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©iStockphoto.com/Joe Gough Featured Blog - Frank Jotzo on emissions confusion

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Environmental and Resource Economist Dr Frank Jotzo from the the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, in a post on the East Asia Forum Blog today, sorts through the confusion about emissions trading versus a carbon tax.

Filed under: Media Release, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU, Business and Economics, Economics and Finance, Environment, Public Policy, Staff

Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Filed under: Media Release,

Professor Jeff Bennett of the ANU Crawford School of Economics and Government. Carbon scheme a high price to pay: Survey

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Australians are willing to put their money where their mouth is to address climate change, but not to pay anywhere near the expected costs of the government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), according to a survey from ANU researchers.

Filed under: Media Release, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, Environment, Politics, Public Policy

Inside Story - Languages lost in translation

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Despite the importance of relations with Indonesia, the government is not backing up its Asia-literacy rhetoric with funds, writes Edward Aspinall from the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.

Filed under: Media Release, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, Asia, Education, Public Policy, Staff

Emissions trading scheme in the spotlight

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

The debate about an emissions trading scheme (ETS) for Australia has returned in force this week, as the Federal Opposition and minor parties push for a senate inquiry into the value and likely impacts of an ETS.

Filed under: Media Release, Public Policy

In plain sight: Flugelman show honours public artist

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Bert Flugelman is best known for his huge geometric public sculptures in stainless steel that dot the nation’s cities: Spheres in Adelaide, the Dobell Memorial in Sydney and The Cones in the National Gallery of Australia’s Sculpture Garden in Canberra.
The exhibition Bert Flugelman will be officially opened by Deborah Hart, Senior Curator of Australian Painting […]

Filed under: Media Release,

Mr Robert Wells, Director of APHCRI. Team approach vital for primary health care: Researchers

Friday, February 20th, 2009

The importance of strengthening a team approach to primary health care delivery shouldn’t be forgotten, according to researchers from the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute based at ANU.

Filed under: Media Release, ANU College of Medicine Biology and Environment, Health

Professor The Hon Kim Beazley, ANU Chancellor, meets with ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Chubb ahead of the ceremony. Ceremony welcomes Chancellor Beazley

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Professor The Hon Kim Beazley AC was officially installed as Chancellor at a ceremony officiated by the Governor-General, Her Excellency Quentin Bryce AC.

Filed under: Media Release, ANU, Education, Executive, Staff

Message from the Vice-Chancellor

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

We formally welcome our new Chancellor into the ANU community tonight.

Filed under: On Campus, News Briefs, ANU

Featured Blog - Priming the economy: short term versus long term

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Professor Quentin Grafton examines the challenge of balancing short term priming of the economy against long term payoff in an article posted on the East Asia Forum blog.

Filed under: Media Release, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, Asia, Business and Economics, Public Policy, Staff

Victorian Bushfire Appeal

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

The Victorian Bush Fire Appeal is being run in partnership with the Australian Red Cross and the Federal Government.

Filed under: On Campus, Need to Know - Students, ANU, Students

Victorian Bushfire Appeal 2009

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

The Victorian Bush Fire Appeal is being run in partnership with the Australian Red Cross and the Federal Government.

Filed under: On Campus, Need to Know - Staff, Administration, Staff

From the PARSA president

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Hello all! I am Tegan Kelly, the newly elected President of the ANU Postgraduate and Research Student Association (PARSA).

Filed under: On Campus, Need to Know - Students, ANU, Students

Happy Birthday ANUgreen – celebrating sustainability

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Celebrate Sustainability Day will return to campus Thursday 26 February.

Filed under: On Campus, Coming up, ANU, Staff, Students

$2 million for new scholarships

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Undergraduate students will be able to apply for new scholarships worth $2 million in total under a partnership ActewAGL, ACTEW and ANU.

Filed under: On Campus, News Briefs, ANU, Administration, Business and Economics, Economics and Finance, Engineering and Information Technology, Students

New parking arrangements

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

From Monday 16 February the ‘Pay and Display’ area of the Sullivan’s Creek carpark will have a maximum 3 hour time limit.

Filed under: On Campus, Need to Know - Students, ANU, Administration, Students

Parking changes

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

From Monday 16 February the ‘Pay and Display’ area of the Sullivan’s Creek carpark will have a maximum three hour time limit.

Filed under: On Campus, Need to Know - Staff, Staff

Spanish political drama to open 2009 season

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Moonlight will open its 2009 season with Federico Garcia Lorca’s play The House of Bernarda Alba.

Filed under: On Campus, Coming up, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU, The Arts

Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Nominations have opened for the 2009 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.

Filed under: On Campus, Need to Know - Staff, ANU College of Medicine Biology and Environment, ANU College of Physical Sciences, ANU, Administration, Science

Student Fees through ISIS

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

The student fees office is now able to provide fee invoice in ISIS as a download. All invoices will be published in ISIS from now on.

Filed under: On Campus, Need to Know - Students, ANU, Administration, Students

Remote lessons in the Thailand-Burma borderlands

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Spending New Year in a remote highland Lahu village, dancing all night to the beat of Thai drums and waking up in the morning to a pig sacrifice were just some of the unforgettable experiences a group of ANU students had this summer.

Filed under: On Campus, News Briefs, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, Asia

Woroni is back for 09

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

ANU student paper, Woroni makes a welcome return for 2009 on Monday 16 February.

Filed under: On Campus, Need to Know - Students, ANU, Students

Represent Australia at the Eco-Minds Youth Forum

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Bayer Australia, in partnership with United Nations Environmental Program, is offering three Australian students the opportunity to represent Australia at an Asia Pacific forum on Sustainable Energy Systems: Challenges and Opportunities.

Filed under: On Campus, Need to Know - Students, ANU, Environment, Science, Students

Many hands make beautiful music

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

A multi-piano extravaganza featuring 20 performers in works for four, six and eight hands will be presented at Llewellyn Hall next Friday 27 February.

Filed under: On Campus, Coming up, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU, The Arts

Students advise Chief Scientist to get tech savvy

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Get a Facebook page and into the digital age if you want to communicate with youth, say a group of enterprising young students from the National Youth Science Forum.

Filed under: On Campus, News Briefs, ANU College of Physical Sciences, Science