Archive
Grow your own
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Regional Australians are not getting back from Medicare and private health insurance what they are putting into it, according to a Productivity Commission report released earlier this year. In a literal case of adding insult to injury, it is estimated that about $220 million a year of the Medicare levy collected in non-urban areas flows back to metropolitan services. Why?
CSU’s investment in early childhood education
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) commitment to high quality early childhood teaching has received a boost with the appointment of Dr Jennifer Sumsion, one of three new Professors in the Faculty of Education.
Ecologist takes up top science job at CSU
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003An academic with a very public passion for science has been given the task of advancing scientific research and teaching through Charles Sturt University's (CSU) Faculty of Science. CSU Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Ian Goulter, recently announced the appointment of Professor Nick Klomp as the faculty's new Dean.
Spreading his wings
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Listening to Associate Professor Tom Watson talk about his time as Head of the School of Communication at Charles Sturt University’s Bathurst Campus, the analogies with his favourite pastime flying prove too hard to resist.
CSU saddened by the death of Mr Peter Andren
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The Council, staff and students of Charles Sturt University are saddened by the death of Mr Peter Andren, the Independent member for the former Federal electorate of Calare which included CSU's Bathurst and Orange Campuses.
Shadow Minister for Education and Training visits CSU Bathurst
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The Federal Shadow Minister for Education and Training, Mr Stephen Smith, MP, will visit Charles Sturt University's (CSU) Bathurst Campus on Tuesday 13 November for talks with University executives, staff and students. He will be accompanied by Mr Bob Debus, Labor candidate for the new Federal electorate of Macquarie.
Election promises won’t support young regional people in universities
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Promises from major parties in the upcoming Federal election for tertiary education will not address the growing skills shortage in regional Australia, says the author of the recently released report, Youth Allowance and Regional Young People: Access to Tertiary Education, published jointly by Charles Sturt University and Monash University.
Institute announces major grant for CSU
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A new senior academic position and a network for new veterinary graduates will benefit from a $600 000 financial commitment from the McCaughey Memorial Institute towards veterinary science programs at Charles Sturt University over the next five years.
Live election coverage for national audience
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Charles Sturt University's National Radio News service will present its first-ever national coverage of a federal election on Saturday 24 November 2007.
Putting communication spine into inland education
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003People and communities will receive major benefits from a high capacity telecommunications link now running north-south through inland NSW. The new Mitchell Link is a high speed fibre optic line that connects Charles Sturt University campuses and other public and private partners across NSW.