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New study to examine Aussie English - Do we sound the same?
A new study of Australian English is trying to find out if Australians all sound the same, or if people speak differently in the country compared to cities or across the states. PhD researcher Sydney Kingstone from the ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics is conducting a…
The truth behind an iconic Australian war painting
For almost 100 years George Lambert’s Anzac, the landing 1915 has been one of Australia’s most iconic war paintings. The painting depicts the brave Australian diggers of WWI scrambling their way up the steep cliffs of Gallipoli in what would later become one of Australia’s most significant…
Professor Toni Makkai's speech at the ANIP 21st anniversary dinner
This speech was given by College of Arts and Social Sciences Dean Professor Toni Makkai at the Australian National Internship Program's 21st anniversary dinner at Parliament House, 17 March 2015. Thank you Dr Lithander. I also wish to acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of land…
ANIP celebrates 21 years at Parliament House
The Great Hall of Parliament House was the perfect setting to celebrate a flagship program that has seen hundreds of ANU students intern with politicians, lobby groups, embassies and other organisations across Canberra. Students, graduates, politicians, ambassadors and…
Emerging artists selected for German craft and design exhibition
It’s an honour that only a select few in the world receive, and recent School of Art graduates Ruby Berry and Harriet Lee Robinson are showing their work in Germany this week after they were selected for Munich’s Talente exhibition. Ruby and Harriet were the only Australians selected for the…
Not the Canberra you used to know
Festivals, art, and the creative minds driving Canberra’s cultural renaissance. By Natassja Hoogstad Hay Two years on from Canberra’s 100th birthday and the city’s creative industries are more confident than ever. Whether it’s public art, a daring new restaurant or a new festival on the…
‘Message from Mungo’ heads to Byron Bay Film Festival
A film chronicling the complexities of the emergence of Lake Mungo as a major archaeological site has been officially selected for this year’s Byron Bay International Film Festival. Produced by ANU Researcher Professor Ann McGrath from the Centre for Indigenous History and Andrew Pike from…