New Year New Horizons New Chapter I'm delighted to have begun my new role as PASS Program Team Leader, at UTAS @utas.edu.au So far the year is off to a good start, the horizons are spectacular, and the new chapter is off to a compelling welcome 💐

Wishing everyone a safe & peaceful Christmas. My heart is with those whose xmas can't be peaceful thru no fault of their own, and with the lonely people, and those suffering or struggling. You're not alone ❤️💚 #christmas #xmas #peaceonearth

Many kids face yet another xmas behind bars.The evidence is clear: prison cells cause harm to already vulnerable children who belong with their communities & families. #raisetheage Show your support for change & sign this open letter to Premier Cook. socialreinvestmentwa.good.do/WeCantWaitUn...

Makes sense! If the #socialmediaban can ensure kids don't have accounts, surely they could, instead, focus on those sharing/producing harmful content. Fix the problem...not those effected by it.

As distressing now as when she was murdered. We know the signs of #DV &a victim's fear is real. Listen before waiting for tragedy #endDV #StopVAW Having personally been told that police "can't get involved in every domestic dispute" = DV is not a dispute. It is a crime &the signs of abuse don't lie

You glorious, brave lot, sticking your oar in to remind the billionaire bastard companies that Australians want the government to stop fannying about, start taxing giant fossil fuel companies and make the country run on renewables as much as possible.

Pleased to see this paper published and free to read: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Thanks to A/prof Theresa Petray @theresapetray.bsky.social & Dr Ailie McDowall #sociology #climatechange #youth #activism www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Continue her legacy of care, conservation and education. A sad day. And a day of gratitude #Thankyou #JaneGoodall 💔 , a life well-lived, an example to emulate #gorillas #care

"...the greater knowledge people have of democracy and politics, the more likely we are to have sophisticated and active citizenry." Seeing evidence of this in the Australian context also. Depth of participatory political education lacking in schools #climateaction

What a relief 🐨 #koalas #protectnature

Congratulations Dr Josephine Browne 👏 Fabulous insightful reading 🤩

Big Run for Little Brains: Fundraising for childhood brain cancer. www.thekids.org.au/news--events...

How many red flags do we allow a man to have? 😥

I hope we can do them proud.... eventually.... SOON! 💚🌏💙

Happy First Birthday to our book!! #Sociology #Research #ClimateCrisis #Pandemic #Vegan #Multispecies #CritcalAnimalStudies #Futures #TASA www.routledge.com/Human-Animal...

Reflections 🦆🪶

Stunning mix of winter clouds, fog on the hills, and rapids with no water, all through the lens of a bush fire hollowed tree stump. #bellsrapids #hiking #hikingwa #natureisbeautiful

32 women have been killed this year—8 in May alone. The scale of domestic violence is devastating and unacceptable. Frontline services are overwhelmed. I join DVNSW in calling for a 50% increase to baseline funding. We must do better to protect women. #EndDV #auspol

And this is why we have a #catio #catrun Keeping the cats & wildlife safe #responsiblepetowner #protectwildlife 🐈‍⬛🧡😻🐾

At the end of a much needed break, it's back to work tomorrow for me 🖥️⌨️🧑‍💻📚 #sociology #notready #southwestaustralia #holiday

Lulu giving off the Sunday vibe #coolcat #rescuecat #adoptdontshop

Be like Rosemary #HandsOff #April5

Barbaric behaviour...seriously 😢 🪶 I keep my cats indoors or in a #catio to protect these and other wildlife. But let's just let the humans out and at 'em. Sad.

