The journey is full of twists and turns for an Indigenous academic at Charles Sturt University, who began his academic studies on a dare.

'Treechangers' are not the mythical cash cows perpetuated by vested interests, but city dwellers looking for a less stressful life, according to a leading social researcher from CSU.

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?

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.

Lean on a saleyard fence or in a market anywhere in the world and you will hear farmers, graziers and fishers discussing the values of the latest ideas, methods and technology in their industry. But you rarely see scientists in these informal meeting places which are so important for information exchange among these groups.

When Wodonga South Primary School in north east Victoria trialled a different mode of teaching and learning, they turned to Charles Sturt University to evaluate its success.

Dialogue between the major religious faiths, especially Christianity and Islam, is crucial to building understanding and reducing tensions in the Australasia-Pacific region, according to Charles Sturt University Professor of Theology, Reverend James Haire.