About ANU
Source: https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news?field_story_category_target_id=1443 Parent: https://www.anu.edu.au/news
All news
27
Nov
2025
Incorrect reporting of ABS data fuelling false claims Australia has a mass migration problem
Widely circulated claims of out-of-control mass immigration in Australia are false and misleading and stem from the incorrect…
13
Feb
2025
If not now, when? Australia must urgently ramp up climate action following record-breaking year
With Earth’s climate heading into uncharted territory, Australia and other high-emission nations must take drastic action to stop…
05
Feb
2025
Australians want less migration but support for international students remains steady
Australians hold inaccurate and often contradictory perceptions of migrants, including falsely believing that there are more…
06
Jan
2025
Climate extremes in 2024 ‘wreaking havoc’ on the global water cycle
2024 was another year of record-breaking temperatures, driving the global water cycle to new climate extremes and contributing to…
03
Dec
2024
Young Aussies satisfied with direction of country amid voter power shift
Despite cost-of-living pressures and sky-rocketing house prices disproportionately impacting Australia’s youth, two-in-three…
01
Nov
2024
Indigenous cultural burning has protected Australia’s landscape for millennia
Ancient cultural burning practices carried out by Indigenous Australians limited fuel availability and prevented high intensity…
03
Sep
2024
Social media negatively impacting teens’ life satisfaction
Social media is negatively impacting the life satisfaction of Australian high school students, according to the latest findings…
26
Aug
2024
Australia needs a National Migration Institute: ANU expert
Australia must establish an independently run Migration Institute to counteract widespread misinformation about migration which…
15
Jul
2024
New alliance to drive Indigenous economic empowerment
A new alliance of committed Indigenous people, together with The Australian National University (ANU), will work to establish…
01
Jul
2024
Far-right National Rally party unlikely to form government in France
Despite Marine Le Pen's far-right party leading the polls in the first round of the French snap parliamentary elections with 34…
20
Jun
2024
Surf’s up: Australia’s breaks inject almost $3 billion into the economy each year
It’s no secret Aussies love to surf. It’s one of our favourite pastimes, but it turns out riding the perfect wave offers more…
03
May
2024
Power to the people: Aussies expect more from their local leaders
About two-thirds of Australians believe local governments should have more power than they currently do, according to a new…
02
May
2024
‘Health for all’: A proposal to recognise breastfeeding as a carbon offset
Today, The Australian National University (ANU) joined hands with FHI 360, Alive & Thrive East Asia Pacific, along with The…
09
Apr
2024
ANU to lead national consultation on Australians’ view on security
The National Security College at The Australian National University (ANU) will lead an ambitious whole-of-nation consultation on…
27
Mar
2024
New ANU institute to advance First Nations gender equality
A new institute at The Australian National University (ANU) will advance the voices of First Nations women and girls and help…
26
Mar
2024
‘Structural and significant’: Australia’s long journey to reach gender equality
High rates of violence, a growing gender pay gap and public attitudes are still just some of the many challenges Australia faces…
22
Jan
2024
Prescribed burning could be making Aussie forests more flammable
Disturbing natural forests with activities such as logging and prescribed burning can make them more flammable, landmark research…
11
Jan
2024
Record heat in 2023 worsened global droughts, floods and wildfires
Record heat across the world profoundly impacted the global water cycle in 2023, contributing to severe storms, floods,…
11
Jan
2024
Remote Aussies don’t have equal access to household electricity protections
Remote and Indigenous communities’ power connections are more vulnerable compared to their regional and metropolitan counterparts…
28
Nov
2023
Voters rejected Voice due to fears of division: ANU study
Two-in-three Australians, 66.1 per cent, who voted ‘no’ to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament said they…