Too Hot To Talk About: Why Is Australia Still Debating Climate Change?

Crikey’s Bernard Keane, Dr Will Grant, Tony Kevin, Simon Grose and Dr onacloV tackle the big questions about climate change in an event to be live streamed on the Internet this Wednesday at 12.30pm.

Parched rural Australia thirsty for solutions

Drought and water shortages are regarded by a clear majority of Australians as the most serious problems facing rural Australia, according to the results of the latest ANUpoll published in The Canberra Times today.

Book, exhibition explores Indigenous art at ANU

The richly diverse collection of significant Indigenous art held by The Australian National University is the subject of a major book and exhibition launched today by former ANU Chancellor, Hon. Emeritus Professor, Peter Baume AC.

New supercomputer puts Australia on par

Australia’s most powerful supercomputer facility has been launched by the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator the Hon Kim Carr at The Australian National University.

Body image problems linked to stress: study

Stress plays a significant role in young people developing body image problems, but the causes of that stress are very different for males and females, according to ANU research released as part of National Psychology Week.

Inside Story: One-liners

The reporting of Kevin Rudd’s climate speech demonstrated the failings of the news media, writes Geoffrey Barker

Inside Story: The Green-Labor alliance: one year on

With the Green vote strengthening in some key federal electorates, the Labor–Green alliance in the ACT is worth a closer look, writes Norman Abjorensen

Friends find it harder to forgive: study

You may hurt the ones you love but ‘forgive and forget’ is much more likely apply in intimate relationships than it is to your friends, according to research results from ANU, being released as part of National Psychology Week.

Rising Stamp Duty dampens the housing market

Stamp duty reduces house sales and lowers house prices, according to new research from The Australian National University.

What’s wrong with our teenagers?

As part of National Psychology Week, ANU and 666 ABC Canberra have teamed up to present an interactive public forum this Thursday, where six experts will seek to shed light on an age-old question – “What’s wrong with our teenagers?”

Snoring your way to depression: study

Your snoring could be more than just irritating to your partner, it could be a sign that you suffer from sleep apnoea, and a new study at ANU seeks to examine the impact of sleep apnoea on psychological health.

Early menopause no predictor of hip fracture: study

Women who have an early menopause are unlikely to have a long term increased risk of hip fractures associated with menopausal bone density weakening, according to a new study.

Study pinpoints the price of popularity

Would you prefer to be ‘popular’ or ‘well-liked’? A new study has shown that for Canberra’s young people, being well-liked is much more desirable than being popular, and being popular does not always mean you’re well-liked.

Memory lapses in our immune system revealed

In a breakthrough discovery a research team at The Australian National University has found a critical circuit in the immune system which when faulty causes loss of immunization memory and would explain why some people suffer frequent and repeated infections.

Pioneering Senators reflect on political gender gap

Three pioneering women who each broke new ground in their political careers will reflect on Australian progress towards closing the political gender gap at an ANU symposium, Gender, Politics and Biography, being held at Old Parliament House today.

ANU statement about Professor Brij Lal

The Australian National University is concerned to hear that Professor Brij Lal, an expert in Fiji politics, has been expelled by military authorities in Fiji. We understand he was taken for questioning shortly after he gave several media interviews commenting about the political situation in Fiji.

New study to explore intrusive memories

People who survive traumatic events often relive the experience over and over again. Now an ANU researcher wants to explore if people with depression experience similar intrusive memories of key events in their life.

Inside Story: India’s toughest contest

Hope and perseverance drive the enormous number of young Indians with ambitions to work in government, reports Kate Sullivan

Fiddler crabs offer safe sex for favours

Male Fiddler Crabs will quite happily protect a female neighbour, but do so partly in exchange for sex, according to a new study.

From little things, big things show

A series of small telescopes being installed at The Australian National University’s Siding Spring observatory are set to lead to big discoveries as part of the largest network of interconnected telescopes in the southern hemisphere.

Drought tolerant plant gene discovered

An international group of plant scientists, led by Dr Gonzalo Estavillo and Professor Barry Pogson at The Australian National University have discovered a subtle mutation in Arabidopsis, a small, rapid growing plant, which may have important and far reaching implications for establishing drought resistance throughout the plant kingdom.

Summer 2009

Experts urge new policy for remote communities

A national forum of experts from peak Aboriginal organisations, homeland resource agencies and leading academics has found there is a desperate need for new policy approaches to small remote Aboriginal communities and homelands/outstations across Australia.

Is Thailand a country in crisis?

Is Thailand a country in crisis, reeling from the impact of the global financial crisis while battling political and economic corruption? That’s the question to be addressed by some of the region’s leading experts at the Thailand Update Conference 2009 which begins on Monday at ANU.

Force could be used on Oceanic 78: Academic

There is a precedent for the use of force to remove the asylum seekers onboard the Oceanic Viking if they cannot be persuaded to peacefully disembark, according to an academic from ANU.