Lax regulation of performance enhancing drugs by Australian state and federal governments and the governing bodies of professional sports has allowed the use of drugs and match-fixing to be swept under the carpet for many years, according to a CSU academic.

Two recently published papers by a Charles Sturt University (CSU) public relations academic suggest the discipline and practice of public relations is an ethical minefield with little to guide those who work in the field.

Four CSU television production graduates are living the dream, having successfully secured a highly sought after year-long internship with the Nine Network in Sydney.

CSU Veterinary Clinical Centre staff at the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences in Wagga Wagga are helping to treat horses burned in the recent fires that have devastated large parts of NSW.

At a time when Australian and global higher education is undergoing major change, a CSU academic argues that a Liberal party suggestion that some regional universities ought to close would be short-sighted and problematic.

Misbehaviour by sports celebrities, including legal and illegal drug taking, is part of a wider issue which links the many and frequent media stories about sport recently, says a CSU expert on sport media and law.

Charles Sturt University has been recognised nationally for its contribution to the management of natural resources with the announcement it will be a key partner in a new Cooperative Research Centre.

'We all want the best teachers we can get for our kids.' This was the sentiment expressed by CSU Executive Dean of Education, Professor Toni Downes, as she welcomed the announcement by NSW Minister for Education and Communities, The Hon. Adrian Piccoli, that the Government will focus on enhancing teacher quality in NSW schools.

Research from CSU into a decade of development in China provides little support for the so-called 'pollution haven' hypothesis and indicates that this is an inappropriate argument to be used against the introduction of pollution abatement measures, such as the carbon tax, in developed economies.