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Libby Lester
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Director, Monash Climate Change Communication Research Hub, Monash University. Will also answer to Elizabeth (sometimes).

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Nov 23
In 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.
The Island Where Environmentalism Implodes
New Caledonia is home to thousands of species found nowhere else—and to nickel that companies like Tesla desperately need.
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Melissa Gregg @melgregg.bsky.social · Feb 3
This 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...
Alma matters
Campaign image from Save UTAS What a sorry tale this document tells. It’s not just about the University of Tasmania, as Graeme Turner rightly notes. Yet the specifics are painful reading for an alu…
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Libby Lester @libbylester.bsky.social · May 1
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
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Monash CliComm @monashclicomm.bsky.social · Mar 9
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.

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Azliyana Azhari, PhD @azazhari.bsky.social · Feb 14
#newpublication on Public Understanding of Climate Change in Malaysia with @psycom-lucy.bsky.social, @rakshapw.bsky.social, @libbylester.bsky.social

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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
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Libby Lester @libbylester.bsky.social · Feb 4
#politas interesting analysis of under-reported UTAS inquiry

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Libby Lester @libbylester.bsky.social · Feb 3
A great UTAS alum’s reading of the under-reported findings of the parliamentary inquiry into the University of Tasmania. #utas #taspolitics

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Libby Lester @libbylester.bsky.social · Feb 2
Papers, polls, PR and politics: meet the powerful lobby firm with a finger in every Tasmanian pie

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Libby Lester @libbylester.bsky.social · Jan 28
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’
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Libby Lester @libbylester.bsky.social · Dec 23
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
www.timeshighereducation.com

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Monash CliComm @monashclicomm.bsky.social · Dec 10
Parts of #VIC, #WA, #NSW, #SA and the #NT face above-average #bushfire risk this summer. Dry winter and spring conditions have primed the land to burn, and rising temperatures are adding to the danger.

It's important to stay alert and prepare a bushfire plan even if you live in a lower risk region.

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Libby Lester @libbylester.bsky.social · Nov 25
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
www.theguardian.com

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Libby Lester @libbylester.bsky.social · Nov 23
Good piece about the care needed in the energy transition.
newyorker.com The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Nov 23
In 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.
The Island Where Environmentalism Implodes
New Caledonia is home to thousands of species found nowhere else—and to nickel that companies like Tesla desperately need.
www.newyorker.com

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Monash CliComm @monashclicomm.bsky.social · Nov 17
Science has provided compelling evidence of what is happening to the climate and what needs to be done to avoid disaster.

The challenge is now a social one.

Since 2018, the Hub has reached millions with factual climate content, delivering social research, knowledge, and ideas.