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Government should focus on sick, elderly and borders: ANUPoll
Australians’ believe the role of government is to provide healthcare, aged care and strong borders and should be less involved in providing jobs, housing and a decent standard of living, according to the latest ANUPoll.The 26th ANUPoll completed by The Australian National University’s Centre for…
RSSS scholar appointed to National Data Advisory Council
An Australian National University scholar plans to use his appointment to the new National Data Advisory Council to advocate on behalf of researchers who use data in ways that contribute to public policy debates.Associate Professor Nicholas Biddle, Associate Director of the ANU Centre for Social…
Want a safer world for your children? Teach them about diverse religions and worldviews
By Anna Halafoff, Deakin University; Andrew Singleton, Deakin University; Gary D Bouma, Monash University, and Mary Lou Rasmussen, ANU School of Sociology Around 80% of secondary school students who had classes about diverse religions claim to have positive views of Muslims. This compares to…
More than the sum of its parts
Against the global backdrop of threats to liberal democracy and questions over the relevancy of multilateralism, a topical panel discussion was convened at the ANU as part of Francophonie Week. The week celebrates the French language – of which there are over 300 million speakers – and Francophone…
"Puberty Blues" co-author Gabrielle Carey is 2019 ANU HC Coombs Fellow
Australian author, Gabrielle Carey, has taken up residency with the ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics as the H.C Coombs Creative Arts Fellow for 2019. The writer whose first book Puberty Blues, co-written with Kathy Lette, lifted the lid on teen sex, drugs and beach culture…
ANU Flute Day strikes the right note
The first ANU Flute Day, held by the ANU School of Music, drew participants from far and wide for an afternoon of bonding, learning and playing. More than 80 flautists attended on 16 March, ranging from 6 to 80 years of age and varying experience levels. They travelled from as far afield as…
After years of vicious culture wars, hope may yet triumph over hate in Australian politics
By Dr Chris Wallace, National Centre of Biography, ANU School of History This is part of a major series called Advancing Australia, in which leading academics examine the key issues facing Australia in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election and beyond. Read the other pieces in the series…