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30 January 2025

Superstitious finances: the invisible forces guiding your investments

As the Year of the Snake slithers in, so do superstitions about money and luck. But should our finances ever be guided by folklore? An ANU expert weighs in.

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15 February 2017

World-first project to tackle railway suicides

Is it possible to identify people considering self-harm at train stations? James Grubel finds out.

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15 April 2020

Health and environmental protections at risk during COVID-19

Health and environmental standards are at risk of manipulation by governments during the global coronavirus crisis, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) warns.  In a recently published study, the researchers generated a model to show how governments adjust health, safety, and environmental standards to benefit industry when industry profits are suffering.  “Our simple model predicts that when industries are hurting, governments will be more likely to manipulate health, safety or environmental standards to benefit those industries,” said study co-author Dr Emma Aisbett, who is based at the Energy Change Institute and the School of Regulation and Global Governance at ANU.  “Using data from World Trade…

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28 November 2024

Funding futures: the students financing ANU scholarships

These ANU students are learning the ropes of investment for a good cause.

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19 August 2024

Crunching numbers to preserve the Great Barrier Reef

ANU statistician Francis Hui is deep diving into a sea of data to help devise sustainable futures for the world’s largest coral reef.

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25 July 2024

Would you pay to quit TikTok and Instagram? You'd be surprised how many would

Even though social media is free to use, research found many US university students would pay to quit it - if only they could beat their fear of missing out.

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27 September 2023

Is your manager a narcissist? Here's what you need to know.

While narcissists can be star performers at work, their management style can be damaging to staff mental health.

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15 May 2023

Here comes the sun: what does the future of solar energy look like? 

Solar energy is having its moment in the sun. What’s next for the technology that powers it and how do we get more people to use it?

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1 November 2022

Behind the seams: the uncomfortable truth about fast fashion

Modern slavery is a stubborn business model in fashion manufacturing and it will take more than the law to shake.

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31 May 2021

Cash rate should stay on hold for the next year

The official cash rate should remain at a historic low of 0.1 per cent for at least one year, according to ANU's RBA Shadow Board.

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24 February 2021

Laughter isn’t always the best medicine for work stress

Humour helps us deal with the stress of juggling work and family commitments, but only when we seek it out, according to a new study led by ANU.

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2 November 2020

As lockdown lifts, rates should stay put

Despite Victoria’s success in containing COVID-19 and lifting stage-four restrictions, interest rates should stay at the historically low of 0.25 per cent, according to The Australian National University’s Shadow RBA. In its latest vote, the Board favours a rate hold – but only just.   The Shadow Board is 56 per cent confident that keeping the cash rate on hold is the right policy. The Board’s conviction a rate cut is needed is 44 per cent, while its confidence in a rate hike is 0 per cent.   “Easing of restrictions, especially in Victoria, might improve the ABS unemployment rate currently at…

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31 August 2020

Case for keeping rates low remains strong: Shadow RBA - ANU

With Australia’s economy remaining fragile due to COVID-19, the official cash rate should remain on hold for now, according to The Australian National University’s Shadow RBA Board. For a fifth month in a row, the Shadow Board’s view on a possible change to the official cash rate remains the same. The Board is 94% confident that keeping interest rates at 0.25 per cent is the right policy. In contrast, the Board is six per cent confident that a final rate cut, to zero per cent, is appropriate. Shadow Board chair Dr Timo Henckel says while Australia appears to have weathered…

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3 August 2020

As COVID cases rise, rates should stay low

With a surge in coronavirus cases in Victoria and other states, there is a strong reason to keep the official cash rate on hold, according to The Australian National University’s Shadow RBA. For a fourth month in a row, the ANU RBA Shadow Board’s probabilities regarding a change to the official cash rate change remain the same. In its latest vote, the Board attaches a 94 per cent probability the overnight interest rate should remain at the historically low rate of 0.25%. In contrast, the Board attaches a six per cent probability that a final rate cut, to zero per…