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Libby Robin

@libbydeq.bsky.social

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Writer, historian of ideas, Environment in museums
What Birdo is That? A Field Guide to Bird People 🦅

New book coming soon on Conservation and Care. 🌿

Environmental science 37%

Philosophy 11%

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Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 24d

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Mad for the feathers • William McInnes

A lifelong birdwatcher reviews Libby Robin’s What Birdo Is That?

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Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 8h

When will we stop fireworks as the only way to celebrate everything? Especially in fire-risky summers... Spare for all the animals traumatised every NYE. Let's find world-friendly joy that is seasonally appropriate.

Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 8h

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Australian Academy of the Humanities @humanitiesau.bsky.social · 8h

It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Emeritus Professor Graeme Turner AO FAHA FQA — one of Australia’s most influential humanities scholars and a towering figure in the Academy’s history. humanities.org.au/our-communit...

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 9h

"They wouldn’t last beyond a week”: ABC chair Kim Williams says Australia needs to interrogate the double standard allowed to tech company bosses invested in AI.

'Under threat': Former ACCC chair Rod Sims savages government’s proposed news bargaining incentive

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Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 12h

Kim Williams ABC chair critical of 'investors, founders and entrepreneurs in AI' with 'profoundly autocratic views of society' who force 'anti-democratic views' ... offered 'seemingly with little criticism.' Same people are on cultural boards incl. Universities. We need more diversity & criticism.

Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 15h

Human health cannot be based on planetary ill-health. Krill is too important for a #Swisse potion. Boycott ALL their products till they withdraw this product. @knitnannassyd.bsky.social

swissekrills.org#action

The certified B Corp plundering Antarctica. Join us to pressure Swisse to drop krill oil and protect whales, penguins, and the fragile Antarctic ecosystem.

swissekrills.org

Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 15h

Cross-benchers are SO important to the intellectual life and cultural future of Australia. They listen to people, not just vested interests. We DO need science. We also need policy that listens to it, not suppression orders. Good work @davidpocock.bsky.social
This is from #Guardian live-feed

Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 1d

reportha.org/en/news/item... Interesting meeting in Porto next week! @iceho.bsky.social @carsoncenter.bsky.social #BlueHumanities

REPORT(H)A - CFP - VI Meeting of Report(H)a

Call for Papers  Counting (multi)species – is the future behind us? (Re)reading archives and environmental methodologies Porto | 4–6 December 2025 For more information and abstract submission see...

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EASLCE @easlce.bsky.social · 1d

#CFP: "The Ocean of Life. Humanities and the Ocean"
International seminar, 3 July 2026, University of the Ryukus, Japan.

Deadline for submissions: 19 December 2025

Info: international-seminar-ocean.my.canva.site

#envhum #envhist #ecolit #bluehumanities

Poster for the seminar, featuring a ocean waves on a blue background.

Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 2d

www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/24/a... No excuses @abcnewsbot.bsky.social - read this! Dump the dreary crime reports. Also drop the F1 racing and American sports news. We don't want more Sportsbetting opportunities - they are harmful (& boring!). More local sport not celebrity picks.

The ABC’s chase for crime’s news-lite audience is driving out the news we need

A new report out of Harvard demonstrates why news — particularly in America — is being watered down in favour of salacious crime. But what's the ABC's excuse?

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Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Chat bots don't work, and real people can't talk on robotic schedules. Cut the corporate micromanagement and spend on real staff (not modern slavery). #ATO can't afford another #Robodebt Tax is a matter btwn voters & governments. Not a site for-profit activities.

‘The whole thing stinks’: outsourced ATO call centre workers shocked by conditions as callers complain about inexperienced staff

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand also say the ATO’s ‘phone system just doesn’t work’

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Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 2d

Best summary of #COP30 issues yet in @insidestory.bsky.social insidestory.org.au/not-so-good-...
'It's not about the science (except in US)'... it is geopolitics esp OPEC+... but don't forget the power of #forests while the vested interests lobby.

Not so good COP • Inside Story

The latest UN climate summit was buffeted by geopolitical headwinds

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Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 2d

Just ignore it. Turn off email alerts before annoying senders demand things on Fri arvo. Turn on again on Monday. Block-delete robot generated weekend rubbish.

Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 2d

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... Airports are flat, often near wetlands favoured by birds. Habitat is squeezed. More collisions! Higher pop so more flights (pop X2 since 1978; + increased air tourism = strikes X4). Give birds more habitat away from airports. Consolidate humans/avoid suburban sprawl

Australia records highest number of aircraft bird strikes in over a decade

The first recorded bird strike, when a bird collides with an aircraft, was in the United States in 1905 but now they occur almost daily. Last year, Australia recorded the highest number in more than a...

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Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 4d

Highly recommended. Mine's just arrived. It is a good read and very friendly - with lots of excellent pix. Congratulations, @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social
and #ChicagoUP

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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 7d

You can now read the entire piece online on 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴: springs-rcc.org/disempowered...

