The different perspectives held by young and old Australians on multiculturalism was the subject of an award winning story, Melting Pot Burns Low by Charles Sturt University communication student Yuko Narushima who was awarded the 2005 Student Journalism Award by the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Council of Australia and SBS Television.

Simulating ‘real life’ advertising agency work is nothing new for Charles Sturt University students, who for the second time have won the prestigious International Advertising Association’s InterAd award.

More than one million dollars worth of Australian Research Council grants will be administered by Charles Sturt University from next year in a variety of new projects funded by the Federal Government.

The review of Charles Sturt University’s School of Communication general staffing levels has been finalised, the results strongly endorsing the School’s practical teaching model used for communication courses.

Brett Van Heekeren’s vision to make Charles Sturt University’s advertising degree the most successful and respected industry based program in Australia has won him the 2002 International Advertising Association’s (IAA) Harrison L Harold Award for academics.

The latest award winning communication graduate from Charles Sturt University is recent British Academy (BAFTA) award winner Hattie Dalton.

Communication students from Charles Sturt University have always been highly sought after by the media industry and this trend looks set to continue with the appointment of new senior academic staff.

From train driver to Prime Minister, Ben Chifley has long been regarded as an icon of the Australian Labor Party and now noted author, essayist and playwright Bob Ellis is bringing his life to the stage in his home town of Bathurst in the NSW Central West.

The latest trends and best-practice standards expected of public relations professionals will be revealed during a visit to the Charles Sturt University School of Communication by Crispin Manners, chairman of the UK Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA).