Prime Ministers at The Australian National University

The ANU Archives holds records about all 27 Australian prime ministers in the Noel Butlin Archives Centre and in the university's own archives. Prime ministers have been supporters, visitors, Council members, fellows, students, and even Chancellor of the Australian National University. Prime ministers have also been trade unionists and businessmen, and have been lobbied by trade unions, companies and industry associations, leaving their traces in the business and trade union collections of the Noel Butlin Archives Centre.

One World—Many Paths to Peace

In June 2007, The Australian National University’s College of Law hosted an extraordinary symposium in Canberra of religious leaders to discuss the issue of religion and world peace. In a world torn by violence and intolerance in the name of religion, the visit to Australia of His Holiness the Dalai Lama represented an ideal opportunity to bring together representatives of the Buddhist, Christian, Islamic and Jewish traditions to further the fundamental message that the world’s religions are really causes for peace and harmony.

Leichhardt map – expedition from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, 1844-45 (paper version)

A0 (1146x790mm) size wall map featuring Ludwig Leichhardt’s Expedition from Moreton Bay to Port Essington in 1844-1845. Printed on high quality, durable 170gsm paper with a satin finish to bring out the vibrant colours, the map shows the route carved by the expeditioners during their 14-month journey. Individual campsites are marked and monthly summaries of the explorers’ endeavours, illustrated by photographs and original artworks by Australian artists Katherine Nix and Bill Gannon, are included.

Innamincka Words: Yandruwandha dictionary and stories

Innamincka Words: Yandruwandha dictionary and stories is one of a pair of companion volumes on Yandruwandha, a dialect of the language formerly spoken on the Cooper and Strzelecki Creeks and the country to the north of the Cooper, in the northeast corner of South Australia and a neighbouring strip of Queensland. The other volume is entitled Innamincka Talk: a grammar of the Innamincka dialect of Yandruwandha with notes on other dialects. Innamincka Words is for readers, especially descendants of the

Innamincka Talk: A grammar of the Innamincka dialect of Yandruwandha with notes on other dialects

Innamincka Talk: A grammar of the Innamincka dialect of Yandruwandha with notes on other dialects is one of a pair of companion volumes on Yandruwandha, a dialect of the language formerly spoken on the Cooper and Strzelecki Creeks and the country to the north of the Cooper, in the northeast corner of South Australia and a neighbouring strip of Queensland. The other volume is entitledInnamincka Words.

Confronting Fiji Futures

Fiji, post-independence, has seen several governments, two military coups and, amidst sweeping social, economic and political changes, the presence of divisive identity politics in its journey towards a united, collective Fiji community.

CHS Toolkit: Training group leaders how to include people with chronic disease in community activities

The purpose of this package is to support you to improve the inclusion of people with chronic disease in community activities in your local area. It contains information and resources to help you to plan, deliver and evaluate educational activities with your local community. The first section details the aim, rationale and background for the development of this package. The overall aim of this package is to educate community group leaders about chronic disease issues.

CHS Guide: How to include people with chronic disease in community activities

This guide provides community group leaders with useful information and strategies to assist them in welcoming people with chronic disease to their activities. Group leaders may be enthusiasts in their specific activity. They may be fitness instructors or committee members, paid or voluntary, qualified or unqualified.

Bougainville before the conflict

One of the most beautiful island groups of the Pacific, Bougainville has a remarkable history. Tragically, it is as the site of devastating civil conflict that Bougainville is perhaps best known.

Bayesian Methods for Statistical Analysis

Bayesian methods for statistical analysis is a book on statistical methods for analysing a wide variety of data. The book consists of 12 chapters, starting with basic concepts and covering numerous topics, including Bayesian estimation, decision theory, prediction, hypothesis testing, hierarchical models, Markov chain Monte Carlo methods, finite population inference, biased sampling and nonignorable nonresponse. The book contains many exercises, all with worked solutions, including complete computer code.

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