A controversial figure in the Australian legal sector will speak on 'Public education and the third great principle of secularism' in the 2011 Bob Meyenn Lecture this week at Charles Sturt University.

The Gillard Labor government is due to bring down the 2011 federal budget next Tuesday 10 May. CSU has experienced commentators to provide considered analysis of the budget.

CSU is hopeful of strong support from the federal government in its Structural Adjustment Funding bid to establish four new Regional University Centres alongside existing TAFE facilities in Port Macquarie, Wangaratta, Griffith and Parkes.

A former graduate of Bathurst Teachers' College will contribute his latest book to a time capsule at CSU that contains historical information about the history of teacher education in Bathurst.

The co-chair of CSU's Medical Program Development Community Consultative Committee, Mrs Audrey Hardman, OAM, expressed disappointment at the lack of action by the Federal Government in latest budget to support the development of a new medical school in rural NSW.

A report tabled in the Federal Parliament that highlights the importance of teacher librarians and school libraries in education has won support at CSU.

Inadequate school counselling services, and the need for formal training to guide students, compounds the controversial school chaplaincy program in Australia's public schools, says Dean of CSU's Faculty of Education, Professor Toni Downes.

Charles Sturt University (CSU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Goulter today welcomed the announcement of $5.4 million in funding for the Faculty of Education to lead a national research network in early childhood education with Queensland University of Technology and Monash University.

Better focused support for families with complex needs makes it much easier for children in the family to enjoy their early schooling, according to a research group that included educational researchers from CSU.