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Newmont Cadia funding strengthens regional healthcare training at Charles Sturt
LATEST NEWS  5 Aug 2026

Newmont Cadia funding strengthens regional healthcare training at Charles Sturt

"The Newmont Simulation Centre and Immersion Room will help to address the greatest health challenge facing regional Australians: access to a skilled and sustainable healthcare workforce"

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Cornered ─ environmental students abuzz after desert research trip with award-winning teacher
FEATURES  13 Aug 2026

Cornered ─ environmental students abuzz after desert research trip with award-winning teacher

A Charles Sturt University academic led his first student field trip to western NSW in 2002 and has recently returned with 22 students from the annual 18-day research expedition to Cameron Corner in the remote northwest of NSW.

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Dr Rachel Hogg profile

Dr Rachel Hogg

SPECIALTY TOPICS: Social media, Body image, Sport psychology, Domestic violence, Mental health, Elite performance

Senior Lecturer in Psychology Dr Rachel Hogg’s work helps the public make sense of some of today’s critical social issues.

She examines stress, trauma, social media culture and the gendered realities of clinical practice, alongside the narratives that shape disordered eating and exercise.

Her research spans sex education, consent, coercive control and domestic violence, with a strong focus on young people’s relationships.

Drawing on her regional Australian experience, she brings a grounded, community‑driven perspective to national conversations.

She is also a commentator on wellness culture and delivered a TEDx talk Disordering Distress, offering insight into how society frames traumatic experiences.

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