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Top uni executives face the music after chief quits

Julie Bishop has fended off questions about her future leading one of the nation's most prestigious universities after the resignation of its vice-chancellor.

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Julie Bishop vows to stay on as ANU chancellor after vice-chancellor resigns amid leadership crisis

Genevieve Bell’s resignation follows tumultuous period marked by redundancies, proposed course closures and allegations of a toxic work culture

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Pocock questions Bishop’s ANU leadership as pressure builds for chancellor and vice chancellor to step down

Independent senator claims there was ‘no faith’ in leadership of Genevieve Bell or Julie Bishop among university staff

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Courses within teaching, languages and media among hundreds to be slashed across Australian universities

Vice-chancellors say they’ve been forced to restructure but critics point finger at ‘unaccountable’ university management

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Afternoon Update: Reserve Bank decision; Julie Bishop accused of bullying in Senate inquiry; and Swifties celebrate

Jim Chalmers says the rate cut is ‘very welcome relief for millions of Australians’

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The ANU is moving to kill the Australian National Dictionary – this is why it matters

Bonzer. Dinkum. Troppo. We love our distinctive words and phrases.

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Raise jobseeker to 90% of age pension and pay for it by curbing super tax concessions, Vinnies says

Exclusive: Welfare reform paper also urges increases to rent assistance and payments to families and single parents

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In Australia, the rules around academics sleeping with their students can be complicated. But is it ethical?

In Sweet Nothings, author Madison Griffiths investigates the uncomfortable complexities of “problematic sex” between academics and students on Australian university campuses.

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Australia’s life expectancy gap narrows but men in disadvantaged areas dying almost seven years earlier

Major causes of death contributing to inequality are lung cancer, respiratory illness and heart disease, ANU researchers say

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Colonisation cleared 95% of these woodlands – Indigenous cultural burning is bringing it back

For millennia, First Nations people have shaped Australian ecosystems through the purposeful and skilful use of fire. This cultural burning is an important way for Aboriginal people to connect to and care for Country.

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Troops on US streets in more ways than one while Trump considers axing Aukus defence pact

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Australian universities hesitate on antisemitism definition amid academic freedom concerns

Peak Jewish groups accuse ANU of making campus ‘unsafe’ after board declines to adopt definition endorsed by Universities Australia

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ANU investigates possible hack after vice-chancellor’s account liked ‘highly offensive’ LinkedIn posts

University spokesperson says Genevieve Bell’s account had ‘liked’ posts she had never seen before about Julie Bishop and Gaza

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Aussie Uni To Review Honorary Degree Of Ex-Bangladesh Prime Minister Accused Of Genocide

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who received an honorary degree from ANU in 1999, is facing charges of genocide and murder, among others.

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Uni degree review for genocide-accused ex-foreign PM

An Australian university's honorary law degree for an ex-Bangladeshi leader is under review after they were accused of crimes against humanity.

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Crossbench calls for aid lift in face of meagre pledges

As Australia's foreign aid drops as a proportion of the country's wealth, most crossbenchers have signalled they want an increase to meet UN benchmarks.

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Poorest urban fringe electorates gain most from Labor’s first-term tax and welfare reform, ANU research shows

Exclusive: The wealthiest households on average will be nearly $800 worse off, modelling reveals, as a result of the rejigged stage-three tax cuts

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‘Same shit, different year’: Australia records hottest 12 months and warmest March on record

ANU climate scientist says ‘everyone is getting fatigued these records keep falling – it’s now incredibly predictable’

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Australian university researchers told ‘woke gender ideology’ among reasons behind Trump funding cuts

Researchers receive memo notifying ‘temporary’ funding pause prompting push for Australian government to pursue European partnerships

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Cause for Australian optimism despite US-Ukraine stoush

Australian ambassador to the United States Kevin Rudd has launched a staunch defence of the alliance between the two nations amid a shake up under Donald Trump.

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Sex 20 times a week? New study identifies four types of romantic lover

Australian research is ‘first to empirically show that we don’t all love the same’, lead author says

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Australians want less migration but oppose cutting international student numbers, study finds

People hold inaccurate and occasionally contradictory attitudes on issue which is shaping up as central to federal election

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Aussie university joins $230m future materials project

Sourcing and processing materials needed to transition to renewable energy is the focus of an international research project, with Australians at its heart.

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Student's treatment after Hamas support 'inappropriate'

The education minister says a university student expelled after declaring unconditional support for Hamas should not have been reinstated.

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10 essential books to read on Australia Day – our expert picks

A barbecue, a protest … or a good book? We asked some of our leading historians to choose an essential Australia Day read. Here are the works they consider crucial to understanding our culture and history.

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