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.
Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
The thing to look for is the “fiscal strategy”. For the past quarter-century, it’s provided a surprisingly accurate insight into what each budget is doing.
Sophie Yates, Australian National University and Laura Davy, Australian National University
Structuring the NDIS around principles of choice and control recognised that not having those things puts people with disability in more vulnerable situations. That’s true for support workers, too.
Peter Whiteford, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
The Institute of Public Affairs says 425,000 more Australians are on welfare than in 2018, but it has double-counted some Australians and left out others.
Indigenous people have long spoken about coercive practices of officials and experts around birth control, as late as the 1960s. Now historians are finding evidence in the government’s own records.
Rod Sims, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
The government’s proposed merger reforms put the experts in charge. They will allow the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to be the decision-maker, not the courts.
Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Former treasury boss Ken Henry has fessed up to helping dumb down debates about tax and budgets to lists of winners and losers. He says what matters is what wins rather than who.
Australia’s latest population projection figures have just come out. This is what they show about our demographics and where the country is heading in the future.
US President Joe Biden’s recent warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has limited Israel’s options in Gaza. And neither of Israel’s war objectives appear to have been met.
The government’s rhetoric in response to the death of the Australian aid worker is stronger than we’d previously seen, but in a conflict with no clear solutions, little will change.
Proyek ekskavasi gua Makpan di pantai barat daya Alor pada pertengahan 2016 berhasil menemukan bukti baru bahwa manusia menetap di pulau Alor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, sekitar 43 ribu tahun yang lalu.