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22 October 2024
Good luck, babe! Chappell Roan won't tell Gen Z who to vote for
Fans are putting pressure on pop stars to get political ahead of the US election. But what happens when a celebrity’s message isn’t what fans want to hear?
14 June 2024
Why Gen Z are obsessed with looking young
Young people are increasingly turning to anti-ageing procedures, including Botox. ANU psychiatrist Neil Jeyasingam says the reasoning goes beyond the superficial.
4 December 2024
Young Aussies satisfied with direction of country amid voter power shift
A new ANU study has found almost half of young Australians have quite a lot or a great deal of confidence in the Federal Government amid a voter power shift ahead of the 2025 Australian federal election.
27 August 2024
Is queerbaiting problematic or powerful? Internet culture is making it harder to draw a moral line
The quest for queer representation may be unfairly forcing public figures to put a label on their sexuality.
11 July 2024
Navigating the ins and outs of modern email etiquette
Is there a right way to write an email? We asked a business communication expert.
19 June 2024
Rentals are grim and expensive. Should young people squat instead?
In this age of cozzie livs, TikToker Purple Pingers is offering Gen Z unconventional housing advice.
23 February 2024
Did Prabowo Subianto’s TikTok makeover impact the Indonesian election results?
The apparent victor of Indonesia’s election looked to TikTok to woo young voters. But did he manage to win hearts, minds and votes?
24 January 2024
Murder (is back) on the dancefloor: TikTok gives old hits new life
Blasts from the past are #trending, but what does this mean for the music industry?
27 April 2023
Chanel Contos joins ANU
Leading youth advocate Chanel Contos, whose landmark petition started a vital national conversation on sexual consent and education, is joining the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership (GIWL).
21 February 2023
Young people may decide the outcome of the Voice referendum – here’s why
With less adherence to party politics and a broadly progressive viewpoint, young people will play a key role in the outcome of the Voice to Parliament referendum.
5 December 2022
What explained the seismic 2022 federal election? The Australian Election Study has answers
The gradual changes in voting behaviour represent an existential crisis for the Liberals going forward, write Dr Sarah Cameron and Professor Ian McAllister.
4 August 2022
Here's why Austen fans hate the latest adaptation of Persuasion
The recent Persuasion film has not won over fans of the original novel. So what makes some Jane Austen adaptations more successful than others?
24 June 2022
Unpopular leaders punished at the polls in 2022 election
Scott Morrison and Barnaby Joyce were the most unpopular leaders of any party since 1987, new analysis of the 2022 federal election from ANU shows.
3 December 2024
Don’t look back in anger: the legacy of Oasis
In the lead-up to the highly anticipated Oasis tour, an ANU popular music expert reflects on the band that made both fans - and Sally - wait.