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ACT Drug and Alcohol Court ‘an effective program’

The ACT Drug and Alcohol Court reduces re-offending, helps offenders get their lives on track, and saves the community money, the ANU finds.

Killer proteins could eliminate some diseases: ANU

A specific group of bacteria-killing proteins inside the immune system could hold the key to developing smarter and more effective drugs capable of eliminating certain infectious diseases including meningitis, pneumonia and sepsis, according to scientists from The Australian National University.

ANU students despair lack of follow-through on safety

Last Monday (1 August), on the fifth anniversary of the 2017 National Student Safety Survey (NSSS) on sexual assault and sexual harassment, students gathered once more, sadly with new survivors in the...

Midnight Oil to bid ‘final farewell’ in Canberra at ANU

Midnight Oil will bring their blend of pulsating rock and politics to The Australian National University (ANU) this October as part of their last-ever tour.

Dictionary seeks smorgasbord of Aussie food terms 

The Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC) is looking for new food-related contributions for the Australian National Dictionary. 

Electric vehicles pass the remote road test, ANU says

Electric vehicles can handle the distances required to travel to essential services in remote and regional Australia, a new study from the Australian National University (ANU) has shown.  

Young Aussies’ life satisfaction falls during pandemic

Young Australians have suffered the greatest drop in life satisfaction during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ANU states.

First Nations leaders call for new national forum to drive economic sovereignty

First Nations leaders have issued a call to action on building new and better policies that address the “economic apartheid” facing Indigenous Australians.

Nanoparticles control flow of light like road signs direct traffic

Physicists at The ANU have developed tiny translucent slides capable of producing two very different images depending on the direction in which light travels through them.

Australian climate and weather modelling powers up with new research facility

Future weather and climate predictions have been given a major boost with the launch of a new national research facility worth $7.6 million.

Unpopular leaders punished at the polls in 2022 election

Scott Morrison and Barnaby Joyce were the most unpopular leaders of any party since 1987, analysis of the 2022 federal election from ANU shows. 

Leading lawmaker George Brandis joins ANU

George Brandis QC, former Attorney-General and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, will join the Australian National University.

Time to end First Nations ‘economic apartheid’: ANU experts

Concerned about the “economic apartheid” facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, experts at the Australian National University (ANU) are calling for an urgent, nationwide strategic approach to ensure their economic self-determination.

Remote Indigenous communities face housing crisis

Poor quality housing poses a serious health risk to Australia's remote Indigenous communities, elders and ANU experts warn.

ANU scientists lead discovery of fastest-growing black hole

An international team led by astronomers at The Australian National University (ANU) has discovered the fastest-growing black hole of the last nine billion years.

Northern corroboree frog hopping away from extinction in Namadgi

The northern corrobboree frog, once common, is now critically endangered, but a long-running project between the ACT Government and the Australian National University to conserve and establish a wild population is showing...

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