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Wanting to stay, wanting to serve: What rural medical students say about becoming rural GPs
OPINION  28 Jan 2026

Wanting to stay, wanting to serve: What rural medical students say about becoming rural GPs

A Charles Sturt medical student explains why more students are opting to stay and work in regional areas after graduating.

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School breaks make up more than an hour of the day. Should they be considered part of learning?
OPINION  5 Feb 2026

School breaks make up more than an hour of the day. Should they be considered part of learning?

A Charles Sturt University education expert argues that because recess and lunch are generally regarded as ‘breaks’ from learning and make up such a large part of the school day, schools and education systems should give them more consideration.

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Professor Lee Baumgartner

SPECIALTY TOPICS: Freshwater fisheries, Fish passage and migration, Aquatic ecosystems, Riverine ecology

Lee is a freshwater fish ecologist who designs, supervises and undertakes research and advises on various aspects of the biology and ecology of freshwater fish and river management issues.

He has more than 20 years of research and consulting expertise on fish passage, fish migration, fish kills, flow ecology, invasive species, re-stocking and reducing the impact of human disturbance on aquatic ecosystems.

More recently, Lee has been actively involved in research activities pertaining to sustainable irrigation and hydropower, and has expanded his activities to the lower Mekong Basin, Europe and South Africa.

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