Libby Robin
@libbydeq.bsky.social
Writer, historian of ideas, Curator-at-Large Environment in museums and the wider world What Birdo is That? A Field Guide to Bird People 🦅 New book coming soon on Conservation and Care. 🌿
The Alfred Hospital says the condition of Ms Haines has improved from critical to serious but stable following an alleged attack on Monday.
Breaking: Condition of Helen Haines has improved, hospital says
The Alfred Hospital says the condition of Ms Haines has improved from critical to serious but stable following an alleged attack on Monday.
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Despite her reputation today as one of Australia's most influential artists, Rosalie Gascoigne did not start exhibiting any of her work until she was aged 57.
Exhibition foraged from dumps around Canberra opens at NGA
Despite her reputation today as one of Australia's most influential artists, Rosalie Gascoigne did not start exhibiting any of her work until she was aged 57.
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Reflecting on Shadow Places and Environmental Repair: A Conversation across Australia, Sweden and the UK
Deakin University invites you to a series of informal presentations and conversations between international scholars Professor Eva Lövbrand (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) and Dr Clif…
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Dipesh Chakrabarty to deliver Third Biennial Robin-Griffiths Lecture in Environmental History, ANU
The Australian National University’s Centre for Environmental History invites you to the Third Biennial Robin-Griffiths Lecture in Environmental History, to be delivered by Dipesh Chakrabarty…
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Note AEHHUB closing down soon! @carsoncenter.bsky.social @nichecanada.bsky.social @iceho.bsky.social Thanks for all the reposts.
Libby Robin@libbydeq.bsky.social · 2d ago*Australian Environmental Humanities Hub website is closing down*. It will be invisible after Dec 2026. Find future Aust events on ASLEC-ANZ and AANZEHN www.environmentalhistory-au-nz.org Thanks to the environmental humanities community in Australia for 12 years' support! @aehhub.bsky.social
*Australian Environmental Humanities Hub website is closing down*. It will be invisible after Dec 2026. Find future Aust events on ASLEC-ANZ and AANZEHN www.environmentalhistory-au-nz.org Thanks to the environmental humanities community in Australia for 12 years' support! @aehhub.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10... @knitnannassyd.bsky.social
Retired judge lashes NSW decision to rewrite laws to support coalmine
A former Supreme Court Judge says a NSW government plan to draft special laws for a Hunter Valley coalmine "obliterates" the legal process and should be independently reviewed.
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www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10... Well done Roe 8 Protesters! @knitnannassyd.bsky.social will like this too
Efforts to rehabilitate land damaged by Roe 8 works exceeding expectations
Almost a decade after parts of sensitive WA bushland were razed for a controversial Roe Highway extension that was never completed, efforts to restore the area have exceeded expectations.
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What has happened to Helen Haines today is awful. She’s a personal hero and champion of her electorate. Simply one of the kindest and smartest MPs. No one doing their job engaging with their constituents in public should have to face violence.
How do we think about population in the Anthropocene, or should we even think in terms of population at all? Join us for a launch of "How Do We Think About Population in the Anthropocene?" with editors Alison Bashford, Duncan Kelly and David Nally, moderated by Emil Flatø. Register shorturl.at/fPOl5
Lets support the next generation of #climate defenders by showing up at Sydney Town Hall this Saturday. Look out for us #Knitting #Nannas in our distinctive yellow T- shirts & come say hi.
Action of the Week 19 Oct 2026
Take a break from petitions – something cool and different this week
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Congratulations to our Fellows whose work also made the list: Richard Flanagan FAHA – The Narrow Road to the Deep North & Question 7 Kate Grenville AO FAHA – The Secret River Peter Carey FAHA – True History of the Kelly Gang Alexis Wright FAHA – Carpentaria David Malouf AO FAHA (1934-2026) – Johnno
"It was disturbing to me that Angus Taylor didn’t rise above opportunistic point-scoring to focus on Australia’s very successful multi-ethnic, multi-faith society, which is indeed the envy of many countries around the world." | John Hewson trib.al/uoGC1Fr
Immigration is not a numbers game
The opposition’s immigration policy was long-awaited, so it’s disappointing that it finally arrived dripping with the rhetoric of Donald Trump and Nigel Farage.
