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One-to-one concerts support struggling musicians in COVID
Musicians from the ANU School of Music are performing unique one-to-one concerts for the public to help their struggling colleagues during the COVID-19 pandemic. With performances in the bush, gardens, galleries and other unusual settings, anyone can book a concert and for a voluntary…
Iso picked as ‘typically Aussie’ word of the year
Iso: self-isolation; the act of remaining apart from others as a way to limit the spread of an infectious disease, especially as a public health measure. In a year dominated by COVID-19 the Australian National Dictionary Centre has chosen iso as its Word of the Year from a very long list of…
Redressing ‘cult of forgetfulness’ in Australian history
An Aboriginal woman carrying her daughter was instrumental to an 1836 colonial expedition exploring the Darling and Murray rivers. While many would know the name of Sir Thomas Mitchell, Surveyor General who led the expedition from Sydney, few would have heard of Turandurey, a young…
Is Canberra having a #metoo moment? It will take more than reports of MPs behaving badly for parliament to change
Marija Taflaga, Australian National University Sex and politics is a well-established theme of political life. Often the debate comes back to whether or not politicians deserve private lives. The short answer is yes, of course. But this question is also misleading. Too often the scandals arise…
Rethink needed to stop the spread of hateful material online
Digital platform Reddit’s efforts to limit the spread of hateful and misogynistic content is driving users to self-moderated forums where the material can spread largely unchecked, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU). PhD researcher…
2020 Swiss Prize: Challenges and Transformation
By Evana Ho The topic of this year’s 2020 Swiss Prize was resonant on a number of levels. The annual essay competition sees ANU students submit an essay in one of the official languages of Switzerland that they’re studying (French, German, and Italian) on the designated topic. This year, it was '…
COVID cuts billions of dollars and work hours
Working Australians, on average, lost 167 hours of work worth more than $5,000 each and $47 billion to the economy from the start of March to the end of October due to COVID-19, new research shows. Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have tallied the total loss in…