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Coal versus nuclear: the debate we have to have
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Should Australia have a nuclear industry? According to the Prime Minister John Howard, this is a debate we have to have. Dr Roderick Duncan is a lecturer in economics at Charles Sturt University (CSU). He says nuclear power is probably not economically feasible in a country like Australia.
First CSU Ontario graduation
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003History will be made in Ontario, Canada on Friday 23 June at two formal graduation ceremonies for over 150 Charles Sturt University (CSU) graduates at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington.
DE nursing an Australian first
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Four years ago Dubbo resident Pauline Smith had never thought she would complete the training she began nearly 20 years earlier and become a registered nurse.
Resources mining tax explained
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The federal government's proposed tax on resources mining has generated controversy that requires explanation to assist public understanding of the issues, according to a CSU economics professor.
Calling top teachers into the school library
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003With schools across Australia likely to need 3 000 teacher librarians in the coming years, a CSU academic last week highlighted the growing shortfall when she addressed a Federal parliament committee in Canberra investigating the problem.
International recognition for exercise science degree
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The School of Human Movement Studies at CSU in Bathurst has received recognition for its Bachelor of Exercise Science degree in strength and conditioning from the peak international body, the National Strength and Conditioning Association in the United States.
Mitchell Link to benefit CSU in learning, teaching and research
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Sir Thomas Mitchell would surely approve of the Mitchell Link, a new high speed fibre optic link which will greatly benefit the Bathurst and Orange campuses of Charles Sturt University (CSU). For the first time, the regionally-based University campuses will connect into the Australian Research and Education Network (AREN), which was established in 2002 to provide large bandwidth capabilities to the country’s universities.
International praise for police training
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The success of a recent visit by Indian police officers attending a mid-career training program, including a two-week exposure program in Australia, has highlighted the international respect for Australia’s police training practices.
Journalism a calling, says award winner
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A CSU journalism graduate has won the prestigious 2010 Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year Award at a ceremony hosted by the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance in Sydney on Wednesday 23 June.
Macquarie: From Colony to Country
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A CSU lecturer and researcher says his new book about the fifth NSW colonial governor tries to go beyond the standard 'Father of Australia' profiles that might arise in the bicentennial year of the start of Lachlan Macquarie's 12-year administration (1810-1821).