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Cost of living pressures behind Dictionary’s Word of the Year
Widespread dissatisfaction with the cost of groceries and an investigation into questionable pricing policies at Australia’s largest supermarkets has led word nerds at The Australian National University (ANU) to pick Colesworth as their Word of the Year for 2024. Colesworth is a portmanteau –…
Aussie social cohesion steady, but strained by cost-of-living pressures
Financial stress continues to impact Australians’ sense of belonging, but the country’s social cohesion has held strong over the past 12 months, according to a major study from The Australian National University (ANU) and the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute.The 2024 Mapping Social Cohesion…
Can America remain a superpower with its reputation under fire?
Although America’s public image may be slipping, ANU research shows its power and influence remains unrivalled. For now.From Hollywood blockbusters to the Super Bowl, the United States has always had a showstopping global presence. But what happens when the country’s ultimate export— democracy…
Can a ‘Trumpist’ approach to politics work in Australia?
By Professor Mark Kenny, Australian Studies Institute.In one of their typically literary sketches, 1990s comedy duo Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie asked if Adolf Hitler’s fanatical racist oratory would have been as charismatic if delivered in English.It’s a joke that has no answer, of course…
One in six young Australians in carer role
More than 16 per cent of young adults in Australia are acting in a caring role for someone with a long-term health condition or chronic illness, according to a new survey from The Australian National University (ANU).The survey asked 16–17-year-olds from across the country about their caring…
New ANU Population Lab to empower cross-sector planning for Australia’s future
As Australia's population continues to evolve—with declining birth rates and increasing life expectancies contributing to an ageing society—planning for the future has never been more critical. In response, The Australian National University (ANU) has launched The Population Lab (Poplab), a…
Sir William Dobell Chair and Fellows for 2025 announced
In 2023 the Centre for Art History and Art Theory in the ANU School of Art & Design established a new fellowship scheme to increase the impact of the Dobell endowment to support the research of art historians and curators at all stages of their careers. Each year one position known as the Sir…