The importance of evidence presented by police officers in criminal trials is the focus of a new book by a CSU policing lecturer published today, Tuesday 16 August.

Improving the teaching and practice of rural nursing is a long held passion for Professor Karen Francis, the new Head of the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health at CSU.

A strong and vocal advocate for quality aged care for older Australians has posed a number of questions about the future of the sector following the release on Monday 8 August of the Productivity Commission Inquiry Report Caring for Older Australians.

Now 'overly airbrushed' women in cosmetics advertisements are being banned in Britain as 'misleading' advertising. Dr Emma Rush, a lecturer in ethics and philosophy at CSU writes, "It would be great to think Australia might follow suit with a similar small but significant step forward in making the lives of women and girls happier and healthier."

The importance of independent living for people with intellectual disabilities will be highlighted during valuable training at CSU in Bathurst and Wagga Wagga for disability support workers in rural and regional NSW next week.

The recently announced carbon policy is the Gillard Labor Government's first real attempt at clear policy leadership, where "substance has prevailed over spin", says Charles Sturt University (CSU) political scientist, Dr Dominic O'Sullivan.

Australia must reduce its carbon pollution emissions by 80 per cent if it is to help the globe avoid catastrophic climate change, according to CSU climate policy expert Professor Kevin Parton.

The details of the carbon tax announced on Sunday 10 July by Prime Minister Julia Gillard promises to generate discussion around Australia as its implications are assessed for various sectors of the Australian community, including those in regional areas.

Legal action by tobacco giant Philip Morris challenging plain packaging of cigarettes in Australia comes as no surprise to the Director of the Centre for Inland Health at CSU Mr Tony Kolbe.