CSU News

The female tradie shortage: why real change requires a major cultural shift

In an article published in The Conversation, a CSU research team is identifying how to get more females into traditionally male-dominated trades, and how society can help.

Uluru Statement and Indigenous Australians’ diverse identity

In an opinion piece Stan Grant, Chair of Indigenous Affairs at Charles Sturt University (CSU) talks of his disappointment in the lack of political will to put the Uluru Statement to the Australian people. He also talks of the complexity of identity and the difficulty in creating a meaningful treaty that reflects Indigenous Australia’s diversity.

Reconciliation Week: Indigenous woman’s perspective

An Indigenous member of the Charles Sturt Community gives a personal reflection on Reconciliation Week and her own story of her mother being taken away from her family when she was six.

In the opinion piece we get an Indigenous perspective on the 1967 referendum up until today and the role Reconciliation Week plays in the Indigenous community and in reaching out to non-Indigenous people.

CSU student wins national Brian White radio journalism scholarship

Charles Sturt University (CSU) third-year journalism student in the School of Communication and Creative Industries Mr Kamin Gock has won the prestigious Brian White Scholarship, awarded by Commercial Radio Australia (CRA).

Reconciliation, Recognition and the Uluru Statement from the Heart: 10 years after the apology

Charles Sturt University acknowledges the significance of the apology made to the Stolen Generation as a significant step toward reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

In an opinion piece Associate Professor Dominic O’Sullivan talks about the significance of the apology and in turn the need for an Indigenous voice in parliament. The Uluru Statement is a simple though far reaching proposal. It is representative of a significant body of indigenous thought.