name-of-safety-victims/105454054
0
0
2
i'm very grateful to rawson for generously sharing his experience of domestic violence growing up - the harm it did to him and his family and why he's chosen to speak openly about his recovery. stories of abuse and violent crime generally aren't uplifting - this one is
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
loading . . .
Domestic violence and a vicious shooting left Rawson with PTSD and a choice
For years Rawson Kirkhope tried to outrun his trauma, self-medicating with booze, soaking in the toxic cultures of football and the navy. Now he's turning a struggle he was ashamed of into a recovery ...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-14/rawson-kirkhope-bondi-domestic-violence-shooting-ptsd-recovery/105589926
6 months ago
1
4
3
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
Croakey Health Media
6 months ago
A love letter to the ocean, calling for climate action for our health and wellbeing
www.croakey.org/a-love-lette...
#publichealth
loading . . .
A love letter to the ocean, calling for climate action for our health and wellbeing
https://www.croakey.org/a-love-letter-to-the-ocean-calling-for-climate-action-for-our-health-and-wellbeing
1
8
8
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH
8 months ago
Science just got sidelined. This isnât about vaccine safety or restoring confidence âitâs about political agendas endangering public health. We should all be alarmed.
add a skeleton here at some point
7
92
53
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
Prof Naomi Priest PhD
8 months ago
Glad this has been called out, lame response from SBS claiming 'balance and impartial coverage'. Giving airtime to scientifically flawed, non evidence based narratives is not balance or impartial. It is harmful, unethical and disrespectful.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j...
loading . . .
SBSâs Insight accused of betraying people living with chronic fatigue syndrome who appeared on program
Broadcaster receives hundreds of negative comments including claims it presented a potentially harmful and unscientific narrative
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jun/09/sbs-insight-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-me-cfs-complaints-ntwnfb
3
39
7
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
New York Magazine
9 months ago
Writer Sarah Barness was 35 and had just been diagnosed with breast cancer. The warnings came immediately, fast and often: âBeware the cancer ghosts.â After cancer, she would find out who her real friends were because some would step up and others would step back. They would be her âcancer ghosts.â
1
6
4
âwe have been trying to stop violent offenders without understanding what goes on in the mind of the violent offenderâ
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
loading . . .
What We Get Wrong About Violent Crime
A Chicago criminologist challenges our assumptions about why most shootings happenâand what really makes a city safe.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/06/09/unforgiving-places-jens-ludwig-book-review
9 months ago
0
3
2
a new report by victoria's integrity and oversight committee examines the oversight responses to police perpetrated family violence, finding improvements must be made to how such matters are dealt with, especially by victoria police and IBAC
www.parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved...
loading . . .
Reports - Performance of the Victorian integrity agencies 2022/23 - Parliament of Victoria
https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved/inquiries/performance-of-the-victorian-integrity-agencies-202223/reports
9 months ago
0
2
2
new ABS data on PFAS levels - three types of PFAS were detected in the blood of over 85 per cent of the population - six types were detected in less than 10 per cent of people - the remaining 2 types of PFAS had detection rates between 15 per cent and 45 per cent
www.abs.gov.au/articles/per...
loading . . .
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
Information on serum levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for people aged 12 years and over
https://www.abs.gov.au/articles/per-and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances
9 months ago
0
0
0
doctors are proposing a new system for categorising TBIs that uses blood biomarkers and scans, not just the âcartoonishâ glasgow coma scale. âwe all grew up with the categories, âmild, moderate, severeâ,â dr mccrea said. âwe can do better than that.â
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/h...
loading . . .
A New System Aims to Save Injured Brains and Lives
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/health/traumatic-brain-injury-tbi-guidelines.html
9 months ago
0
2
1
what an incredible conversation - richard fidler and jamila rizvi, who is admirably, generously open about her experience of 'invisible' illness, how her life has changed since she was diagnosed with a recurring brain tumour
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
loading . . .
Jamila Rizviâs one in a million brain tumour - ABC listen
Jamilaâs craniopharyngioma had been growing for years, unbeknownst to her. In hindsight, it was her son who gave the first clue, when he stopped breastfeeding overnight at 11 months old. Today Jamila...
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jamila-rizvi-brain-tumour-craniopharyngioma-chronic-illness/105246532
9 months ago
0
8
0
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
ABC News Bot (unofficial)
10 months ago
Three years after Victoria Police stood up a new unit to investigate family violence by serving officers, women say they've faced shocking treatment and even criminal charges themselves after gathering the courage to report abuse.
loading . . .
A new unit targeted abusive cops. Three years on, victims feel betrayed
Three years after Victoria Police stood up a new unit to investigate family violence by serving officers, women say they've faced shocking treatment and even criminal charges themselves after gathering the courage to report abuse.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-29/victoria-police-sofvu-family-violence-serving-officers-victims/105215930
0
6
6
âaustralian politicians need to stop making excuses for our substandard police complaints and disciplinary systems that constantly fail many thousands of people every year.â
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
loading . . .
A new unit targeted abusive cops. Three years on, victims feel betrayed
Three years after Victoria Police stood up a new unit to investigate family violence by serving officers, women say they've faced shocking treatment and even criminal charges themselves after gatherin...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-29/victoria-police-sofvu-family-violence-serving-officers-victims/105215930
10 months ago
0
8
2
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
Gabriel Bosslet
10 months ago
Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
loading . . .
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Womenâs Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-cancels-its-first-and-largest-study-centered-women
131
2685
2155
the ACIPC says australia's IPC guidelines underestimate the risk of airborne transmission in healthcare settings, argues surgical masks = insufficient protection against COVID and recommends N95 respirators should be standard wherever airborne transmission is a risk
www.acipc.org.au/position-sta...
loading . . .
PFR masks in COVID-19 management - ACIPC - Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control
ACIPC is calling for the consistent use of PFR masks over surgical masks in healthcare environments with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Â In its latest Position Statement, The use of particulate fil...
https://www.acipc.org.au/position-statement-on-pfr-masks-in-covid-19-management/
10 months ago
1
16
7
reposted by
Hayley Gleeson
The Wall Street Journal
10 months ago
Five years after the pandemicâs start, long-Covid patients young and old continue to struggle with cognitive difficulties
loading . . .
Is Covid Rewriting the Rules of Aging? Brain Decline Alarms Doctors
Millions of long-Covid patients continue to struggle with cognitive difficulties.
https://buff.ly/v37ikIy
1
42
17
Load more
feeds!
log in