Depends on your understanding of progress, I guess... We're watching #alcoa, we're watching. And look at that sky, it's a good day for #Solar!! 🌞 #keepitintheground #renewables

A huge congratulations from your TASA family, Nita:-)

Creativity for table decorations #workevent #natureart #recycleandreuse

Dean's Award for Research Higher Degree Excellence 🎓 I missed my graduation this week due to current work commitments. But it was super nice to find this in my inbox!! Thanks of course to the support and guidance of my #sociology #phd supervisors A/Prof Theresa Petray and Dr Ailie McDowall. 🎓🎓🎓

After a very outdoorsy weekend of pruning and creating a rough temporary cat shelter, Lulu and Tinkers can finally venture outside! 🧡🐈🐈‍⬛🐾🤎 #catio #responsiblepetowner #keepwildlifesafe

Good time to remind everyone we are still recovering from #cyclonealfred here and #animals need our help. #wildlife #wombats #kangaroos #joeys #turtles #koalas #birds #kookaburras #compassion 🙏

#wordsmatter Violence is normalised in language. It can be triggering for survivors and flippant use diminishes their harmful power & impact.

Deadline extended to 28 Feb. Please share widely - a fantastic research based role for a (male) Aboriginal Project officer.

Please share with your networks. If you're interested, I encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the criteria as there'll be opportunity for skills development. Feel free to contact me to discuss. #sociology #academicsky #research

Come & work with us! The role is for a male project officer at The Kids Research Institute, on projects re wellbeing of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples. (Pref for male is to ensure cultural protocols are followed when engaging men in the research) www.seek.com.au/job/81718472...

Together we can make a difference. It's past time to close Unit 18. Children do not belong in prison, especially not an adult prison 😞 Generations of change could be made by justice reform, if only #auspol could see beyond the political cycle. socialreinvestmentwa.good.do/banksiahilla...

Invasion (Australia) Day looms. The whirlwind of NYE always falters into a sickening dread as January settles. What are we waiting for? #ChangetheDate Let's support our Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander colleagues, friends & communities by not having a national party on this day of mourning.

Wishes everyone a peaceful, relaxing and healthy holiday season. And for the many people for whom this is not a festive time, sending strength & solidarity to you all. 💛

Squashing dissent...Nothing to be proud of. #climateaction #sociology #activism www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...

Congratulations to CASE’s own Dr Theresa Petray and Dr Nick Osbaldiston, who penned Exploring Sociology in the Antipodes: Introduction to Sociology. Their book won the inaugural JCU Open Access award for ‘JCU Open eBook Excellence and Impact'. oercollective.caul.edu.au/exploringsoc...

Youth studies starter pack! A work in progress - please send suggestions (and feel free to nominate yourself) I miss our youth studies chat on the other place.... here we go! 💥 go.bsky.app/DbniWGw

Welcome to all the newbies! Here's my latest book, linking #climate and #pandemic crises to problematic human-animal relationships and considering many ways we can #DoBetter! #Multispecies #Sociology

Working to interrupt the transmission of intergenerational trauma through culturally safe and trauma informed parenting, at The Kids Research Institute Australia. #sociology #trauma embrace.thekids.org.au/news-and-eve...

Spring is here! 🦋🌸

www.routledge.com/Human-Animal... E PUBLICATION DAY! Hardback to come. New research on the under-acknowledged connections & avoidances of social responses to pandemics and the climate crisis. Includes Cudworth, Cole, Oliver, Taylor, Wrenn and more! #animal #sociology #climate #pandemics

Have our proofs, our book is available for prepublication order now! Incredible new research from an international team #Climatecrisis #sociology #animalstudies #pandemics www.routledge.com/Human-Animal...

Absolutely thrilled to be starting a new position as Senior Research Officer at Telethon Kids Institute in Perth, Western Australia. Researching trauma-informed Aboriginal parenting in the Healing Kids, Healing Families team. #sociology

Nerding it up at the park with the winter mushrooms 🍄

No Sunday hike today, but coffee and a stroll on South Perth foreshore instead ☀️

Morning sky in Perth WA. Smiling start to the day 🙂💕

Some clear instructions on what we can do to stop violence against women. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/860570...

Coercive control is a red flag for homicide in relationships. I've written about 2 great Australian novels in this article, in hopes of spreading knowledge about the seriousness of control in hetero relationships, & how many behaviours are linked to ideas of romance #DV #VAW doi.org/10.1080/0957...