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COVID-19 has underlined the urgent need for a coordinated national framework of interpreters and translation services for Australia's Indigenous languages, say leading experts.

Government measures to arrest the economic impact of COVID-19 have helped stop further job losses and declines in working hours, new ana lysis from T he Australian National University (ANU) shows. The steadier jobs outlook has also boosted Australians' sense of wellbeing. The analysis builds on a first - of - its - kind longitudinal ANU survey in April , which showed more than 670, 000 Australians had lost their jobs due to the crisis - an unprecedented drop in employment.

A new infrared telescope, to be designed and built by astronomers at The Australian National University (ANU), will monitor the entire southern sky in search of new cosmic events as they take place.

Over 5,000 unique maps from the Asia-Pacific Map Collection are now available online as part of an ongoing project by The Australian National University's College of Asia and the Pacific.

Australia's GP clinics, pharmacies and other primary care services are key to protecting our most vulnerable people against COVID-19, according to new research led by experts at The Australian National University (ANU).

The Australian National University (ANU) is helping to ensure health workers have adequate supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) amid the coronavirus pandemic, by coordinating the production of thousands of face shields and masks.

Australia's budget is heading for the red in the wake of COVID-19, but it is in much better shape when it comes to transparency, a new report has found. The 2019 Open Budget Survey compared budget transparency across 117 countries around the globe. The analysis of Australia's budget transparency was undertaken by researchers at The Australian National University's Tax and Transfer Policy Institute (TTPI).

Vendors on the dark web are selling Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and drugs marketed as coronavirus vaccines or cures at high cost, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU).

A new study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found that animals may be an "untapped" resource to help manage fuel loads for bushfires.

COVID-19 may be the making of this generation's Great Depression, which would have profound long-term health implications for the socially disadvantaged, according to a health equality expert from The Australian National University (ANU).

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.

A first-of-its-kind project from The Australian National University (ANU) will detect COVID-19 in sewage to examine the virus' transmission outside of patient testing or hospital reporting.

Record hot weather, drought and a devastating bushfire season in 2019 damaged our environment and natural resources on an unprecedented scale, according to the annual Australia's Environment Report.

New  modelling  from experts at The Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Melbourne shows Australia's rate of COVID-19 infections is doubling about every seven days.

Criminal law experts are recommending the limited release of elderly, young and minor offenders from Australian jails and detention centres to avoid a preventable COVID-19 outbreak.

To combat high risk of heart attack and strokes, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should have had their heart checked by a GP by age 18 at the latest, according to new national recommendations.

ANU Researchers are studying how natural disasters affect pregnant women to help better understand this vulnerable group and the potential impact of future disasters.

The future of solar technology is almost reality, with researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) setting a new record for the conversion of sunlight into energy.

New research examining the full impact of gambling-related harm on loved ones has just been released by The Australian National University (ANU).

Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) will lead the development of the first Australian satellite designed to predict where bushfires are likely to start and those that will be difficult to contain. The new satellite will accurately measure forest fuel load and vegetation moisture levels across Australia.