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The Australian National University acknowledges, celebrates and pays our respects to the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people of the Canberra region and to all First Nations Australians on whose traditional lands we meet and work, and whose cultures are among the oldest continuing cultures in human history.

The butterfly heist that left science aflutter

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Author, TV presenter and ANU graduate Lee Constable is sharing her passion for science with the next generation.

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Can Peter Dutton flip Labor voters to rewrite electoral history? It might just work

The combative opposition leader has continued to focus on prising suburbanites away from Labor with a relentless campaign emphasising the rising cost-of-living.

The good, bad and the uncertain: here’s our 2025 budget breakdown

Economist Kristen Sobeck makes sense of the budget hokey pokey on an episode of the ANU podcast, Democracy Sausage.

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Both major parties talk big on defence ahead of elections. But even with the world changing before our eyes, Australia’s spend on defence isn’t enough to buy us the capabilities we need.

The erosion of hope and the federal election

The latest ANU data shows Australians are increasingly pessimistic about the future, while life satisfaction has dropped to its lowest level since COVID-19 lockdowns.

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