Aileen Marwung Walsh’s grandparents were sent to the Moore River Native Settlement, of Rabbit Proof Fence infamy, half a century ago. In 2018, 100 years after the settlement’s founding, she returned.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Australian National University
ANU was established, in 1946, to advance the cause of learning and research for the nation. It is consistently ranked among the world’s best universities and many ANU graduates go on to become leaders in government, industry, research and academia.
Links
Displaying 1741 - 1760 of 3729 articles
For decades, economists have pondered the ‘social cost of carbon’ - the price worth paying to avoid the future costs of greenhouse emissions. But a new analysis suggests this quest is impossibly complex.
A new ANU computer algorithm can provide near instant answers about how to get the best bang for welfare dollars. It says we should boost Newstart and cut either pensions or family benefits.
It takes a eucalyptus tree more than a hundred years to develop hollows suitable to shelter Aussie animals, and just moments to cut it down.
Random-controlled testing is widely accepted in medicine, and yet voters are not convinced this would be a good approach to testing out government policy before it is implemented.
Glyn Davis lays out the evidence (or lack thereof) for the argument that free speech on campuses is at risk.
While anger mobilises opposition to coal seam gas projects, it is also joy, especially the joy of social connection, that helps to sustain involvement.
There is nothing to prepare us for the shock to the senses in the National Gallery of Victoria’s latest exhibition combining the works of M. C. Escher with Japanese design firm nendo.
Fixing Newstart isn’t enough. We need a comprehensive inquiry into our complex and bewildering social security system, especially as it applies to single parents.
The Rocky Horror Show and its star, Frank-N-Furter, debuted in 1973. His character owes much to older performance traditions.
The G20’s power comes from its members, but also vital is its informal structure and close working relationship with other international organisations.
The murder investigation of missing gay men in Toronto has raised questions of inequalities. A long view of police relationships with LGBTQ communities in Canada show that much progress has been made.
All talk, no action? The G20 turns out to be a surprisingly productive international exercise.
We don’t know anything about the health of the baby girls who are reported to have been born. But it’s clear scientists around the world are shocked.
New research has shown how to measure conservation progress for Australia’s 238 endangered bird species
The Labor Party’s newly announced energy policy could finally set Australia’s electricity sector on the path to a renewables-driven future. But policies are still needed to cut emissions elsewhere.
We should remember past disasters - such as the 1939 Black Friday bushfires in which 71 people died - and learn from them.
Australia committed A$195 billion to defence spending in 2016, but many now believe this is insufficient with China’s rising influence in the region.
With pirated and amateur pornography widely available online, porn no longer provides a steady income for many working in the adult industry.
With John Howard in 2004-7 the last prime minister to serve a full term, it may seem Australia has sunk into a long rein of political instability. But that is not necessarily the case.
Authors
-
Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
-
Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
-
PhD Student, Australian National University
-
Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
-
PhD Student & Research Assistant, Australian National University
-
Lecturer, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
-
ARC DECRA Research Fellow, Australian National University
-
Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University
-
Associate Professor of Strategic & Defence Studies, Australian National University
-
Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
-
Peter Whiteford is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
-
Professor in the practice of public policy and antitrust, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
-
Postdoctoral Researcher, College of Asia & the Pacific, Australian National University
-
Research Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
-
Distinguished Professor, School of Culture, History & Language, Australian National University
