Adjunct Professor Gordon de Brouwer has been appointed the 14th chancellor of the Australian National University, succeeding Julie Bishop amid university governance investigations and leadership vacancies.
Professor Wang Gungwu compares US-China rivalry to the US-Soviet Cold War, suggesting both powers will avoid direct conflict due to nuclear weapons and instead rely on proxy conflicts and strategies to undermine each other's power.
Australian universities, including ANU, are implementing new policies to combat AI cheating, leading to accusations of a "hysterical" response from some academics. Concerns are raised about the impact on inclusive assessment and the potential for Australia to lose intellectual capability if academic rigor isn't restored.
