‘Absolutely’: Molan’s huge call on career

Erin Molan will “absolutely” run for office in Australia.

The former Sky News host, radio host and sports presenter has confirmed a shift into politics is on the table, but wouldn’t start until her six-year-old daughter had grown up.

“I think the older I get, the more it kind of is attractive to me,” Molan told 2SM’s Chris Smith in an interview on Tuesday.

“When Eliza’s a little bit older and I can manage time a little bit better – absolutely. Absolutely.”

Molan would be following the footsteps of her late father, a former major general in the Australian Army and later a senator Jim Molan, a man she credits her success to.

“He is the driving force, I think, behind almost anything I’ve ever done well,” Molan said.

I can link it back to, in some way, shape or form, the kind of person that he was and the way that we were raised. Just the different things that he valued that he passed onto us.”

Molan, who left Sky News in December last year, said she was “devastated” her dad wasn’t to see her rebound.

“I’m really upset dad’s not here. I’m really upset he’s not here to see the comeback,” she said.
“The next comeback that I make because I know that I will and I know that that’s what would have made him immensely proud.”

And Molan has had her comeback, landing a surprise new gig as the host of Elon Musk’s new show on X.

Airing weekly on the platform, the series titled 69 X Minutes will be “unfiltered, unbiased and raw”, according to creator Mario Nawfal.

The show is based on a post by Elon Musk which said “Anyone want to create a hard-hitting show on X called 69 Minutes? I will actually fund it!”

Molan said she was feeling “really blessed” about the new role.

“Now I get to work in a field where I get to stand up for what I believe in and I get to say exactly what I think and I get to hopefully make a little bit of difference,” she said.

The show launched on Monday morning Australian time and garnered 10 million views on the first night.

That figure bodes well for Musk and the other “big heads” of X who want to make the platform the “number one go-to site for news”.

“Their commitment to it is really intense and I’m just so excited to be a part of it in even a small way,” Molan said.

“The more they invest in this space the more it will grow.”

While a venture into politics sits on the horizon for Molan, her current focus will remain with the new show.