Geographer @unimelb. President, @HumanitiesAU. Tweeting in a personal capacity. Cultural dimensions of environmental & climate change issues.
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22 Nov 2023
Today is my last day as President @HumanitiesAU. It has been an honour to serve in the role. Warm thanks to the Secretariat, Council and Fellows for their support and hard work.
15 Nov 2023
We look forward to the Annual Academy Lecture by Academy President @ProfLesleyHead this evening, held in the beautiful Elisabeth Murdoch Building at @UniMelb from 5:30pm. See you soon!
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BREAKING! ❤️🖤💛Pls read & share widely my article out now, showing how the #VoteNo campaign is run by the same #AtlasNetwork 'free-market think-tanks' that do climate denial & election influence for Big Oil & Gas.
🔥 #VoiceReferendum #VoteYES23Australia
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6 Oct 2023
Excellent reflection on the importance of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament proposal in Australia by political philosopher Duncan Iveson humanities.org.au/power-of-t…
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14 Sep 2023
We are dismayed to learn of ACU’s decision to gut its disciplines of History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Pol. Science, and the entirety of Medieval and Early Modern Studies. 1/4
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30 Aug 2023
Fantastic to see discussions in Melbourne kicking off overnight! See you soon! #RGSIBG23
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22 Aug 2023
Are you a climate scientist/researcher? Are you interested in creating space to connect with others around what you FEEL about the climate crisis, not just what you KNOW? To work with artists to help do this & see where it might lead?! (short 🧵) climatelab.swansea.ac.uk/#ev…
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14 Aug 2023
Quarter of the way through the 21st century, climate collapsing and ecosystems failing, and this is supported by the Labor and Liberal parties. Disgraceful and disgusting.
14 Aug 2023
Shameful Tassie’s Single-Rider. "Just days ago this wonder of nature, centuries old but still unimaginable strong and youthful, was alive and a natural wonder. Today the tree’s death is a national disgrace," Bob Brown #politas #auspol
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How we collaborated in creating #FirstInventors to celebrate extraordinary Indigenous peoples' knowledges and technologies
theconversation.com/how-we-c… via @ConversationEDU @LarissaBehrendt @cabahCoE @JM_Field5 @karlie_moon_ @jon_benj @CarissaLeeG
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14 Jun 2023
Recent advancements in #AI have generated new interests, methods, problems and capabilities across humanities & the arts. We'll explore this and more at this year's symposium, convened by @jeanburgess and @juliant09.
Subscribe for updates: humanities.org.au/power-of-t…
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Congrats for your work on this @ayyemm and @NanoJagadish
5 Jun 2023
Science central in overturning Australia’s greatest miscarriage of justice
The Academy welcomes the unconditional pardon granted to Kathleen Folbigg today as recommended by NSW Attorney General Michael Daley. Full story: science.org.au/news-and-even… twitter.com/Science_Academy/…
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@Duncanivison on Far from undermining democracy, The Voice will pluralise and enrich Australia’s democratic conversation
theconversation.com/far-from… via @ConversationEDU
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13 May 2023
This Mother’s Day I want to tell you why I became determined to write my book Becoming a Mother: An Australian History with @ManchesterUP. There are so many reasons…
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18 Apr 2023
Congrats. Looks excellent.
17 Apr 2023
Matthew Kearnes & I just published an essay & themed issue on the *Geographies of COVID-19* @GeogResearch
It's based on the amazing work of over 60 of the best geographers around 🔥
It covers a lot of conceptual ground, empirical sites & critical issues!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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17 Apr 2023
With thanks to the Roy Geog Soc Qld, I'll be talking about the social life of Australian nature and the case of Barka/Darling River ecocide on Tues May 2. In person in Brisbane and via Zoom (also recorded for later) rgsq.org.au/event-5246498 #Menindee #fishkill #hydrosocial
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25 Mar 2023
If you teach about the social life of water, this brilliant 18 min conversation btwn @clint_jasper and @SueJackson3068 is your friend. #Menindee #fishkill #hydrosocial #place #geography
Country Breakfast features abc.net.au/radionational/pro…
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18 Mar 2023
Round 1 footy coverage interrupted by #bushfire evacuation alerts. What will September bring?
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10 Mar 2023
Our region is changing, and we know less about it than we did 20 years ago. Read the deep dive by Prof Peter Varghese and Prof @josephlobianco for some ways we might remedy this trend and get to know China and our Asian neighbours.
humanities.org.au/news/why-w… @UniMelb @UQ_News
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9 Mar 2023
Here is the ‘unpaywalled’ article about “Australian Academy of the Humanities research shows diminishing knowledge of Beijing”. afr.com/policy/foreign-affai…
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Congrats to so many who worked on this timely report.
Over 100 China experts were consulted for our report into the knowledge capability that Australia needs to develop to keep up with demand and a changing region. Read the highlights or download the report: humanities.org.au/our-work/p… @josephlobianco @UniMelb
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Congrats all!
7 Mar 2023
when it rains, it pours! finally out in the world -- three open access articles on our email-a-tree research:
on lament; journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
gratitude;
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
and comfort/conviviality
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
@lstraughan @DrJennyA
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