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2025 Stephen FitzGerald Scholars
17
Dec
2025

Stephen FitzGerald Scholars Program 2025

The ANU Australian Studies Institute (AuSI) was proud to host the Stephen FitzGerald Scholars Program from Wednesday 26 November to Friday 28 November 2025. In its third year, the prestigious three…

Prof Agnieszka Sobocinska
17
Dec
2025

AuSI 2025 Visiting Fellow: Prof Agnieszka Sobocinska

The ANU Australian Studies Institute (AuSI) is pleased to introduce Prof Agnieszka Sobocinska, our fellow in the 2025 Visiting Fellowship Program. Prof Agnieszka Sobocinska is a historian…

Earthquake: the election that shook Australia by Niki Savva
16
Dec
2025

Review: Niki Savva’s Earthquake is a damning account of the election that shook Australia

By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Conversation.As federal polling day neared on May 3 2025, the ground was silent but the people of Australia stirred, some…

14
Dec
2025

Opinion: Transparency only hope for PM's perks problems

By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.It is worth conjecturing that if the current outrage about taxpayer-funded family reunion privileges had…

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10
Dec
2025

Opinion: Where is the real threat? These long-held truths now seem a bit flimsy

By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.It is said that the Devil's greatest trick was to convince the world he didn't exist.If true, ol' Beelzebub…

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09
Dec
2025

Democracy Sausage Episode: Politics remastered

National Affairs journalist, Jason Koutsoukis joins Democracy Sausage to discuss the year that was, an historic election victory, the vexed question of political authority, and declining trust in…

08
Dec
2025

AuSI 2025 Visiting Fellow: Prof Jaime Baeza Freer

The ANU Australian Studies Institute (AuSI) is delighted to introduce Prof Jaime Baeza Freer, a fellow in the 2025 Visiting Fellowship Program. Prof Jaime Baeza Freer's research examines…