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Australia's unis make the grade on global leaderboard

Six Australian universities have featured in the world's top 100, according to a prestigious list, swimming against a tide of broader educational decline.

AAP · Sep 29

Corporations claim their fossil fuel emissions are a drop in the ocean. But what if we could count the real cost?

A new tool called Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight metrics, including lost food production

The Guardian - AU · Sep 28

Counting the cost: tool estimates fossil fuel impacts

From additional heat to the loss of coral and glaciers, an online tool promises to calculate the effect of coal, oil and gas developments.

AAP · Sep 28

Pete Hegseth’s silence on Taiwan is exactly what Xi Jinping wants

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth adopted a quieter approach to Taiwan at a Singapore security forum. This shift in communication aims to project American strength without overt confrontation. While the long-term impact is uncertain, this move is seen as a win for China's President Xi Jinping. Taiwan and the US…

The Economic Times · May 31

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.

The Conversation · Apr 8

Australia in danger of becoming an ‘artless country’ as enrolments in creative courses collapse

Research suggests surging costs under Morrison government’s job-ready graduate scheme and axing of dozens of subjects largely to blame

The Guardian - AU · Feb 8

In the Australian outback, we’re listening for nuclear tests – and what we hear matters more than ever

Tyres stick to hot asphalt as I drive the Stuart Highway from Alice Springs northward, leaving the MacDonnell Ranges behind. My destination is the Warramunga facility, about 500 kilometres north – a remote monitoring station I’ve directed for the Australian National University for nearly 19 years, and one of the…

The Conversation · Feb 4

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

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The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2025

Top university backtracks on controversial job cuts

Staff have scored a major win in their long-running battle against a contentious cost-slashing plan at the Australian National University.

AAP · Sep 18, 2025

The ANU was set up to be a ‘national asset’. Here are 3 ways it can return to its original mission

The Australian National University is one of the most prestigious universities in Australia and is regularly ranked among the world’s best.

The Conversation · Sep 11, 2025