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Tireless advocate for Forgotten Australians honoured
Dr Adele Chynoweth, a Lecturer in the ANU Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies, was awarded the Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia for service to public history this year on Australia Day. Here is an account of her work that led to this honour, and her continuing contribution. On a warm…
New Major in Demography launched in 2020
New in 2020, the Major in Demography aims to equip students to navigate tomorrow's changing society. Over the next 40 years, Australia will see a great many changes. The number of Australians over the age of 65 will double, as Australians continue to enjoy among the lowest life expectancies in the…
Endangered Australian words
When was the last time you ate a cream between while riding a hill trolley in your finest sandshoes? Or did you spot a sticker licker during your little lunch and flick a lacker band at them? If these words sound archaic or completely foreign to you, chances are you’re a young urbanite.…
10 films – 10 years: The films that made the decade
By Dr Katharina BonzelThe reason I research and teach films is because I find them endlessly fascinating for a great variety of reasons – the films that stick with me aren’t necessarily the “best” films (by whose standards anyway?), or the most successful ones (e.g. financially), but the ones that…
The decade that was and the decade to come in… music
By Associate Professor Kim Cunio The decade that wasThis last decade has been very interesting at least partly because the means of making music have completely changed. For example 20 years ago a professional home recording rig would have cost at least $30,000, 10 years ago that would have…
The decade that was and the decade to come in… books
By Dr Millicent Weber The decade that wasWhile for many reasons the new millennium seemed to threaten the demise of print, what we've seen instead has been a diversification of the market and the formats available.On the production side, looking top-down at the publishing industry, there's…
Caring for mates not number of beers is responsible drinking
As the festive season gears up, new research from The Australian National University has found Australians don't know, and 'wildly underestimate' guidelines for responsible drinking. Despite this, Australians felt a deep sense of social responsibility to others when drinking and uniformly cited…