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Australians on the move to escape climate extremes: Tasmania favoured
LATEST NEWS  10 Dec 2025

Australians on the move to escape climate extremes: Tasmania favoured

A nationwide survey commissioned by a leading Charles Sturt University researcher has found that 22 per cent of Australians who intend to move home in the next 12 months say their decision is influenced by climate change or extreme weather events.

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The under-16s social media ban; the biggest risks emerge when people turn to untrusted services
LATEST NEWS  12 Dec 2025

The under-16s social media ban; the biggest risks emerge when people turn to untrusted services

A Charles Sturt University computer networks expert warns that with the recent social media bans for under-16s in Australia, the biggest risks emerge when people turn to untrusted services, believing they provide privacy.

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Professor Lesley Forster

SPECIALTY TOPICS: Medicine, Rural and regional medicine, Indigenous medical education

Lesley is Charles Sturt’s inaugural Dean of Rural Medicine, and previously served as Associate Dean (Rural Health) and Head of the Rural Clinical School at the University of New South Wales.

She has a strong focus on Indigenous medical education, extensive experience in regional and rural medicine, and was announced as Member of the Order of Australia in June 2020 for her significant service to tertiary education, rural public health and medical administration.

Lesley was previously the Director of Medical Administration at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, and established the NSW Trauma System and Retrieval Services and the Delineation of Roles in Hospitals.

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