5 tips for confidently Acknowledging Country #NRW2018

Charles Sturt University (CSU) student, April explains the significance of Acknowledging Country and the difference between it and Welcome to Country.

10 ways for history not to be a mystery during #NRW2018

CSU student, April shares her list of news, blogs, video and milestones that opens up her understanding of Indigenous Australians.

The Sentiments, the Deeds, the Words and the Healing

In an opinion piece Charles Sturt University (CSU) academics Doctor Tace Vigilante, Ms Annette Gainsford and Doctor Barbara Hill delve into Reconciliation Week 2018 to look closer at Indigenous culture and history and to learn from it.

Uluru Statement and Indigenous Australians’ diverse identity

In an opinion piece Stan Grant, Chair of Indigenous Affairs at Charles Sturt University (CSU) talks of his disappointment in the lack of political will to put the Uluru Statement to the Australian people. He also talks of the complexity of identity and the difficulty in creating a meaningful treaty that reflects Indigenous Australia’s diversity.

Finding the right mix for people and Nature

A team including a researcher from CSU has found that as Melbourne grows, it is better for many native bird populations to increase human numbers on existing urban land, rather than to continue the urban sprawl on Melbourne’s urban fringes.

Reconciliation Week: Indigenous woman’s perspective

An Indigenous member of the Charles Sturt Community gives a personal reflection on Reconciliation Week and her own story of her mother being taken away from her family when she was six.

In the opinion piece we get an Indigenous perspective on the 1967 referendum up until today and the role Reconciliation Week plays in the Indigenous community and in reaching out to non-Indigenous people.

CSU student wins national Brian White radio journalism scholarship

Charles Sturt University (CSU) third-year journalism student in the School of Communication and Creative Industries Mr Kamin Gock has won the prestigious Brian White Scholarship, awarded by Commercial Radio Australia (CRA).

Reconciliation, Recognition and the Uluru Statement from the Heart: 10 years after the apology

Charles Sturt University acknowledges the significance of the apology made to the Stolen Generation as a significant step toward reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

In an opinion piece Associate Professor Dominic O’Sullivan talks about the significance of the apology and in turn the need for an Indigenous voice in parliament. The Uluru Statement is a simple though far reaching proposal. It is representative of a significant body of indigenous thought.

It’s As Much about How We Teach as It Is about What We Teach

Charles Sturt University encourages all non-Indigenous Academics to use teaching methods and contents that truly reflects Indigenous culture and perspectives to foster reconciliation.

Geraldine Rurenga who is one of Charles Sturt University’s Educational Designers talks about the importance providing access to education that fosters an understanding of Indigenous perspectives in the student community.

CSU stages inaugural national AusAct conference in Wagga Wagga

In September CSU in Wagga Wagga will stage the inaugural Australian Actor Training Conference (AusAct), the first national conference about how acting is taught.