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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 Sharynne McLeod profile

Professor Sharynne McLeod

SPECIALTY TOPICS: Speech-language pathology, Speech acquisition, Speech sound disorders, Multilingual children's speech

Sharynne is a Professor of Speech and Language Acquisition whose research focuses on monolingual and multilingual children's speech.

She has received a number of national and international accolades for her work, and in 2019 was revealed by Google Scholar as the world’s most cited expert in the field of audiology, speech and language pathology.

Sharynne is a chairperson and professional member of a number of international organisations in the field of speech-language pathology, and is also on the editorial board of a number of academic journals in this discipline.

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