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25
Oct
2022

We must rebuild a uni sector that powers a prosperous future

In his new book, Wizards of Oz, Brett Mason chronicles two Australians who changed the course of world history through separate…

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14
Sep
2022

How to stop cities and companies causing planetary harm

What businesses and cities must do to stay within 'safe and just' environmental limits for carbon, water, nutrients, land and…

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03
Aug
2022

Australia must stand ready to help Ukraine rebuild

The ongoing war is a reminder Australia and the West must work to revitalise collective security and international institutions…

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06
Jun
2022

Significant inflation concerns require another rate rise

Australia's high inflation rate remains a "significant concern" for the RBA Shadow Board at The Australian National University (…

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03
May
2022

Campaigning in an era of conspiracy

Election campaigns are full of promises, 'gotchas', attacks, and evasions. Getting elected seems to require the right mix of…

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02
May
2022

Shadow Board flags interest rate rise

For the first time since November 2020, the RBA Shadow Board at The Australian National University (ANU) has voted in favour of a…

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22
Apr
2022

Heads or Tails? ANU mathematician breaks down the odds

With punters preparing to mark Anzac Day with a game of two-up, a mathematician from The Australian National University (ANU…

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19
Apr
2022

What will young Australians do with their vote?

There have been suggestions Australia could see a "youthquake" at the upcoming May 21 election. Spurred on by their suffering…

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28
Mar
2022

Experts predict Reckoning at polls

As Australia barrels towards the federal election, experts from The Australian National University (ANU) say voters may take…

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28
Mar
2022

What if a hung parliament doesn't want Morrison as PM?

In 1922-23, Billy Hughes' Nationalist Party brokered a deal with the Country Party to form government - but only on condition…

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04
Mar
2022

Why ANU has decided to cut ties with Russia

Like the rest of Australia, staff and students at the Australian National University have watched with horror Russia's completely…

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07
Feb
2022

Experts call to lower voting age to 16

 Dozens of experts are calling for the voting age in the ACT to be reduced to 16 and are backing a Bill that could soon be…

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22
Dec
2021

A very COVID Christmas

ANU expert Professor Tracy Smart outlines we can all keep COVID safe this festive season. Things have changed dramatically…

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01
Dec
2021

Parliament must lead efforts to create a safe workplace

The Australian Human Rights Commission has delivered a landmark report which provides an extremely comprehensive plan of how to…

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29
Oct
2021

Parents should be paid for lockdown learning

A leading expert from The Australian National University (ANU) is calling for more financial and other …

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16
Sep
2021

Nuclear future looms for Australia’s sub-par submarines

The announcement of a new security pact today between Australia, the UK and the US echoes the strong wartime bonds of the past,…

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14
Sep
2021

Women leaders being blanked by political biography

Former politician Julia Banks' memoir about her time in Parliament has taken the nation by storm. But according to an expert…

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05
Sep
2021

How to renew a damaged world

The policy choices Australian governments make in this difficult time will determine the country's future direction for years to…

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12
May
2021

VC's update – Federal Budget 2021

ANU EXPERT ANALYSIS:Professor Andrew Norton on what the budget means for higher educationProfessor Sharon Friel on what the…

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12
May
2021

Australian unis are too important to be left to bleed

Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt on why the budget is bad news for universities and bad news for all Australians. The…

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