Libby Lester
@libbylester.bsky.social
Director, Monash Climate Change Communication Research Hub, Monash University. Will also answer to Elizabeth (sometimes).
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Great to be partnering with Griffith University’s Climate Action Beacon on this research @monashuniversity.bsky.social @monashclicomm.bsky.social
Australians’ support for nuclear power ban rises despite Dutton’s best efforts to sell atomic future, survey finds
Only one in two Liberal party voters are in favour of lifting the national ban, according to the National Climate Action Survey
theguardian.com
Over the weekend, we celebrated #InternationalWomensDay – a day dedicated to the achievements of women and progressing towards a more inclusive future. We are privileged to have Prof Libby Lester as our Hub Director. She continues to champion change across industries, communities, and cultures.
#newpublication on Public Understanding of Climate Change in Malaysia with @psycom-lucy.bsky.social, @rakshapw.bsky.social, @libbylester.bsky.social @monashclicomm.bsky.social Read more here: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Public Understanding of Climate Change in Malaysia: Results of a national survey - IOPscienceSearch
Public Understanding of Climate Change in Malaysia: Results of a national survey, Azhari, Azliyana, Richardson, Lucy M., Pandya-Wood, Raksha, Lester, Libby
iopscience.iop.org
#politas interesting analysis of under-reported UTAS inquiry
Melissa Gregg@melgregg.bsky.social · 2y agoThis place still has me getting emotional 25 years since graduation. Thanks to @libbylester.bsky.social for the original link. melgregg.com/2025/02/03/a...
A great UTAS alum’s reading of the under-reported findings of the parliamentary inquiry into the University of Tasmania. #utas #taspolitics
Melissa Gregg@melgregg.bsky.social · 2y agoThis place still has me getting emotional 25 years since graduation. Thanks to @libbylester.bsky.social for the original link. melgregg.com/2025/02/03/a...
Papers, polls, PR and politics: meet the powerful lobby firm with a finger in every Tasmanian pie
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j...
Australians who get most of their news from social media more likely to believe in climate conspiracy, study finds
Exclusive: Monash University study suggests those who rely more on newspapers and public broadcasters more likely to score highly on ‘civic values’
theguardian.com
In case you missed this yesterday. The UTAS parliamentary inquiry is out. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/strengt...
Strengthen academic freedom and curb campus sales, Tasmania told
‘Gagging clauses’ in politicians’ sights amid findings that ‘corporate’ governance has trumped the university mission
timeshighereducation.com
Ada’s piece today on the lack of respect for renters in Australia. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Renters like me are in a constant juggling act – often giving up security in search of affordability. It shouldn’t be this way | Ada Lester
Despite being on track to become a nation of majority renters, there is scarce policy to meaningfully protect us
theguardian.com
Good piece about the care needed in the energy transition.
The New Yorker@newyorker.com · 2y agoIn New Caledonia, mining companies extract nickel for electric car batteries from the soil by razing the forests that evolved on it. Ben Crair writes about how the engines of the so-called green transition could leave Earth’s most verdant corner in tatters.
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