Former attorney-general and UK high commissioner George Brandis has been appointed as professor of national security, law and policy at the Australian National University. The now-retired politician accepted the distinguished position after serving four years as Australia's high commissioner to ...

A team of global astronomers from Australian National University have discovered the fastest-growing supermassive black hole of the past 9 billion years. Scientists spotted the extremely bright quasar, a luminous object powered by a supermassive black hole, through a 1.3-metre ...

Australian universities have slipped in the latest round of international higher education rankings, with only five local institutions placing in the world's top 50. The Australian National University ranked as the nation's best institution, but also dropped three places to ...

Former prime minister Julia Gillard has warned working from home may disadvantage women who risk becoming “invisible behind a screen” while men return to the office. The former PM said women were more likely to work from home in order ...

One of Australia’s top doctors has issued an urgent warning after killer virus monkeypox was found on our shores. A Victorian man is in hospital after being diagnosed with monkeypox, while another in NSW is also suspected of being infected ...

Australia’s tertiary regulator has flagged an increase in online contractors amping up advertising for illegal cheating services. In a statement, the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) said the return to face-to-face learning had seen material promoting “assignment help” ...

A study asking male doctors to estimate female numbers in the profession has shown up a mistake that could cause “insidious consequences”. Male doctors who over-estimate the number of women in the medical profession are also less likely to support ...

Five years after The Australian Human Rights Commission filed a damning report on sexual violence in universities high rates of incidents continue to reported, but experts say awareness is improving. The Australian National University has published a long-awaited report which ...

Two-in-five Australians think they’ll likely get Covid, according to a new survey, as the number of people reporting “severe” psychological stress has dramatically jumped. Australian National University researchers surveyed almost 3500 adults and found 40 per cent believe they are likely or ...

Australians have become less trusting of how governments and companies use their private data following two years of using check-in apps during the Covid-19 pandemic. New analysis from the Australian National University shows people’s trust in major institutions to maintain data privacy ...