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Australians believe the governments should use the personal data they obtain to better target entitlements, according to the latest Australian National University Poll (ANUPoll).

Research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that Australia is installing renewable power per person each year faster than any other country, helping it to meet its entire Paris Agreement emissions reduction targets five years early. Lead researcher Professor Andrew Blakers said Australia was installing renewable power per capita several times faster than the European Union, Japan, China and the United States, based on preliminary data available for installations globally last year.

Experts from The Australian National University (ANU) have shared their thoughts on the final report from the Royal Commission into the Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry.

Canberra-born technology company Liquid Instruments has this week announced more than $11 million (US$8.16M) has been invested in their growing business.

While the nation follows the fortunes of our men and women's cricket teams over summer, ANU and the Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust (SCGT) are shining a light on the dawn of women's cricket in New South Wales, pioneered by the Gregory sisters in the 1880s.

New research from The ANU shows people imprisoned on terrorism offences stand a better chance of being rehabilitated when placed in general prison populations, than when kept in isolation or in a separate location with other terrorists. The study, which primarily looked at inmates in Philippine prisons over a 10-year period, challenges the traditional view that violent extremist offenders will spread their radical ideology amongst other prisoners.

The 24 th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will be held in Katowice, Poland officially opening on 3 December 2018.

The ANU School of Art and Design has been transformed from studio to gallery to show case the final art works of 110 graduating students from the Class of 2018.

The ANU School of Art and Design has been transformed from studio to gallery to show case the final art works of 110 graduating students from the Class of 2018.

Do you know someone 'doing a Johnny Farnham'' Have you played the 'thongophone'' And how do you think Australia's 'koala diplomacy' is working?

A successful justice pilot initiative supported by The ANU has the potential to help young and vulnerable people across rural and regional Australia access legal help more quickly and keep them safe.

Australia's official interest rates should remain on hold in November, The Australian National University (ANU) RBA Shadow Board has found.

The Australian National University (ANU) is launching the largest health and wellbeing study of Indigenous adults in the country.

Australians are increasingly attracted to the idea of having a strong leader who does not have to bother with parliament and elections, as trust in political parties and national institutions continues to drop, according to the new Australian Values Study.

A revolutionary interdisciplinary program to improve sustainability of farming was launched at Parliament House today.

The ANU has today released the first comprehensive public database tracking Chinese commercial investment in Australia, which shows there has been $40.4 billion worth of investment over the past four years through a total of 262 transactions.

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) could be a step closer to saving the critically endangered swift parrot, after showing it's possible to predict where the parrots will settle to breed. Swift parrots are nomads that move to a new location to breed each year depending on where their preferred food, nectar from flowering trees, is most abundant.

The Australian National University (ANU) is celebrating Banned Books Week this week by showing off a selection of books in the University's libraries that have at one point been banned, either in Australia or overseas.

Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) are encouraging farmers in in the Riverina district of NSW to discuss the difficult issue of what to do with Aboriginal stone tools they might have found on their farms.

Analysis by the Australian National University shows Australia could have 100 per cent renewable electricity by the early 2030s if the current rate of installations by industry continues into 2020 and beyond.