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The University of Queensland has partnered with the United Nations Association of Australia, Griffith University and several other peace organisations to celebrate this year’s International Day of Peace (IDOP).

Last week UQ’s School of Political Science and International Studies welcomed Senator the Honourable Penny Wong to present at their 2019 Annual Lecture.

Held at the State Library of Queensland on Tuesday, 12 March, Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Labor Senator for South Australia Senator Wong discussed rebuilding Australia’s International Development Program for a Time of Disruption.

A donation by the Queensland Friends of the Australian Archaeological Institute in Athens (QFAAIA) has allowed UQ’s RD Milns Antiquities Museum to buy a rare Bronze Age chariot figurine from Greece.

Seven UQ student stories have made their way onto ABC's production floor as a result of the inaugural ABC Pitch competition held at their Southbank Centre last week.

Do you prefer rock or opera? Sport or documentaries? Jane Austen or Jodi Picoult? Or both equally? According to a new study based at the University of Western Sydney, your answers are strongly influenced by your social class.

Mining, forestry and other resource extraction projects bring opportunities, pressures and potential threats for Indigenous communities. A public forum at UQ this month will discuss how best to help achieve sustainable outcomes.

The Honourable Paul Keating draws on his immense experience as former Prime Minister and Treasurer of Australia to provide a unique insight into the economic challenges posed in 'Fair Share: Competing Claims and Australia’s Economic Future',

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