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Josephine Browne, PhD, MA

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Researcher - Critical animal studies - Men & masculinities - Environment. Co-editor, Multispecies Sociology (Routledge 2025) Citizen Scientist & Volunteer 💜 oceans, rabbits, manta rays #pigoneer Unceded Bundjalung Country, AUSTRALIA

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Josephine Browne, PhD, MA @drejosephine.bsky.social · Sep 1

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

Human-Animal Relationships in Times of Pandemic and Climate Crisis: Multispecies Sociology for the New Normal

This book situates sociological research as a vital tool for understanding, and responding to, the multispecies entanglements that cause, inform and arise from states of crisis involving the environme...

www.routledge.com

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Josephine Browne, PhD, MA @drejosephine.bsky.social · 10h

Thankyou for your tireless research, communication and advocacy, to try to ensure Australia protects what's left of our priceless environment 🙏

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 2d

Labor is negotiating the details and passage through parliament of these environmental laws with the LNP, not the Greens. That does not bode well. Without far stronger environmental laws the extinction and climate crises will get far, far worse. We all suffer, wildlife, ecosystems and people.

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 2d

Australia's much loved wildlife and places sorely need greater care and legal protection.

Our latest for @aunz.theconversation.com.

theconversation.com/labor-is-clo... With good friends and colleagues, @drphilmccormack.bsky.social & @yungenchee.bsky.social.

Labor is close to a deal on environmental law reforms. There are troubling signs these will fall short

Labor is close to a deal on its environmental law reforms. Will they strong enough to protect nature?

theconversation.com

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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 1d

At least 10 attempts to get a 'climate trigger' into the EPBC Act over the past 27 years have failed

It tells us how strongly the ruling class, Labor & the Coalition have resisted explicit accountability regarding climate change impacts in GHG-intensive developments

The consequences are here

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 10h

As in NOW!

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 10h

#TeamPelican is in trouble, people, get voting! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Australian bird of the year 2025: vote for your favourite #birdoftheyear in the Guardian / BirdLife Australia poll

From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. Vote for your favourite in the 2025 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll

www.theguardian.com

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Josephine Browne, PhD, MA @drejosephine.bsky.social · 12h

Humans need communities -- it's a privilege! 🙏

Josephine Browne, PhD, MA @drejosephine.bsky.social · 12h

Absolutely!

Josephine Browne, PhD, MA @drejosephine.bsky.social · 19h

💯

We're in a number of groups

We all need the solidarity, it enables more capacity, rest when needed, a range of ages and strategies, sharing the load etc.

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Denise Shrivell @deniseshrivell.bsky.social · 20h

Whenever I'm feeling anxious (a lot right now) - I reflect on what more I can do - & know that the solutions to the events we see here & OS are to go local

There are Voices of type groups across Aust to get involved with & make a difference #auspol

Find your group here > tinyurl.com/mr4buy48

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Josephine Browne, PhD, MA @drejosephine.bsky.social · 19h

So agree

If only Uni directives did too

🤦‍♀️

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Josephine Browne, PhD, MA @drejosephine.bsky.social · 1d

reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/...
Excellent analysis by Professor Benjamin Goldsmith
#Politics #democracy #auspol #US #Trump #Project2025 #futures

The end of US democracy and what this means for international relations

Once the pillar of democracy, the US now flirts with authoritarianism. ANU expert Ben Goldsmith unpacks what this means.

reporter.anu.edu.au

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Josephine Browne, PhD, MA @drejosephine.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing will beat the memories I'm sure you shared with Wally

My son named ours Bunyip, after an Indigenous creature who lives near billabongs...

RIP Wally 🙏

Josephine Browne, PhD, MA @drejosephine.bsky.social · 1d

❤️ Incredibly relatable! 😄

Josephine Browne, PhD, MA @drejosephine.bsky.social · 1d

OMG you have my bunny (and his butt!)

A small grey and white rabbit, seen from behind, sleeping soundly on an attractive maroon and cream flowery rug

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Josephine Browne, PhD, MA @drejosephine.bsky.social · 1d

Bless

She's gorgeous

Josephine Browne, PhD, MA @drejosephine.bsky.social · 1d

So devastating 😢

Josephine Browne, PhD, MA @drejosephine.bsky.social · 1d

Perfect!

You too!

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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 2d

💔 Russian nighttime attack on Kyiv: animal rescuers save three cats from damaged building

Russian nighttime attack on Kyiv: animal rescuers save three cats from damaged building

www.pravda.com.ua

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Philip (Piripi) McKibbin @piripi.net · 1d

‘Despite the possibilities, I think the survival of US democracy is the least likely outcome over the next years. I hope I am wrong.’

reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/...

The end of US democracy and what this means for international relations

Once the pillar of democracy, the US now flirts with authoritarianism. ANU expert Ben Goldsmith unpacks what this means.

reporter.anu.edu.au

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Josephine Browne, PhD, MA @drejosephine.bsky.social · 1d

reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/...
Excellent analysis by Professor Benjamin Goldsmith
#Politics #democracy #auspol #US #Trump #Project2025 #futures

The end of US democracy and what this means for international relations

Once the pillar of democracy, the US now flirts with authoritarianism. ANU expert Ben Goldsmith unpacks what this means.

reporter.anu.edu.au

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Josephine Browne, PhD, MA @drejosephine.bsky.social · 1d

So important that this work of accountability is carried out

Thankyou to Senators working on University governance in Australia 🙏

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Tim McLellan @timmclellan.bsky.social · 1d

Some very interesting revelations about UniForum at Senate Estimates last night.

First, ANU exec appears to have misled the Senate by implying they gave staff access to the underlying UniForum data and methodology.

In fact, they gave staff little more than opaque scatter plots like this one👇

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Tim McLellan @timmclellan.bsky.social · 25d

UniForum is a “benchmarking service” that Nous provides to universities globally.

University executives frequently invoke UniForum as an objective justification for cuts and redundancies.

This UniForum graph, for example, was a centerpiece of the case ANU’s ex-VC made to Council for Renew ANU. 👇

Image of a scatterplot graph titled, “Overall effectiveness score vs normalised cost – parts 1 & 2 services.”
Graph subtitle: “Net Satisfaction (-100 to +100), Parts 1& 2 Services 2017 – 2023”
Vertical axis is titled: “increasing effectiveness score”
Horizontal axis is titled: "increasing normalised cost for services assessed”.
Each point on the graph represents a university. ANU is highlighted in the bottom right of the graph implying that it have poor service effectiveness and high cost.

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Jo VanEvery @jovanevery.bsky.social · 3d

Just as an aside, if a Nobel prize winning scientist can take a vacation and put his phone on airplane mode while he does it, so can you.

He’s absolutely right. That email was not more important than his hike.

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Josephine Browne, PhD, MA @drejosephine.bsky.social · 2d

Brilliant speaker

How strong is support for the Greens there?

Josephine Browne, PhD, MA @drejosephine.bsky.social · 2d

Am so with you on this!

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Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 2d

400 tons of fishing nets from Sweden are on their way to Ukraine—not for the sea, but to help build barriers against kamikaze drones. Cause and effect is simple: stronger netting means fewer drones reaching homes, hospitals, power plants, and bridges; more lives saved, more lights kept on. 👇

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