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www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10... How about a universal human wage (like Finland) & counting community work better. Caring services are not optional. More could be done w/ volunteers. This is all "productive". One might also put real pressure on contractors to finish on time & use local materials.
Wages can't rise until productivity does. But what if it already has?
Experts say a key economic measure in Australia isn't really doing its job and it has implications for wages and interest rates.
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www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10... Well done local people. We have enough warehouses selling around already, and we need smaller walkable food outlets. No more wetlands destruction! @knitnannassyd.bsky.social
Council moves to block Coles store near protected wetlands
Two Victorian councils join forces to prevent a new Coles supermarket from being built near a tourist hub on the Bellarine Peninsula.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/o... "The university’s capacity to cultivate historical memory, moral judgment & democratic imagination is weakened, [ when it churns ] out data analysts, financial engineers & managers...The thinking fostered in the arts & humanities is increasingly urgent" Read it!
Opinion | I Teach at a Business School. It’s Time to Shut Them Down.
Students come in with noble intentions and leave with flawed expertise.
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"The ALP is now unapologetically in the camp of mining and the fossil fuel industry,” writes Geoffrey Watson. “Look at Labor’s response to the Mount Pleasant decision." trib.al/HNVPO0P
The rule of law versus the rule of coal
The recent High Court decision on the Mount Pleasant coalmine in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales has triggered a wide political, industry and media response, most of which has been wildly inaccurate, grossly overstated and just plain wrong.
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www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/envi... "the present-day Labor Party is no friend of the environment; the best it can claim is that it is a little bit less of an enemy to the environment than the Coalition or One Nation."
The rule of law versus the rule of coal
The recent High Court decision on the Mount Pleasant coalmine in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales has triggered a wide political, industry and media response, most of which has been wildly i...
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theconversation.com/birds-are-bu... For the birdos out there!
Birds are building nests with our rubbish. Can we offer them something better?
Birds are ingenious when it comes to foraging for nest materials, but in the Anthropocene, this often comes at a cost. Giving them better options is one solution.
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Excessive hours in hospitals and some universities are an expected part of the business model on which these institutions are built, writes Hayden Stephens. It's ingrained behaviour that’s near impossible to shift. trib.al/hedpHH1
How hospitals and unis normalised wage theft
Australia’s hospitals and universities do very different work, but they share a growing problem: they routinely fail to recognise the hours worked by the people who keep them running.
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www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10... No more shared footpaths. Awful for these boys too. If the path is for 👣 then it's not for engines or 🛞🛞. It is really important to be able to have a safe *walk* at walking pace. Let's prioritise 👣 (and ♿️ of course) Not 🛴 or 🚲 or Deliveroos. Get well soon Margaret!
Former ABC presenter 'lucky to be alive' after being struck by e-bike
Margaret Throsby is calling for tighter regulations on e-bikes, as she recovers from major surgery after being struck on a shared path last month.
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www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10... 🤔 rather than an "example of how seemingly endless opportunities for activists to disrupt & delay projects continues to cost NSW investment, jobs & growth," one might see this as another eg of support for those who can afford vexatious lawyering. Not good for locals. ☹️
Court dumps Plibersek heritage decision that halted $1b goldmine
The Federal Court rules that a Commonwealth decision that blocked a NSW goldmine was "made without authority".
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www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10... Amazon has killed the American post office breaking the 1948 universal Post Office Treaty and private couriers and computer apps ("no PO boxes") are breaking an important part of Aust society. We need POs to survive esp for elderly and those without relevant apps.
They're vital community hubs, but regional post offices face uncertain futures
For decades, post offices have been the heart of most small towns. But as licensees age and habits change, there are fears they could disappear.
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Excellent analysis. Let's stop the competitive market atmosphere (fostered by consultancies and apps everywhere) & refocus on patients and students. Let's pay F2F carers properly. More staff, fewer consultants. Health & education are our future - not "investment options". Put shareholders last!
The Saturday Paper@thesaturdaypaper.com.au · last wk."Universities cannot publicly celebrate educational excellence while privately relying on academics to subsidise that education through their own unpaid labour." trib.al/61U0RL1
