EOI: Winter Institute - 'Techne and the Human Sciences in the 21st Century'
The ANU Australian Studies Institute (AuSI) is calling for expressions of interest from ANU PhD candidates and ANU early career researchers for the 2025 Winter Institute: Techne and the Human…
Opinion: Trump is America. So what does that say for his fascist sympathies and his supporters?
By Mark Kenny A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times. Reconcile the following 10 points if that is even possible. 1. Donald Trump cites Adolf Hitler and…
First Eight Lecture in London: Joseph Cook
On 9 October 2024, Foundation Fellow of the ANU Australian Studies Institute (AuSI), Professor David Headon, delivered the next lecture in The First Eight Project series on Australia's early prime…
Opinion: Can a ‘Trumpist’ approach to politics work in Australia?
By Mark Kenny A version of this article was originally published by The Conversation. In one of their typically literary sketches, 1990s comedy duo Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie asked if…
Opinion: Blame to share in the Thorpe, King Charles affair
By Mark Kenny A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times. Looming above the tut-tutting by establishment politicians over the rudeness of Senator Lidia Thorpe…
New Democracy Sausage Episode: Yeah nah, what’s Australia?
Julianne Schultz joins Democracy Sausage to talk about understanding ourselves, wrestling with the past and creating a more inclusive future. What’s behind the silence and lack of post-Voice…
Opinion: Will all these elections actually lead to more democracy?
By Mark Kenny A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times. This year began as the high-water mark for democracy with more than half of the world's people invited…