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Climate change and healthy catchments


Climate change is expected to have a major impact on the health of rivers in South Eastern Australia, particularly in the Murray-Darling Basin. The emphasis to date seems to have been on environmental flows as a means of keeping our rivers healthy, but what are the other options and are they practical and cost-effective?

ABC should be 'fair to the truth' on climate science


In commissioning the TV documentary 'I Can Change Your Mind About Climate', to be broadcast on Thursday 26 April, the ABC has been duped by the climate change denier tactic of doubt-mongering, says Professor Clive Hamilton, the Vice-Chancellor's Chair of Public Ethics at CSU.

NBN rollout brings opportunities and challenges


The National Broadband Network (NBN) is set to bring new opportunities for regional Australia but making the most of the technology will be a challenge according to experts from CSU.

Students take up cyber-security challenge


University students looking for ways to hack into a computer network might sound like a movie plot but a team from CSU will do just that as part of the Inaugural Cyber Defence University Challenge.


Amanda has IT factor


Despite several hurdles, Port of Townsville database applications administrator Ms Amanda Cox has completed the Master of IT Management with Charles Sturt University.

Taking the isolation out of social media for regional communities


Using smart phone applications to order food from a local café, book a motel or to ‘read’ roadside posts for tourist information are all ways regional communities could lift their profile and visibility to give their economies a competitive edge.

CSU recruits local knowledge for new campus in Port Macquarie


When CSU needed a leader to establish and build a new university campus in the centre of Port Macquarie they chose to Dr Muyesser Durur.

Stuart CSU digital ambassador


For 18-year-old Stuart Dundas, of Faulconbridge, NSW, starting university this month will be particularly exciting.

Lending CSU information expertise to Canadian hospitals


Within six months of taking up a new position as Professor of Information Studies at CSU in Australia, Lisa Given has been named in a $AUD1.53 million research project to improve paediatric emergency care in her home country of Canada.

Depression, diabetes and cardiac arrest


A study linking depression and the rising incidence of diabetes to heightened risks from heart attack and possible death has been published by an international research team led by a CSU medical scientist.

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