Aboriginal students from schools across the Hastings region will take part in a workshop in Port Macquarie Monday 11 November designed to provide them with an insight into careers in the health sector.

CSU and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation are launching a collaborative project to introduce Indigenous students from rural and regional NSW to university education and careers associated with the ABC.

Professor Elaine Duffy says her interests in Indigenous women’s health, building partnerships with health care providers and the recruitment and retention of health care professionals in rural areas make her "a perfect fit" with Charles Sturt University.

The Prime Minister John Howard flies to Fiji today for the Pacific Islands Forum, and once again the Solomon Islands is expected to be the focus of discussion. While relations between Australia and the Solomons becomes increasingly more strained, a CSU PhD student, Cliff Bird, described as “one of the prime intellectuals of the country” is preparing to address a Solomon leadership forum on conflict resolution.

CSU Chair of Indigenous Affairs, Dr Stan Grant, has written eloquently about the struggles and triumphs of Indigenous Australians in the prestigious Quarterly Essay journal.

Ms Leteah Mitchell has a lot to say about the transformational power of education.

More than 200 students at CSU are benefiting from personalised tutoring and academic support through the new Indigenous Student Success Program (ISSP).

A film produced by a CSU PhD candidate in collaboration with Wiradjuri Elders has won a NSW Premier's Multicultural Media Award.

A leading Indigenous educator at CSU has been acknowledged for her services to education, particularly Indigenous education, in the Queen's Birthday Honours announced yesterday.