Just 210 of nearly 13,000 biographical entries in the Australian Dictionary of Biography are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women. A new project aims to change this.
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The quest to create a robot that is indistinguishable from humans has become all-consuming for some scientists, engineers and technicians. The consequences could be both beneficial and catastrophic.
Players in the climate science game ‘CO2peration’ become a particle of sunlight, and travel on a journey to find out why we have liquid water at Earth’s surface.
Dapatkah Australia dan Indonesia—yang disebut kekuatan tengah—menjadi penengah di Laut Cina Selatan melalui isu-isu non-tradisional seperti perikanan?
Australia and Indonesia should collaborate to address challenges in the South China Sea and help de-escalate great power tensions.
Despite an increase in government spending in the Indigenous sector, many key outcomes for Indigenous equality are not being met.
Looking past the headline Census figures, we see divergences between rural and urban Indigenous populations, and the young and old.
Australian children were once free to play on the streets, but today the urban space is less friendly to children and their imaginations.
The National Energy Guarantee proposal seems geared towards locking in the status quo rather than driving the much-needed energy transition.
Tasmania’s swift parrots are in trouble. Scientists are aiming to help them by keeping them safe from predators, but without better habitat protection, the species may go extinct.
Recently announced changes to private health insurance reinforce the primacy of hospitals for mental health issues. This is despite many inquiries recommending better community mental-health care.
Gerhard Richter - one of the giants of post-war German art - is elusive, enigmatic and seemingly impossible to pin down. The first retrospective exhibition of his work in Australia is a brilliant and challenging event.
Is Australia undervaluing its most valuable natural asset by only charging $6.50 a day to visit the Great Barrier Reef? And would it help if tourists were asked to pay more?
The upcoming Chinese Communist Party’s 19th National Congress will see one of the biggest turnovers of China’s military elite since the founding of the country.
Increased sightings of endangered species doesn’t mean it’s recovering – but that’s the argument being made by the native forest logging industry.
How do you determine the financial benefit of cutting a tree down, versus leaving it standing? Environmental accounting offers some insight.
Future extreme heat is worse and coming sooner than you might think. Unless we mitigate and adapt we face increasing death rates.
The transnational project conceived 30 years ago to replenish the drying waters of Lake Chad finally seems poised to take off. But first, internal politics within member states must be overcome.
Abu vulkanik menciptakan gangguan bagi petani, karena dapat mengubur lahan pertanian dan merusak tanaman. Namun, dalam jangka panjang, abu akan menciptakan tanah yang paling subur di dunia.
Volcanic ash can cause a nuisance to farmers, burying agricultural lands and damaging crops. But in the long term, this ash will create highly productive soil that can support huge populations.
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Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor, School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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PhD student, Department of International Relations, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor of History, School of History, ANU, Australian National University
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PhD Candidate, ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet), Australian National University
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Deputy Director, Global Institute for Women's Leadership, Australian National University
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Demographer, POLIS Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
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Professor of Criminology, Australian National University
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Professor in the School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University
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DECRA/Research Fellow, Climate Science, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Restorative Justice, Australian National University
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Researcher, Sign on Screen Project, Australian National University
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Lecturer in Anthropology, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor of History, Australian National University
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Associate Lecturer, Australian National University; Deakin University