(Dis)Empowered Communities: A Conversation with Davide Orsini - Springs

Uwe Lübken interviews Davide Orsini on nuclear decommissioning.

springs-rcc.org

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Australian Historical Studies @ahsjournal.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations to Mary Blight (Curtin), runner up of the 2025 Ken Inglis Prize for the best paper presented by a postgrad at the AHA conference. Read the judges’ citation below.
Thanks to all who submitted entries, to our two judges, and to Taylor & Francis for their ongoing support of this prize.

Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 8d

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Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 8d

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... How about Mining Company fixes damaged roads? Then pays rest of "restoration costs" at market rates to revegetation experiment with reputable conservation group who with COMMUNITY (local jobs) works to bring land back to health??? Landholders can sell or join in.

Landholder says mine company's promise to revegetate site not possible

A mine in South Australia's Murray Mallee is ceasing operations and says it will rehabilitate the site back to its original condition. However, the site's owner says the land will never get back to wh...

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Australian Historical Studies @ahsjournal.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations to Zoe Smith (ANU), winner of the 2025 Ken Inglis Prize for the best paper presented by a postgrad at the annual AHA conference @austhistassoc.bsky.social Thanks to Taylor & Francis @tandfonline.bsky.social for supporting the prize. Read the judges’ citation below

Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 8d

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... How about Mining Company fixes damaged roads? Then pays rest of "restoration costs" at market rates to revegetation experiment with reputable conservation group who with COMMUNITY (local jobs) works to bring land back to health??? Landholders can sell or join in.

Landholder says mine company's promise to revegetate site not possible

A mine in South Australia's Murray Mallee is ceasing operations and says it will rehabilitate the site back to its original condition. However, the site's owner says the land will never get back to wh...

Reposted by Libby Robin

Lawrence Culver @lawrencecphd.bsky.social · 9d

After disasters, investors benefit & residents lose: “Altadena has been flooded by investors…of the 289 properties that have been sold, 168 were bought by limited liability investors and private equity firms, as opposed to 93 purchased by individuals.”

www.latimes.com/california/s...

In Altadena, a woman is racing to buy land for her business that burned, before developers get it

Shelene Hearring has until Nov. 25 to raise $600,000 so she can purchase property in Altadena she needs to rebuild her martial arts business.

www.latimes.com

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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 10d

Amid swirling debate among conservative politicians over decarbonisation, energy bosses have warned against turning away from net zero despite cost pressures.

Energy CEOs say 'no turning back' on renewables transition

Amid swirling debate among conservative politicians over decarbonisation, energy bosses have warned against turning away from net zero despite cost pressures.

Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 10d

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte... #ClimateActionNow @knitnannassyd.bsky.social

The climate crisis is expensive: net zero is cheaper for Australia than not doing more

The Coalition claims net zero by 2050 will cost too much – but unchecked warming or even a delayed transition would be worse for the economy

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Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 13d

www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/13/u...

Uni Melb dodges questions on financial bids to save Meanjin and denies external pressure over journal's axing

In a Senate inquiry, Melbourne University sidestepped a question over offers from external parties to purchase or take over the 85-year-old journal, and denied that external pressures contributed to i...

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Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 13d

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Meet Gellung Warl 👏👏👏

Australia’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners passed in Victoria

Step towards reconciliation hailed as ‘a historic moment’ with premier Jacinta Allan saying it gives Aboriginal Australians the power to shape policies that affect their lives

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Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 13d

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Well done Indigenous leaders - this is a wonderful step forward. May all the other states follow Victoria's lead on this.

Australia’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners passed in Victoria

Step towards reconciliation hailed as ‘a historic moment’ with premier Jacinta Allan saying it gives Aboriginal Australians the power to shape policies that affect their lives

www.theguardian.com

Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 13d

While Australia's "alternative gov" debates Net Zero, the latest World Energy report declares it more urgent

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Mona Bieling @monabie.bsky.social · 14d

There are three fully funded PhD positions to be filled in the context of the SNF project “Feeding the Earth."

Focus areas: Turkey, Morocco, South Africa.
2 positions in Basel, 1 in Birmingham.

jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...

jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Universität Basel: PhD position (100%, 4 yrs.) in Environmental/Agricultural History (Turkey)

The Europainstitut / Institute for European Global Studies at the University of Basel, Switzerland, invites applications for a fully-funded, four-year (1 plus 3) PhD position in the Swiss National Res...

Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 14d

How Australia’s national security chief used AI to write speeches and ‘personnel communications’ www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/12/a... Oh dear!

How Australia's national security chief used AI to write speeches and 'personnel communications'

As the government pushes public servants to use AI, this is the first time that FOI has been used to reveal how the government staff are already using the technology.

www.crikey.com.au

Libby Robin @libbydeq.bsky.social · 14d

www.euronews.com/green/2025/1... Spiders teaching humans how to work connectivities binding Greece & Albania together.

World's biggest spiderweb discovered on the Albanian-Greek border

This is the first evidence of colonial behaviour in two common spider species and probably represents the largest spider web in the world.

www.euronews.com