Renewable energy developments on the Indigenous estate in northwest Western Australia
Seminar
Abstract Energy is an intrinsic driver of economic, political and social development. Nowhere is this more apparent than on the Indigenous estate of northwest Western Australia - a region that hosts world class wind and solar resources as well as significant energy mineral deposits, all in close…
International Workshop on Subnational Life Tables
Workshop
Hosted by the ANU School of Demography and the Human Mortality Database team, this workshop focused on mortality at the subnational level, with particular interest in studies using country-specific databases related to the Human Mortality Database (HMD). Presentations Links for other…
The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria - presented by ANU Majlis
Seminar
In this Majlis, Dara Conduit will discuss her new book The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria, (Cambridge University Press, August 2019). The book examines the experiences of the Syrian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in the 2011 Syrian uprising. The Brotherhood had played a role in every iteration of…
Weaponizing ‘fake news’ in Australian politics
Seminar
This seminar explores two conundrums for quality Australian political discourse linked to the phenomenon of ‘fake news’. First, it will explore Australian contagion of the discourse of ‘fake news’ since Donald Trump’s candidacy to become United States’ President that is weaponized to attack and…
Policy issues in Aboriginal housing in South East NSW
Seminar
Abstract In this seminar Kim presents policy insights from the Aboriginal housing sector drawn from her experience with an Aboriginal organisation providing housing services in New South Wales. SEARMS (South Eastern Aboriginal Regional Management Service) began in 2003 as a co-operative…
The Role of Context in Work Family Challenges and the Implications for Children’s Development
Seminar
Achieving a balance between work and family is an issue for family and child well‑being. Some families may be disproportionately affected by work‑family challenges, and this may exacerbate disadvantage for vulnerable children. This thesis investigates variation by socio‑demographic characteristics…
Continuity and change in Chinese marriage
Seminar
Family change in China over the past few decades has been characterised by a trend towards later marriage, greater marital instability, and increases in non-marital pregnancy and unmarried cohabitation. At the same time, many other features of Chinese marriage patterns have changed very little.…