22
May
2017
Belt and Road Initiative depends on Australia and others signing on »
China's boldest attempt yet to achieve sustainable development through strengthening connectivity and economic relations with partner...
09
May
2017
A bank heist in Paraguay’s ‘wild, wild west’ reveals the dark underbelly of free trade »
A bank heist in Paraguay’s ‘wild, wild west’ reveals the dark underbelly of free trade
21
Apr
2017
Australians largely support science, but not all see the benefits »
The ANU Poll has found 82% of Australians believe politicians should rely more on the advice of expert scientists.
13
Apr
2017
ANU Chancellor Gareth Evans addresses National Press Club »
ANU Chancellor and former Foreign Minister Professor Gareth Evans and Adjunct Professor Allan Gyngell have addressed the National Press Club
13
Apr
2017
SPEECH: Allan Gyngell outlines Australia’s foreign policy challenges »
Adjunct Professor Allan Gyngell has addressed the National Press Club on Thursday on Australia’s foreign policy challenges.
13
Apr
2017
SPEECH: ANU Chancellor Professor Gareth Evans explains Australia's key foreign policy themes »
ANU Chancellor Professor Gareth Evans discusses key foreign policy themes for Australian at the National Press Club.
12
Apr
2017
What does Trump gain from punishing the Syrian regime? »
US cruise missile attack on Syria may not change the balance of forces on the ground that has increasingly favoured the Assad regime.
31
Mar
2017
Tiny frogs face a troubled future in New Guinea’s tropical mountains »
Biologists discover the dynamic history of tiny amphibians in Papua New Guinea and find they are extremely vulnerable to climate change.
24
Mar
2017
Three rivers are now legally people – but that’s just the start of looking after them »
The world has gained three notable new legal persons: the Whanganui River in New Zealand, and the Ganga and Yamuna Rivers in India.
10
Mar
2017
Goodbye glamour-puss and rugged hero: smokers lose brand identity with plain cigarette packaging »
Hugh Webb, The Australian National University
Plain cigarette packaging has been a great Australian success story. There's now strong...
20
Feb
2017
FactCheck Q&A: was it four degrees hotter 110,000 years ago? »
Associate Professor Nerilie Abram, The Australian National University
The Conversation fact-checks claims made on Q&A, broadcast...
07
Feb
2017
Donald Trump's unprecedented immigration measures fit his contradictory approach to politics »
President Donald Trump's executive order banning the nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States on the...
23
Jan
2017
Things fall apart: why do the ecosytems we depend on collapse? »
Professor David Lindenmayer, The Australian National University
People collapse, buildings collapse, economies collapse and even entire...
17
Jan
2017
What's next in the Donald Trump foreign policy two-step? »
American President-elect Donald Trump has caused much concern around the world in general, and the wider Middle East in particular.
03
Jan
2017
Why don’t people get it? Seven ways that communicating risk can fail »
Rod Lamberts, The Australian National University
Many public conversations we have about science-related issues involve communicating...
15
Dec
2016
Banning extremist groups is more political symbolism than effective counter-terrorism »
Tim Legrand, The Australian National University
Lee Jarvis, The University of East Anglia
For the first time in the UK, the government...
08
Dec
2016
Climate shenanigans at the ends of the Earth: why has sea ice gone haywire? »
Climate change rhetoric gives the impression of a gradual change in Earth’s climate occurring uniformly across the planet. This is not true.
24
Nov
2016
There are 14 wild orange-bellied parrots left - this summer is our last chance to save them »
When only 14 of any species are left in the wild, you know they are in trouble.
23
Nov
2016
Dutton's attack on Fraser shows how low our politicians are willing to go on refugees »
Dutton is using immigration policy to score cheap political points on an issue that goes to the heart of our nation.
23
Nov
2016
Is Fukushima still safe after the latest earthquake? »
The earthquake that hit yesterday morning was nowhere as strong as the 2011 quake but Japan still aren't taking any chances.
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