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28
Jul
2023

Gender, sexual orientation and ethnic identity: Australians could be asked new questions in the 2026 Census

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.   Author: Nicholas Biddle. August 2026 may seem like a long way away. Between now and then, there will be at least one federal election, the 2024 Paris Olympics will have been…

28
Jul
2023

Opinion: What are ‘Advance’ and ‘Fair Australia’, and why are they spearheading the ‘no’ campaign on the Voice?

By Mark Kenny This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. It never quite lived up to its billing as “the right-wing GetUp!” but five years on, an activist group feted by Australia’s most conservative politicians and backed by some…

Pic: Lorna Sim
25
Jul
2023

Short film ‘Kiku’ helps discover the vibrant, exciting side of ageing

‘Kiku’ is an intergenerational short dance film that takes us on journeys of ageing by six remarkable women over 50. The film is directed by alumna of ANU School of Art & Design, Natsuko Yonezawa, and encourages everyone to approach the topic of ageing with an open heart and mind. “This film…

20
Jul
2023

What’s happening in Sudan?

Sudan currently teeters on the brink of full-scale civil war, a result of the intensifying rivalry between two principal military powers: the Sudanese Armed Forces under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group born from a militia led by Mohamed ‘Hemedti’…

19
Jul
2023

Living with Smallpox in Early Modern Britain

In the two centuries prior the advent of vaccination, early modern Britons lived in the shadow of a viral disease which often left death, blindness, or pockmarked survivors in its wake. Contrast this, if you will, to the dawn of 2020, when another invisible adversary brought Britain, along with the…

Emily Maguire Photo by Neha Attre
18
Jul
2023

The creative benefits of paying attention

Emily Maguire finds inspiration in the world around her. Whether it’s from overheard conversations, the news, or music, the author says that many of her ideas have come from paying attention. “If we look around us, we will find that we are surrounded by ideas,” Maguire says. “It’s something…

Julieanne Lamond with Dr Roger Osborne.
18
Jul
2023

Dr Julieanne Lamond’s Lohrey is the joint winner of prestigious 2023 Walter McRae Russell Award

Dr Julieanne Lamond is the joint winner of the 2023 Walter McRae Russell Award for her book Lohrey which is an exploration of the remarkable career of Tasmanian writer and novelist Amanda Lohrey across the contemporary literary landscape. Dr Lamond’s announcement as the joint winner…