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Origins of Indonesian ‘hobbits’ finally revealed
The most comprehensive study on the bones of Homo floresiensis, a species of tiny human discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003, has found that they most likely evolved from an ancestor in Africa and not from Homo erectus as has been widely believed. The study by…
Last call on a changing climate
If you could make only one last phone call, who would you call – and what would you say? This is the central premise of School of Art and Design sessional lecturer Anna Madeleine’s latest project, One Last Call. The project – a participatory artwork – is a collaboration with science…
Government should support innovation, science - ANUpoll
A new ANUpoll has found a large majority of Australians support science and want politicians to rely more on the advice of scientists and experts. The ANUpoll also found 67 per cent of those surveyed believe science is best funded by government rather than private business, while 82 per cent…
Australian politics explainer: the White Australia policy
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has repeatedly claimed that Australia is the world’s most successful multicultural nation. While the sentiment has bipartisan support today, for more than half a century after Federation Australia boasted not of multiculturalism, but of its monoculture. In 1925,…
Indigenous Alumni of the Year - Dr Gaye Sculthorpe
BA '77 Dr Gaye Sculthorpe is an experienced museum curator with a long-standing involvement in Indigenous issues. From 2000 until early 2013, she was a Member of the National Native Title Tribunal, mediating native title applications and facilitating Indigenous land use agreements…
Vice-Chancellor's Commendation - Student Philanthropist of the Year (Undergraduate) - Ms Caitlin Figueiredo
Caitlin Figueiredo is a force to be reckoned with. Among her many accomplishments, she recently became the youngest person chosen as one of the '100 Women of Influence' sponsored by Westpac and the Australian Financial Review. The national award recognised her outstanding…
Vice-Chancellor's Commendation - Indigenous Alumni of the Year - David Johnston
BA (Hons) ‘89 When David Johnston was a boy, he keenly explored the caves near his home, leading his mother to suggest he might become an archaeologist. Later, he became one of the first Indigenous Australians to gain a degree in archaeology, graduating from ANU with Honours and completing…