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Stressful, narrowly focused and, for many, a bit pointless: Is it time to rethink year 12 exams?

Thousands of students across Australia are currently doing their year 12 exams, but only a minority will use their ATAR to get into university. So, is it time to rethink how we measure academic achievement?

ABC News · Nov 5, 2022

Special Report: COP27

Adaptation, mitigation, and negotiation will be on the agenda as the world gathers in Sharm el-Sheikh for the 27th Conference of the Parties climate meeting.

360info · Oct 31, 2022

Scientists peer into Martian 'engine room'

Australian National University scientists are scanning Mars to size up the planet's large core and unlock its past, using 'marsquake' data from a NASA lander.

AAP · Oct 27, 2022

‘Canberra ketamine’: new recreational drug discovered at Australian pill-testing service

‘As far as we’re aware, this is the first detection of a new drug by a drug-checking service anywhere in the world,’ says professor

The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2022

'Not a lot of communication': National Library closures frustrate academics

Collection closures at the National Library have impacted academics across Australia.

The Canberra Times · Oct 16, 2022

60 years on since Silent Spring, David Pocock enters the debate on food and pesticides

The ACT’s independent senator is a vital voice to watch as the country seeks a path forward on biodiversity, agricultural sustainability and the climate crisis

The Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2022

Rising costs, insecure work and the stage-three tax cuts make Australia’s class system even starker

The sorts of long-term jobs we used to take for granted are now only available to a diminishing pool of established elites

The Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2022

What's the best university in the world? What's the best Australian uni? Here's what the World University Rankings list says

The University of Melbourne topped The Times Higher Education World University Rankings list for the nation, coming in at number 34 in the world. Find out how your uni went.

ABC News · Oct 12, 2022

Canberra universities slide down world rankings

Melbourne hosts Australia's best two universities on the Times Higher Education rankings.

The Canberra Times · Oct 12, 2022

'Ultimate extreme': The ANU study sending plants to the moon

Humans have taken plants to space before, and successfully grown plants in space, but they have never spread their roots to the moon. A new study could change that soon.

The Canberra Times · Oct 7, 2022