Bargain basement offers help for homeless
Emma Macdonald On a catwalk which would not look out of place at Paris Fashion Week, Canberra advertising identity Clinton Hutchinson is hoping to ''sell'' clothes, and a message.
ANU warned donations worth $10m may dry up
Emma Macdonald Australian National University intransigence over cuts to the School of Music could end up costing it up to $10 million in philanthropic donations, according to business chief Chris Peters.
ANU reaffirms cuts to music
David McLennan, Emma Macdonald Staff and students at the Australian National University School of Music have vowed to ramp up industrial and community opposition to fight vice-chancellor Ian Young's savage staff and budget cuts.
Australia sinks in latest Global Peace Index
Emma Macdonald Australia has dropped three places to become the 22nd most peaceful country in the world, according to the latest Global Peace Index.
East Timor's lessons for Syria
Emma Macdonald The decision by independence fighters in East Timor to swap guns for diplomacy not only worked in creating the new independent nation of Timor-Leste, but serves as a cautionary tale to countries such...
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ACT students set to receive $630,000 carbon tax compensation
Emma Macdonald About 3800 Canberra students receiving government benefits will see increases in their payments this week to offset the impact of the carbon price on living expenses.
Decision on Segway use strikes right balance
Emma Macdonald More than a year after investing $200,000 in providing tourists with a two-wheeled lakeside thrill, Canberra Segway hire company owners Di and Charlie Orr have been given a three-year legal...
Timing of honours for ANU top managers questioned
Emma Macdonald The Australian National University features prominently in the Queen's Birthday honours list, with both Chancellor Gareth Evans and Vice-Chancellor Ian Young receiving gongs.
Investigation clears UC on FOI claims
Emma Macdonald An independent investigation into how the University of Canberra handled Freedom of Information requests has cleared it of allegations it pressured students to withdraw FOI requests relating to...
Tight, targeted new spending for schools
Emma Macdonald A modest education budget was announced yesterday which focuses on bringing two new schools into operation, supports the territory's increasing numbers of students with disabilities, and starts a...
Environment centre lives up to its name
Emma Macdonald Tony Webber is not your average teacher and he works in a far from average classroom.
ANU medical research head told to find own funding
Emma Macdonald The director of the Australian National University's John Curtin School of Medical Research has been moved out of his management job and ordered to go out and raise private funding to keep research...
A little money can go a long way at school
Emma Macdonald As Canberra schools prepare to see what new money is coming their way from tomorrow's ACT budget, Macgregor Primary School illustrates that a little can go a long way when it comes to boosting...
Japanese course gets UC lifeline
Emma Macdonald The University of Canberra's Japanese course has been thrown a lifeline after being targeted for closure due to falling student demand.
ACT schools to share in $2m 'empowerment' fund
Emma Macdonald Twelve ACT schools will share in $2 million to help ''empower'' them to make decisions on staffing and school budgets.
ANU physicist to head national research council
Emma Macdonald Australian National University nuclear physicist Aidan Byrne has been announced as the new head of the Australian Research Council.
Staff seek more time, details to change School of Music model
Emma Macdonald Senior staff at the Australian National University School of Music have called on Vice-Chancellor Ian Young to give them until July next year to come up with a consultative and viable model for the...
Name drop: Manhattan isolates ANU
Emma Macdonald The Manhattan School of Music has condemned the Australian National University's plan to axe staff and funding for the School of Music - asking that its name not be used in association with the cuts.
Music school's sour note
Emma Macdonald The Manhattan School of Music has contacted the Australian National University to condemn the proposed course changes at the School of Music and to object to its name being used in association with...
Sour note for some as ANU council backs music cuts
Emma Macdonald The Australian National University Council has backed vice-chancellor Ian Young in his bid to cut $1.3 million and 10 academics from the School of Music.
