# All news

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**Parent**: https://www.anu.edu.au/news

15

Oct

2025

### [More than half of long COVID patients still showing symptoms after six months](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/more-than-half-of-long-covid-patients-still-showing-symptoms-after-six-months)

A new study of Australians suffering from long COVID found 58.7 per cent still had persistent symptoms six months after their…

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01

Jul

2025

### [Inequalities in Aussie life expectancy narrowing, but some groups left behind](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/inequalities-in-aussie-life-expectancy-narrowing-but-some-groups-left-behind)

Australia has made progress in reducing socio-economic inequalities in life expectancy since the late 2010s, according to new…

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08

Nov

2024

### [Review led by ANU Professor highlights potential to ‘unleash’ Australia’s health workforce](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/review-led-by-anu-professor-highlights-potential-to-unleash-australias-health-workforce)

Australia’s health professions face restrictions and barriers that are impacting the level of care they’re able to provide,…

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02

Sep

2024

### [Asbestos study highlights risk of ACT residents developing cancer](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/asbestos-study-highlights-risk-of-act-residents-developing-cancer)

New data published in the latest edition of the ACT Asbestos Health Study, led by The Australian National University (ANU),…

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14

Aug

2024

### [Long COVID cost Australian economy about $9.6 billion in 2022](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/long-covid-cost-australian-economy-about-96-billion-in-2022)

Australian workers living with long COVID cost the economy, on average, about $9.6 billion in 2022, according to a new study from…

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12

Aug

2024

### [Trojan horse method gives malaria parasites a taste of their own medicine](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/trojan-horse-method-gives-malaria-parasites-a-taste-of-their-own-medicine)

More than a quarter of Australians over the age of 50 take cholesterol-lowering drugs to prevent heart disease and strokes, but…

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12

Aug

2024

### [Eye-opening discovery offers fresh hope for disease that can cause blindness](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/eye-opening-discovery-offers-fresh-hope-for-disease-that-can-cause-blindness)

An international team of scientists including researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have identified a rare,…

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08

Aug

2024

### [‘Fuel to the fire’: repeated climate-sceptic claims enough to nudge even the strongest of climate change endorsers](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/fuel-to-the-fire-repeated-climate-sceptic-claims-enough-to-nudge-even-the-strongest-of-climate)

The threat of misinformation runs rampant in our digital age, where a single repetition of a climate-sceptical claim seems more…

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31

Jul

2024

### [ANU researchers unlocking the full potential of RNA](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/anu-researchers-unlocking-the-full-potential-of-rna)

Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) are teaming up with the community to unlock the full potential of…

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27

Mar

2024

### [Gene discovery offers new hope for Aussies living with chronic skin disease](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/gene-discovery-offers-new-hope-for-aussies-living-with-chronic-skin-disease)

Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered a gene mutation is responsible for causing psoriasis – a…

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19

Feb

2024

### [Research leaves smoking stereotypes up in smoke](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/research-leaves-smoking-stereotypes-up-in-smoke)

A first-of-its-kind national study from The Australian National University (ANU) has debunked common myths about who smokes in…

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09

Feb

2024

### [ANU scientists debunk role of ‘junk cells’ in fight against malaria](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/anu-scientists-debunk-role-of-junk-cells-in-fight-against-malaria)

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered a previously unknown ability of a group of immune…

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25

Jan

2024

### [‘Cancer-cooling’ protein puts bowel cancer on ice](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/cancer-cooling-protein-puts-bowel-cancer-on-ice)

A protein in the immune system can be manipulated to help overcome bowel cancer, according to new research from The Australian…

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15

Jan

2024

### [ANU chemists make Australian-first discovery of three new recreational drugs](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/anu-chemists-make-australian-first-discovery-of-three-new-recreational-drugs)

Three new recreational drugs that have never been reported in Australia before have been identified by chemists at Australia’s…

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21

Dec

2023

### [Wood heaters responsible for dozens of avoidable deaths in the ACT each year](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/wood-heaters-responsible-for-dozens-of-avoidable-deaths-in-the-act-each-year)

