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Iran’s Foreign Minister spells out the challenges for the Middle East
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has given a public lecture at ANU, outlining his approach to foreign policy. In his only public speech on his visit to Australia, Dr Zarif said world leaders needed to recognise that in a globalised world, no country can…
Art Not Apart festival featuring art and music ANU students
Music students from The Australian National University will this weekend premiere their three-hour show at the unique Canberra arts festival produced by an ANU alumnus, Art Not Apart. ANU Experimental Music Studio members say their multimedia work with Andromeda is Coming, Apocalyptic and…
ANU Arts degree crucial to Martine's success
With prestigious employers including the Australian Red Cross, Lowy Institute and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on her resume, ANU alumna Martine Letts reflects that the skills she gained through her Bachelor of Arts degree at The Australian National University were crucial to building a…
The Artist Formerly Known as Jed
In response to Juliet Capulet’s query, ‘What’s in a name?’ the boy named Sue might’ve answered, ‘Plenty’. But Canberra-based artist Jed Wolki would be more inclined to side with Juliet. Jed, who earned a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Hons) from the ANU School of Art, can’t understand why…
ANU demographers win ARC grant to study elderly Indonesian villagers' needs
Two demographers from The Australian National University (ANU) who regularly advise the Indonesian government have won a major research grant to study the needs of elderly people in the archipelago’s villages. Dr Iwu Dwisetyani Utomo and Professor Peter McDonald’s findings will be published in a…
Silver-tongued Turnbull fails to woo the arts vote
By Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, School of Art, Australian National University In May 2015, the Australian arts community was shocked, perplexed and bemused when the then Arts Minister and Attorney-General, George Brandis, raided the government’s allocation to its…
Book shows link between Asian art and human rights
A new book to be launched at the ANU Humanities Research Centre shows the links between Asian artists, their works and human rights issues such as Indonesia’s problems during the Suharto regime. The book looks at a group of artists who came to prominence in the 1990’s at a time when Asian…