This is a great article about this research, and provides a lot of background about both the Murrinhpatha language and this study:

"Politicians downplay or avoid their own agency and responsibility ... They are blaming Nature for things that they have part responsibility for." (@lesleyhead.bsky.social @humanitiesau.bsky.social) humanities.org.au/power-of-the...

Super-excited to have been awarded a Viruna Climate Fellowship. Looking forward to learning from the awesome company. www.varuna.com.au/news/climate...

The train seems to be missing important researcher input. Ecologists, environmental lawyers, archaeologists, climate scientists, political scientists and others all have significant findings to contribute.

Looking forward to discussing Urban Rewilding at the Willy Lit Fest with Dominique Hes and Dave Whitty. www.willylitfest.org.au/2025-program Join us Saturday June 21, 12-1pm, Williamstown Town Hall.

Pleased to join the good crowd in Birregurra yesterday (much bigger than in this pic). #walkfortruth

Hard-hitting @lisacox.bsky.social report featuring exasperated straight-talkers✊ Peter Dunn, fmr commissioner of emergency services for the ACT is furious abt North West Shelf Extension: Albanese government is “trashing its integrity” and has “lost their licence to lead, days after the election”

Happy to do a Greenhouse talk @finnarne.me

Thanks Libby!

Excited to see where it ends up!

The idea of nature as it relates to culture, society and humans has always been in constant flux and highly contested. Prof Lesley Head FAHA FASSA’s new book, Beyond Green, draws on her life’s work to reimagine a new, better future. Out 14 May 2025. @lesleyhead.bsky.social bit.ly/3H2VUoU

It’s mid-April, and Fires Near Me is still beeping.

Climate for Change is fundraising with 10 climate actions in 10 days (April 4-13). For my 10 actions I am showcasing social and cultural research that helps us more effectively respond to climate change. Day 9. Nature takes the blame challengeforclimate.com/lesley-head/...

Climate for Change is fundraising with 10 climate actions in 10 days (April 4-13). For my 10 actions I am showcasing social and cultural research that helps us more effectively respond to climate change. Day 8. Arts and creativity challengeforclimate.com/lesley-head/...

At Climate for Change we are fundraising with 10 actions in 10 days. My actions showcase social and cultural research around climate change: Day 6. The care economy Day 7. Emotional dimensions of climate change challengeforclimate.com/lesley-head

Day 5. Acknowledging Country challengeforclimate.com/lesley-head/...

Day 4 of my Challenge for Climate posts - Indigenous justice challengeforclimate.com/lesley-head/...

Day 3. Beyond the universal human challengeforclimate.com/lesley-head/...

Day 2. Climate change is not an 'environmental' issue. challengeforclimate.com/lesley-head/...

Climate for Change aims to create the social climate for effective action on climate change. We are fundraising with 10 actions in 10 days. For my 10 actions I am showcasing social and cultural climate research. Day 1. Leverage for transformative change challengeforclimate.com/lesley-head/...

www.griffithreview.com/articles/our... This beautiful piece of writing by David Ritter is free for a few more days.

www.climateforchange.org.au. I’m pleased to have joined the Board of Climate for Change. ‘Our mission is to create the social climate for effective action on climate change.’ An important time to redouble efforts.

This is a chilling announcement. But also, do they realise economics is a social science?

How long does it take to get through 5,000 staples? I bought these during my first week as an undergraduate student in 1996, and they're now finally finished. 28 years later. Let's see if that reorder code is still valid...

And the awful day in 1939, memorialised as Black Friday. Which makes a sacrilege of us adopting the American invention of the term as a massive money-making commercial event..

And I’ll be interviewing her about her recent Quarterly Essay, Highway to Hell. Come along, this Saturday November 23.

Devastated to hear that History, among other disciplines, is facing an uncertain future at the University of Wollongong - it may be cut completely. I spent 3.5 wonderful years at UOW as a DECRA Fellow, supported by and working with an incredible cohort of historians. 🗃️

Solidarity with colleagues at the University of Wollongong in geography, history, language, maths, environmental science, physics and public health. Entire units being cut, short sighted and devastating. #AcWri

Fight the Closure of Languages at the University of Wollongong www.change.org/p/fight-the-... - "We strongly condemn the proposal from the University.. to disestablish its entire Languages Discipline, including English Language and Linguistics, Mandarin, French, Japanese and Spanish.."

Geography is one of the subjects slated for disestablishment. International colleagues will know how fabulous the Wollongong geographers and their work are. Please consider writing to the VC or signing the petition.

I’m pleased to be part of the National Museum of Australia’s publication ‘Garden’. Congrats to editor Luke Keogh on a rich read and beautiful production. shop.nma.gov.au/products/the-museum-magazine-garden-edition-23-aug24

Water management in the NT is in crisis – a fundamental overhaul is needed. Important work on the sociohydrology of groundwater by Sue Jackson and colleagues.

Today is my last day as President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. It has been an honour to serve in the role. Warm thanks to the Secretariat, Council and Fellows for their support and hard work. (I’ve been slow to get going here in the sky for personal reasons - more soon.)

Starting out here. Looking for all my old friends from the bird place. Please make yourselves known!