Sakshi

I have no claims to pretentious that the work was noble. It was as appealing as Mr Collins's proposal to Lizzie.

There have been many good things about this year but the best thing that cannot quite equal anything is leaving the UK academia. You really get to see the egos growing disproportionately to the significance of people (small people problem and you know it).

Avon was literally me leaving town.

Delectible black-naped monarch making a very welcome appearance on our late-afternoon walk. Manipal, Karnataka. #birds 🪶

Reclusive (i.e. always hiding in the dark scrub!) Indian paradise fly catcher. Manipal, Karnataka. #birds 🪶

Crab plover, scaly breasted munia, malabar pied hornbill and Asian paradise flycatcher respectively! #birds 🪶

Mining Sovereignties in Courts: Voicing Plural Sovereignties in Juridical Spaces This article examines how settler courts both facilitate and impede the acknowledgment of Indigenous sovereignty in socio-juridical spaces. Indigenous environmental litigation is a complex category an...

I am delighted to see this out and happy to be alongside so many brilliant scholars—it was a difficult paper to articulate (read it and you will see why 😄). Much love to the reviewers and editors who made the paper infinitely better! www.uowoajournals.org/ltc/article/...

When in Rome (India)...

Mining Sovereignties in Courts: Voicing Plural Sovereignties in Juridical Spaces This article examines how settler courts both facilitate and impede the acknowledgment of Indigenous sovereignty in socio-juridical spaces. Indigenous environmental litigation is a complex category an...

I am delighted to see this out and happy to be alongside so many brilliant scholars—it was a difficult paper to articulate (read it and you will see why 😄). Much love to the reviewers and editors who made the paper infinitely better! www.uowoajournals.org/ltc/article/...

White bellied blue flycatcher, black named monarch and a malabar giant squirrel thrown into the mix. #birds 🪶

A resplendent blue tailed bee-eater. Udupi, Karnataka. #birds 🪶

The fighting kites acrobatics!! #birds 🪶

The story of a dropped and snatched fish—Ft.Western Reef Heron and Brahminy Kite #birds 🪶

The relationship between experienced losses and damages, risk tolerance and livelihood thresholds in the East Gippsland, Australia, farming sector Losses and damages are residual impacts of climate change that occur despite mitigation and adaptation actions. Losses and damages are borderless, alb…

Happy to share a new paper from research done during my postdoc. Drawing on interviews and surveys, this paper examines the relationships among experienced losses and damage, risk tolerance, and livelihood thresholds among farmers in East Gippsland, Australia.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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

The best election is here (and notorious)—love to watch how friends and family have their own favourites and how many arguments kick off as to what is strategic voting 😆https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/oct/06/australian-bird-of-the-year-2025-vote-now

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Me everyday: I write and think for a living

New boss asks for a paragraph about myself to make a formal announcement about the hire. Me:

Needs to read more about race and whiteness before making claims

absolutely nobody.

my brain: "you called?"

Osprey hunting at Kielder Water, Northumberland. 🪶

😂😂😂😂

Like registry weddings, there should have been someone around checking if other people had objections to such declaration made.

I am thrilled to announce

Joining those rushing to read Charlesworth J's separate opinion

From what the ICJ said just a few seconds ago, Australia will have to walk through hell fire soon enough 🥳

Cover of Becoming Trustworthy White Allies by Melanie S. Morrison. The background features layered bands of warm orange, amber, and gold tones with a subtle textured pattern. The title is centered and spaced across three lines: “becoming” and “white allies” appear in bold white uppercase letters, while “trustworthy” is in a bright yellow serif font. The author's name is in small yellow text at the bottom.

In "Becoming Trustworthy White Allies," long-time antiracist facilitator Melanie S. Morrison outlines the actions white people must undertake to become partners in the work of racial justice. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/4WC0oAq

Church pushing hard for unnecessary centralised bureaucracy

The full text available here: www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Ju...

Literally, this is not just an indictment of how bad the Morrison government was at making choices (as the Court strangely hinted at) and how things have marginally improved (it hasn't!!). There is a larger malady that courts must hurry to remedy, rather than shoo everyone to public advocacy.

From the sound of it, the Court has yet again washed its hands off from pursuing the simple radicality of duty of care in the Pabai Pabai v Commonwealth. This is tremendously disappointing but also expected that no Australian institution is ready for a second Mabo moment.

Ending the holiday at the falls of Bruar (with lovely shades of green)!

The Orkney treasures, including a Black Guillemot! #birds #puffin🪶

Orkney so far!