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Australians on the move to escape climate extremes: Tasmania favoured
LATEST NEWS  10 Dec 2025

Australians on the move to escape climate extremes: Tasmania favoured

A nationwide survey commissioned by a leading Charles Sturt University researcher has found that 22 per cent of Australians who intend to move home in the next 12 months say their decision is influenced by climate change or extreme weather events.

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The under-16s social media ban; the biggest risks emerge when people turn to untrusted services
LATEST NEWS  12 Dec 2025

The under-16s social media ban; the biggest risks emerge when people turn to untrusted services

A Charles Sturt University computer networks expert warns that with the recent social media bans for under-16s in Australia, the biggest risks emerge when people turn to untrusted services, believing they provide privacy.

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Associate Professor Mehmet Ozalp profile

Associate Professor Mehmet Ozalp

SPECIALTY TOPICS: Contemporary issues facing Islam and Muslims, Islamic theology, Islamic history, Islamic culture

Mehmet is a public intellectual, theologian, author, academic and the founding director of the Charles Sturt University Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation.

Since 2000, Mehmet has worked in the interfaith and intercultural scene in Australia and has pioneered the design of Islamic courses in English within the Muslim Community.

He has contributed towards numerous courses on Islamic theology and history and contemporary issues around Islam, and in 2009 founded the organisation ISRA Australia, which provides research, information, and educational services on Islam.

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