New evidence of Antarctic ice melts
Chris Johnson and Emma Macdonald Australian and British scientists have uncovered startling evidence of rapid ice melt in Antarctica.
ACT odd one out on state schools
Emma Macdonald The ACT has the highest percentage of wealthy and middle-class families using government schools - bucking a national trend for wealthy families to increasingly desert public education.
Savouring your daylight can keep you in Vitamin D
Emma Macdonald The end of daylight saving and steady march to winter may have health implications for people with Vitamin D deficiency, according to an Australian National University Medical Professor Dr Robyn...
Study's measure of the man captures world media attention
Emma Macdonald An ANU study on penis sizes seems to have captured the world's attention.
ANU's Siding Spring Observatory reopens after fire
Emma Macdonald The Siding Spring Observatory in Coonabarabran was reopened to the public on Monday following the completion of extensive post-bushfire safety works by the Australian National University and the...
Inspectors step up as ladder and scaffold safety is top priority
Emma Macdonald Construction workers using ladders and working from heights on scaffolding will be the target of a new compliance and inspection campaign by the ACT Work Safety Commission starting this week...
ACT children fare better on wellbeing than peers
Emma Macdonald Canberra's five-year-olds are slightly less vulnerable to developmental delays than other children across Australia.
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Students dig into 'fossils'
Emma Macdonald Students at the ANU are challenging management's decision to keep secret details of its investment in coal, oil and gas.
Salaries soar for 'super teachers'
Emma Macdonald Thirty-year-old Canberra teacher Amanda Hawkins never went into the profession for the money.
Builders call for random worksite drug, alcohol tests
Emma Macdonald The Master Builders Association has called for random drug and alcohol testing on Canberra construction sites and pulled back from supporting a target to reduce injuries as part of its response to...
MBA calls for random drug, alcohol testing
Emma Macdonald The Master Builders Association has called for random drug and alcohol testing on Canberra construction sites as part of its response to the Government's independent inquiry into safety.
Insurer set to pass safety levy costs on to employers
Emma Macdonald GIO, has confirmed it is likely to pass the cost of new levies to improve construction industry safety.
Builders group to question safety report
Emma Macdonald Builders group to reveal its response to the ACT's independent inquiry into high construction death and injury rates.
Gambling on the nature of things
Emma Macdonald Betting on the Nobel prize probably began when the first one was awarded in 1895.
The people of UC brought to life
Emma Macdonald The grassy slope of the University of Canberra Concourse is always a popular place to sit when the weather is nice.
ACT indigenous school retention rate slips
Emma Macdonald The ACT's indigenous retention rates to year 12 have fallen despite a national surge in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students reaching year 12.
Bill still unpaid one year after college wrecking ball
Emma Macdonald Nearly one year after Australian National University students caused more than $8000 damage to a restaurant during a drunken college ball, the owner of the Deck at Regatta Point is still waiting for...
Not-so-glorious food in capital canteens
Emma Macdonald ACT school canteens have produced the worst nutritional results of a nationwide analysis of food available to students.
Injured ANU researcher left short by insurance
Emma Macdonald A PhD researcher who fell down a cliff while doing fieldwork in the Northern Territory has gone into debt to cover his medical expenses, because insurance payments from the Australian National...
Independent schools dominate rankings
Emma Macdonald The Canberra Times league tables of literacy and numeracy performance across all schools in the ACT continue to show the dominance of independent schools over government and Catholic schools.
