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Social media negatively impacting teens’ life satisfaction
Social media is negatively impacting the life satisfaction of Australian high school students, according to the latest findings from Australia’s largest survey of young people. The study found non-binary students who regularly use social media reported the lowest levels of life…
Government undermines census in bid to avoid division
By Liz Allen, POLIS: The Centre for Social Policy Research.After the Australian government’s unprecedented intervention into the national census, the Australian statistical office will need to do significant work rebuilding the nation’s trust.After about two years of consultation, the…
Drawing Prize Winner Announced
Congratulations to Lisa Stevenson, the Winner of the 2024 ANU School of Art & Design Drawing Prize! The Winner was announced at the public reception on Wednesday 28 August by guest judge Dr Emma Kindred, Ag Senior Curator at the National Portrait Gallery of Australia.Lisa Stevenson is currently…
The government will cap new international students at 270,000 in 2025. But this number may not be reached
By Andrew Norton, Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, ANU.After months of speculation, the federal government has announced what the cap will be for international students in Australia.In 2025, the number of international students starting a course will be set at 270,000. This…
Picture book aims to teach kids how to stay safe around bushfire smoke
By Kyle Mackey-LawsResearchers from The Australian National University (ANU) are behind new children’s books aimed at raising greater awareness and understanding for children around bushfire smoke. As the east coast of Australia became engulfed in fires and smoke during the 2019-20 “Black…
Weird, brat and childless cat ladies: a guide to the language of the US presidential campaign so far
Written by Associate Professor Amanda LaugesenIf a week is a long time in politics, the last month or so in US politics has packed in enough events for an entire year.Former president Donald Trump selected J.D. Vance as his vice-presidential candidate; President Joe Biden’s poor performance in a…
Dr Rosalind Dubs Cello Finds New Home
Imagine you’re in the depths of studying Australian Public Law for end-of-semester exams, when you receive the news that you’ve been awarded not only a bursary but a new instrument. Second-year Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) student Chloe Law can tell you just how it felt. “I…