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Poetry slam final held
Last week the final of the first annual Voice Slam, hosted by poet, rapper and ANU graduate, Omar Musa, was held. The program has been designed to give young high school students an opportunity to share their creativity through spoken word and song. The Voice Slam is run by the ANU Student Equity…
Speaking to the World - New Languages Diploma
A new ANU Diploma of Languages will kick off in 2013, offering students better access to 17 languages at ANU, some not taught anywhere else in Australia. Languages available in the new Diploma are: Ancient Greek, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin…
A different breed of democracy
How we understand and define democracies in Europe and Asia will be the subject of a two-day workshop beginning tomorrow at ANU. The workshop will examine so-called hybrid regimes – political systems, which are neither clearly democratic nor authoritarian but often appear as democratic with…
Rethinking representation
Dr Will Sanders was working with a local government in rural Northern Territory when the drama began. “In 2008, a local government I had been advising was amalgamated into a much bigger shire. The 18 councillors were suddenly pushed into competition for just four positions. I thought, there’s…
Remembering forgotten Australians
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman’s inquiry into the state’s child protection regime needs to revisit and address past historic abuse as well as present day problems, according to a researcher from The Australian National University. Dr Adele Chynoweth, a Visiting Academic in the ANU College of…
Liam Budge wins the prestigious vocal scholarship at the annual Generations in Jazz festival
Congratulations to ANU School of Music jazz vocal student Liam Budge who has won the prestigious vocal scholarship at the annual Generations in Jazz festival. Liam performed 'My Funny Valentine' and 'There Will Never Be Another You' for the competition, also playing alongside Kevin Hunt, James…
Politics and polling
Opinion polling is a dominant feature of modern politics and political reporting so are our politicians too poll driven? Do they pander to the polls, following rather than leading? Can properly conducted polls provide an important insight into what we are thinking? Professor Ian McAllister from…