Smoke from wood heaters causes between 11 and 63 deaths per year in the ACT, according to a new study from researchers at The…

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14

Dec

2023

### [DNA discovery opens door to tailored medicine for Indigenous Australians](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/dna-discovery-opens-door-to-tailored-medicine-for-indigenous-australians)

The most comprehensive analysis of Indigenous Australians’ genomes collected to date has revealed an “abundance” of DNA…

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07

Dec

2023

### [Fungus-fighting protein key to overcoming autoimmune disease and cancer](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/fungus-fighting-protein-key-to-overcoming-autoimmune-disease-and-cancer)

A protein in the immune system programmed to protect the body from fungal infections is also responsible for exacerbating the…

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29

Aug

2023

### [Australian woman found with python parasite in her brain](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/australian-woman-found-with-python-parasite-in-her-brain)

The world's first case of a new parasitic infection in humans has been discovered by researchers at The Australian…

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17

Aug

2023

### [Experts call for global plan to understand bushfire impact](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/experts-call-for-global-plan-to-understand-bushfire-impact)

As climate change-driven extreme weather events such as bushfires become more frequent and intense, a team of experts led by…

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28

Jul

2023

### [How we can better manage mental health impacts of bushfires](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/how-we-can-better-manage-mental-health-impacts-of-bushfires)

With an El Niño summer promising hotter and drier conditions for much of Australia, we must rethink how we measure the impact…

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## Feature stories

### [English scholar and educator Dr Claire Hansen receives national teaching award from Universities Australia](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/english-scholar-and-educator-dr-claire-hansen-receives-national-teaching-award-from-universities)

### [Commencement of Comcare monitoring and compliance activity in CASS](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/commencement-of-comcare-monitoring-and-compliance-activity-in-cass)

### [Staff engagement: Renew ANU](https://www.anu.edu.au/about/renew-anu/staff-engagement-renew-anu)

### [VC's update - the importance of leave](https://www.anu.edu.au/about/renew-anu/vcs-update-the-importance-of-leave)

### [VC's Update - Shaping our future](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/vcs-update-shaping-our-future)

### [ANU Alumni receive scholarships for international postgraduate study](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/anu-alumni-receive-scholarships-for-international-postgraduate-study)

### [TechLauncher students from ANU win merit award at ACT iAwards](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/techlauncher-students-from-anu-win-merit-award-at-act-iawards)

### [Spark change with LGBTIQA+ ally training this IDAHOBIT](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/spark-change-with-lgbtiqa-ally-training-this-idahobit)

### [A day in a life of a campus nurse](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/a-day-in-a-life-of-a-campus-nurse)

### [Jel Studio is stitching affordability and circularity into second-hand fashion](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/jel-studio-is-stitching-affordability-and-circularity-into-second-hand-fashion)

### [Welcoming Dr Frédéric Grare to the National Security College](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/welcoming-dr-frederic-grare-to-the-national-security-college)

### [Staff spotlight: From athleticism to advocacy, an 890km cycle for mental health](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/staff-spotlight-from-athleticism-to-advocacy-an-890km-cycle-for-mental-health)

### [From kangaroo whisperer to global dance sensation](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/from-kangaroo-whisperer-to-global-dance-sensation)

### [Confronting misinformation in the midst of a global pandemic](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/confronting-misinformation-in-the-midst-of-a-global-pandemic)

### [ANU Spaces - Cris Brack](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/anu-spaces-cris-brack)

### [Professor Message-Jones explores ANU community’s resilience](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/professor-message-jones-explores-anu-communitys-resilience)

### [Meet our new Staff Respect Consultant](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/meet-our-new-staff-respect-consultant)

### [Jawun Secondment Program - applications closing soon](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/jawun-secondment-program-applications-closing-soon)

### [Finding yourself: Celebrating Trans Day of Visibility at ANU](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/finding-yourself-celebrating-trans-day-of-visibility-at-anu)

### [Finding yourself: Celebrating Trans Day of Visibility at ANU](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/finding-yourself-celebrating-trans-day-of-visibility-at-anu-0)