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09
May
2019

Wicked problems can be addressed if the will is there

Mark Kenny charts the wicked problems plaguing domestic policy and wraps up the second event in the ANU Federal Election panel series. It is a sad irony that elections, thought of as the high-point…

04
Apr
2019

Researcher Highlight: Prof Nicole Moore (UNSW)

Did you know that through the mid-twentieth century, Australia had one of the highest rates of censorship of any country in the English-speaking world? While it’s difficult to be absolute in such…

25
Jan
2019

Dr Robyn McKenzie named inaugural Australian National Fellow

The Australian Studies Institute at ANU and the Menzies Australia Institute at King’s College, London, are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Robyn McKenzie (ANU College of Arts and Social…

04
Dec
2018

Senior Press Gallery Journalist Joins Australian Studies Institute at ANU

One of Australia's most prominent political journalists and public commentators, Mark Kenny, will take up a new position of Senior Fellow, in the Australian Studies Institute at ANU early in the New…

04
Dec
2018

'Australian Journey' series now available with Simplified Chinese Subtitles

In partnership with the Australian Embassy in Beijing and the ANU China Liaison Office, AuSI has sponsored the translation of the 'Australian Journey' series to include simplified Chinese subtitles…

15
Aug
2018

Travel back in time with The Magic Lantern in Australia and the World

Imagine this. It's the 1880s and you’re trying to organise the trade unions to form the Australian Labor movement. Cinema won’t be invented for another 15 years. So how do you let people far and wide…

28
Jun
2018

ICASC Highlights: ANU Announces 'Australia and the World' Research Excellence Program

Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Shirley Leitch, and AuSI Director, Professor Paul Pickering, announced the 'Australia and the World' Research Excellence Program at the International Conference…