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25
Sep
2025

Best, But not fairest? ANU artist continues to champion data sovereignty with Adam Goodes

Written by Erika McGown. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following article contains an image of people who have died.As any footy fan knows, commentators and coaches love to champion data.In every AFL match, for example, a GPS tracker logs each player’s co…

18
Sep
2025

Since WWII, it’s been taboo to force nations to cede land after war. Russia wants to normalise conquest again

Article by Jon Richardson, Visiting Fellow, ANU, Centre for European Studies.A frequent question around peace talks over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is whether Ukraine should give up land as part of an interim or final settlement.United States President Donald Trump has often suggested this would…

16
Sep
2025

Oldest evidence of mummification uncovered by ANU experts

The earliest known evidence of mummification has been uncovered by archaeologists at The Australian National University (ANU), with the remains from burials at sites across southeastern Asia dating back more than 10,000 years. According to the researchers, it was common for ancient hunter…

09
Sep
2025

French Prime Minister topples his own Government in “unorthodox” move

French Prime Minister topples his own Government in “unorthodox” move  After only nine months in office, the Government of French Prime Minister François Bayrou has failed to secure a vote of confidence from the lower house, or National Assembly. Surprisingly, the vote was called by…

05
Sep
2025

This ANU researcher is pulling back the curtain on Big Tech’s promises

Technology promises progress, but Dr Thao Phan wants us to question who really benefits from it.This story was originally published on ANU Reporter and written by Luis Perez. Dr Thao Phan doesn’t claim to have a superhero origin story.  “I’m not Steve Jobs,” she says. “I can’t…

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22
Aug
2025

Under the shadow of war: an ANU historian’s mission to mend Ukraine’s social fabric

Dr Filip Slaveski is tracing the echoes of history to help offer Ukrainians a path towards recovery. How do you rebuild a country when hundreds of kamikaze drones fall from the sky every other day? How do you repair the homes of millions displaced, the roads they once travelled, or the…

22
Aug
2025

Meet Robert: a life gilded in punk couture, queer expression and royal opulence

Associate Professor Robert Wellington is using art history to speak truth to power. Since his teens, fashion has served as a kind of armour for Robert Wellington – a way of wearing self-confidence on his sleeve.  He still remembers one of the first times his dad gave him money to go…