The 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.

The 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.

Promises 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.

Charles Sturt University's National Radio News service will present its first-ever national coverage of a federal election on Saturday 24 November 2007.

The Vice-Chancellor and President of Charles Sturt University (CSU), Professor Ian Goulter, has welcomed the announcement of the ministerial appointments for the new Labor government by the Prime Minister, Mr Kevin Rudd, MP.

Australia and other developed countries could learn a lot from some developing countries about how communities can work to address pressing needs caused by climate change, says the new Director of Charles Sturt University's Institute for Land Water and Society, Professor Max Finlayson.

Charles Sturt University has been rated above average by its graduates, according to the 2007 Australian Graduate Survey released on Tuesday 11 December by Graduate Careers Australia.

An 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.

Flags across all campuses of Charles Sturt University have been lowered to half-mast to mark the passing of former Chancellor, Dr David Asimus, AO, on Australia Day, 26 January 2008.