Dr Liz Allen
@DrDemography
Demographer | Demography, populations, social trends, surveys, data, methods, census. Educator, researcher. @ourANU | Author ‘The Future of Us’.
The future of Australia isn’t certain or guaranteed. A bright future requires strategy, planning and preparedness. There is hope in the future of us, but action is needed. I put the evidence into practice in The Future of Us - out 1 April w/ @newsouthbook. #auspol #demography
Former ANU Chancellor Gareth Evans’ letter to the ANU calling out destructive cuts johnmenadue.com/post/2025/07/e…
Change proposals risk relegating ANU to middle-ranking regional uni johnmenadue.com/post/2025/07/c…
School of Music cuts are pointless, destructive and against the ANU's own recommendations region.com.au/school-of-musi…
Disgraceful - corporate heads of unis trashing crucial public institutions. Governance reform is urgently needed.
The Australian Dictionary of Biography and the Australian National Dictionary are national treasures. Both are proposed to be disestablished under @ourANU leadership's plan to slash and burn CASS. @NTEUnion stands against these cuts. insidestory.org.au/the-jewel-in-t…
ANU school of music rally to fight cuts. I’m so proud of these mighty students and staff standing tall. We built ANU. We are ANU. canberratimes.com.au/video/national…
Gender studies cut in ANU slash and burn canberratimes.com.au/story/9021906/…
It’s the X-rays all over again
cool can't see anything going wrong with trusting an imprecise technology with one of the highest stakes decisions made for a vulnerable group
The brains of healthy people aged faster during the COVID-19 pandemic than did the brains of people analysed before the pandemic began go.nature.com/4maDq5m
Australia joins two dozen other nations with a simple, urgent message: the war in Gaza must end now. foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny… #auspol
Julie Bishop celebrates her 69th birthday in Dubai mol.im/a/14920775 via @DailyMailCeleb
A new peer-reviewed study finds a four-day work week improves both physical and mental health, reduces burnout and boosts job satisfaction. ab.co/4f13Fsx
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended Welcome to Country ceremonies at the opening of Australia’s 48th Parliament, calling them a “powerful” and respectful tradition that fosters unity and belonging. nit.com.au/22-07-2025/192…
ANU…’turns its back on the national mission and [its] international reputation…’ insidestory.org.au/the-jewel-in-t…
ANU urged to lead, not retreat. artshub.com.au/news/news/outr…
‘It's vital for university administrations to be thoughtful about their decisions, particularly if…they are proposing to cut hundreds of jobs’ - @TonySheldonNSW abc.net.au/news/2025-07-2…
ANU cuts are impacting an innumerable amount of people. Here are just some of their stories. shoesofanu.com

Former Chancellor Gareth Evans has weighed in on job cuts at @ourANU. Every job lost further diminishes our university. @NTEUnion
Former Australian National University chancellor slams 'gobsmacking' proposed university cuts abc.net.au/news/2025-07-2…
'Gobsmacking': Former ANU chancellor's searing letter blasts university's leadership canberratimes.com.au/story/9020839/…