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'Loyalty, perhaps favouritism': probe into uni nepotism

A state's corruption watchdog is examining nepotism allegations at a university, including that jobs were handed to mates despite glaring conflicts of interest.

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Canberra home to a number one university in latest QS rankings

'We are excited to be number one ...'

The Canberra Times

'Superstar' Canberra scientist's work draws $4.5m donation

The money will go towards research into complex autoimmune diseases.

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Teachers are not the be-all and end-all of quality education

When strikes happen, remember the forgotten staff who make a difference.

The Canberra Times

Finally, Renew ANU exposed for what it was: a destructive job-cutting ruse

The council needs to take a good look at itself too.

The Canberra Times

ANU fronts estimates as full cost of reputational damage is revealed

'Many staff and students have felt hurt,' acting chancellor concedes.

The Canberra Times

Failure of 'epic proportions' costs top uni $100m

A "very challenged" leading Australian university is bleeding money, losing key leaders and offering contentious bursaries to attract enrolments.

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ANU scandals during Julie Bishop’s tenure caused $100m in reputational damage, university estimates

Interim vice-chancellor tells senate estimates of ‘very significant’ effect on donor pipeline and enrolments

The Guardian - AU

The amount of money ANU saved from Renew revealed by audit office

New audit report paints a concerning picture for ANU.

The Canberra Times

Union questions ANU leadership after damning work health and safety finding

'We know this report reflects real impacts on people ...'

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Taylor compares past figures with future forecast for misleading migration claim

An expert has described the Opposition Leader's methodology as "dodgy" after he claimed this year's migration rate is running 80,000 ahead of forecasts.

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1,200-year-old giant 'death jar' in Laos contains generations of human skeletons

Excavation of a large stone vessel from the mysterious Laos Plain of Jars has confirmed its use in an ancient funerary tradition.

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Julie Bishop resigns as Australian National University chancellor

Former foreign minister steps down early as finance minister Katy Gallagher says embattled institution must continue ‘rebuilding trust and confidence’

The Guardian - AU

Checkmate: Bishop quits top job at prestigious uni

A new chancellor will be appointed at one of Australia's top universities after the resignation of former Liberal minister Julie Bishop.

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Exiled foreign despot still holds Australian honour

A Bangladeshi leader who ordered the killing of 1400 protesters retains an honorary degree at a top Australian uni despite warnings of reputational damage.

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Humanity is heading back to the Moon. Australia isn’t even funding telescopes

Australian science policy is in a confused place. The government is negotiating with the European Union to join the Horizon Europe program for funding and collaboration. Australian facilities are crucial to NASA’s Artemis II mission around the Moon.

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Democracy under threat as social grievances widen gap

Young people and Australians under strain are less supportive of democracy as a royal commission into social cohesion offers an opportunity to address trust.

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Tax expert worried Australia on path to neo-feudal society as housing wealth drives inequality

Real inequality is between those who have assets and those without in same generation, not young versus old, says ANU academic

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ANU keeps award for ex-PM guilty of human rights crimes

A former leader has been charged, tried and convicted of crimes against humanity in the time the ANU has taken to review but not act on her honorary degree.

The Guardian - AU

ABC boss denies host an ‘activist’ after criticism from Nampijinpa Price – as it happened

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New transmission towers are crucial for renewables – but contentious. Here’s where they should go

Solar and wind now provide 99% of new generating capacity in Australia. Renewables supply more than 40% of power to the main grid.

The Guardian - AU

‘We can’t police our way out of fascism’: experts urge holistic approach to counter Australia’s neo-Nazis

Reactive lawmaking and off-the-cuff ideas won’t deal with the problem, counter-terrorism expert and researcher at ANU says

The Guardian - AU

ANU bought shares in Israeli weapons maker after pledging to stop controversial arms investments

Exclusive: University says Elbit Systems, whose drones have been used extensively in Gaza, was not on any controversial weapons list when shares bought and sold this year

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5 Charts That Show How Young Australians Are Getting Screwed

Despite having greater access to education and information, young Aussies are more precarious, indebted, insecure and anxious than ever before.

The Conversation

Unusual red rocks in Australia are rewriting the rules on exceptional fossil sites

Hidden beneath farmland in the central tablelands of New South Wales lies one of Australia’s most extraordinary fossil sites – McGraths Flat. It dates back between 11 million and 16 million years into the Miocene epoch, a time when many of today’s familiar plants and animals evolved.

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