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Summer 2009
Does getting older mean accepting the decline of our mental and physical faculties? Professor Kaarin Anstey and her colleagues at ANU are investigating ways in which ageing can be a positive experience, including the kinds of activities that are likely to contribute to healthier senior years.
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Summer 2009
Malouf on the contemporary relevance of the classics
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Summer 2009
Law student Melanie Poole writes about her journey to be a Youth Representative to the UN.
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Summer 2009
The thought of marrying the words forensic and accounting may seem like an odd coupling; after all, forensics is all about science, isn’t it? Or is forensic accounting simply the latest in the seemingly never-ending series of catch-phrases devised to cash in on recent global events? On the contrary, forensic accounting is real, in demand, and likely to reshape accounting as we know it.
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Summer 2009
The destruction of the physical barrier between West and East Germany in 1989 became a symbol for collapse of Soviet Europe and the end of the Cold War. But as three ANU researchers explain, it can also be seen as a springboard for contemporary exploration of European politics, security and personality.
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Summer 2009
What has the Spangled Grunter got to do with saving the world’s disappearing languages? A leading linguist argues that the connections between words, peoples and places can tell us a lot about the richness of our planet – and we lose those words to our grave detriment.
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Summer 2009
For three years now ANU students have been swapping study for scribing as they vie for one of the prizes in the Uni Pub/ANU Short Story Competition. One of the richest short story prizes in Australia, this year the winner drew on her grandmother’s wisdom to secure first place.
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Summer 2009
Paddock trees provide shelter for livestock, homes for native animals, barriers against soil erosion and a host of other benefits. They’re an icon of the Australian countryside – and they’re disappearing at an alarming rate. An ANU research project has developed simple steps that could turn the tree crisis around.
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Summer 2009
Rogue waves are massive walls of water that rise up in the open ocean for reasons unknown, damaging shops or dragging them down to Davey Jones’ Locker. What causes these waves remains a mystery, but some ANU physicists think the answer may lie in studying beams of light.
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Summer 2009
The trip could have been just another excursion for French language lovers. Instead a group of ANU students gained a perspective on the complex and sometimes difficult issues that affect New Caledonian society.
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Summer 2009
A new study into the impacts of relocation disputes between former partners who are also parents could help improve outcomes for children and their parents.
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Summer 2009
An ongoing archaeological dig in Syria is providing welcome employment to Bedouin women, and enriching our understanding of ancient Greek culture in its colonies.
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Summer 2009
A partnership between the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science and Engineers Without Borders Australia is encouraging students to recognise and experience their role in improving the everyday quality of life of communities around the world, writes engineering researcher Jeremy Smith.
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Spring 2009
The Thai-Burma Railway is one of the most important sites for the commemoration of Australian war history overseas. Thousands of tourists visit it each year and the Australian Government funds a museum at Hellfire Pass cutting. But what do the people of Thailand make of this? Thai and Australian students have gone some way to bridging that divide.
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Spring 2009
ANU is home to one of the world’s most important fossil collections, including one-of-a-kind examples of creatures past. Now researchers passionate about this treasure trove want to ensure it’s preserved for the future.
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Spring 2009
ANU Reporter is about to turn 40, so we’d like you to tell us what you think about our magazine on the eve of this major anniversary.
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Spring 2009
A new method for catching sports drug cheating is shaking up the greyhound industry.
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Spring 2009
David Horner is writing the first official history of Australia’s intelligence agency ASIO.
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Spring 2009
A trio of MBA students has proven they can run a world-beating company at the national and international level. Now all they need to do is translate their virtual success into the real world.
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Spring 2009
A new institute at ANU brings together – for the first time – researchers working on rural and regional issues from throughout Australia.
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Spring 2009
Researchers are about to beat their own record by creating the world’s biggest solar concentrator dish. But this time it will be industry ready – meaning solar farms could be coming to a sunny spot near you.
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Spring 2009
It’s a long way from space to the Murray-Darling Basin, but not too far for a pair of satellites that have revealed an alarming decline in the hydrology of one of Australia’s largest fresh water systems. The same technology could also help us get a clearer picture of how climate change is affecting the planet.
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Spring 2009
2009 is the 15th anniversary of the United Nations Human Rights Committee’s ruling on the Toonen v Australia complaint, which led to Tasmania overturning its prohibitions against gay sex and ultimately becoming one of the most progressive states for same sex couples with its pioneering civil union scheme. Wayne Morgan from the ANU College of Law was a legal advisor on the Toonen case, and advised the Tasmanian Attorney-General on the design of the relationship laws. He talks to ANU Reporter editor Simon Couper about how far we’ve come in ending legal discrimination against gays and lesbians in Australia, and what remains the law to be done.
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Spring 2009
Australia’s birds have much to lose in a dry country affected by human development, but they could also teach us something about how to survive in Australia, argues environmental historian Libby Robin.
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Spring 2009
A Masters student takes her new know-how on mental health from the classroom to the workplace.
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Staying power
A mirror for our times
Being the change
Behind the numbers
After the fall
Speaking of tongues
Family tie inspires winning story
Reversing a tree regeneration crisis
Monsters of the deep
Troubled in paradise
Moving on, moving kids
Daily bread, ancient bones
Last word: Engineering a sustainable vision
Bridge on the River Memory
Fossil future
Dogs, drugs and detection
The secret history
How to succeed in business without really having a business
Big Ideas
Supersized solar
The view from here
Equal before the law
Essay: Living with uncertainty
Gaining the edge
2009
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