An investigation into the perceptions of child sexual abuse in regional Australia has revealed a worrying gap in the communities understanding of what actually constitutes child sexual abuse.

Widespread rape and murder continues in the Democratic Republic of Congo in central Africa, but CSU academic Dr Elaine Dietsch says her annual visit to the strife-torn country puts trans-cultural midwifery, primary health care and women's and children's health into a global perspective for her.

Providing real solutions to close the gap in health services between metropolitan and rural Australia has prompted three key researchers at CSU to devise a blueprint for rural health based on human rights.

Australian rural communities can expect major changes in the next ten years, with nearly half of rural properties expected to change hands, according to research from Charles Sturt University. So how will this affect the ways rural people and communities live, breathe and work together?

The world stage beckons for Charles Sturt University students who are successfully pursuing international acting ambitions and honing their skills for bigger audiences.

Giving Australian agricultural pests a hard time has been the lifelong goal of one Charles Sturt University researcher.

Ray Harding was one of the last evacuated by helicopter from the US embassy roof as Saigon fell to communist North Vietnam forces in 1975. His has been a circuitous route from Christchurch, New Zealand, where he was born and raised, to Charles Sturt University’s School of Communication.

The rape of women and little girls as a strategy by rival factions in the ongoing war in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a shocking reality for a Charles Sturt University academic.

John Howard asked him to judge the inaugural Prime Minister’s History Prize, the Deputy Prime Minister launched his biography of Harold Holt, and the new Leader of the Opposition often engages him in vigorous debate. He is The Right Reverend Dr Thomas Frame, the new Head of Charles Sturt University’s School of Theology in Canberra.

As Beijing prepares to host its “Green” Olympics in 2008, Charles Sturt University’s Professor of Farming Systems David Kemp is 500 kilometres away ensuring the Games are not covered in dust.