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Charles Sturt and TAFE NSW launch Connected Pathways Program to accelerate student success
LATEST NEWS  26 Mar 2026

Charles Sturt and TAFE NSW launch Connected Pathways Program to accelerate student success

Joint supports and opportunities will ensure that students are set up for success across their TAFE NSW to Charles Sturt learning journey and can move towards their career goals with greater confidence.

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When Words Fail Us – how to find our way back to meaningful conversation
IN BRIEF  14 Apr 2026

When Words Fail Us – how to find our way back to meaningful conversation

The Bathurst regional community is invited to a free public lecture, When words fail us: Truth, listening and finding common ground, by a leading contemporary philosopher at Charles Sturt University.

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Dr Rachel Hogg

SPECIALTY TOPICS: Social media, Body image, Sport psychology, Domestic violence, Mental health, Elite performance

Senior Lecturer in Psychology Dr Rachel Hogg’s work helps the public make sense of some of today’s critical social issues.

She examines stress, trauma, social media culture and the gendered realities of clinical practice, alongside the narratives that shape disordered eating and exercise.

Her research spans sex education, consent, coercive control and domestic violence, with a strong focus on young people’s relationships.

Drawing on her regional Australian experience, she brings a grounded, community‑driven perspective to national conversations.

She is also a commentator on wellness culture and delivered a TEDx talk Disordering Distress, offering insight into how society frames traumatic experiences.

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