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[edit] History
ANU is the only Australian university to be established by an act of the Federal Parliament.[4] The Australian National University Act 1946-47 was introduced into parliament by the then Prime Minister, Ben Chifley, and the Minister for Post-war Reconstruction, J.J. Dedman. The bill was passed on 1 August 1946 with support from the Opposition Leader Robert Menzies. A group of eminent Australian scholars were involved in the infancy of ANU, including a leader in radar development and nuclear physics, Sir Mark Oliphant; the discoverer of the benefits of penicillin, Sir Howard Florey; the eminent historian, Sir Keith Hancock; and the renowned economist and public servant, H. C. Coombs.[5]
After its establishment, the University conducted research and provided only postgraduate education. The former Canberra University College was amalgamated into The Australian National University in 1960, as the School of General Studies, to provide for the education of undergraduate students[edit] History
ANU is the only Australian university to be established by an act of the Federal Parliament.[4] The Australian National University Act 1946-47 was introduced into parliament by the then Prime Minister, Ben Chifley, and the Minister for Post-war Reconstruction, J.J. Dedman. The bill was passed on 1 August 1946 with support from the Opposition Leader Robert Menzies. A group of eminent Australian scholars were involved in the infancy of ANU, including a leader in radar development and nuclear physics, Sir Mark Oliphant; the discoverer of the benefits of penicillin, Sir Howard Florey; the eminent historian, Sir Keith Hancock; and the renowned economist and public servant, H. C. Coombs.[5]
After its establishment, the University conducted research and provided only postgraduate education. The former Canberra University College was amalgamated into The Australian National University in 1960, as the School of General Studies, to provide for the education of undergraduate students