Society

  • Filter articles

    chevron_right
Governor-General to attend signing of Islamic Studies agreement
SOCIETY  1 Jan 2003

Governor-General to attend signing of Islamic Studies agreement

The Governor-General of Australia, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce, AC, will attend an historic signing of an agreement which will increase exposure to Islamic issues among CSU students and staff.

Charles Sturt UniversitySociety and Community

Aged care residents need an apology too
SOCIETY  1 Jan 2003

Aged care residents need an apology too

Witnessing an elderly woman with terror in her eyes, shouting incoherently as she struggled in a restraint chair in the corridor of an aged care facility while staff ignored her and attended to paperwork for the facility's accreditation has led a CSU nursing academic to question the meaning of the Rudd government's coming apology to 'The Forgotten Australians' who were detained in government welfare institutions in bygone decades.

Charles Sturt UniversityHealthSociety and Community

Disasters need managing
SOCIETY  1 Jan 2003

Disasters need managing

The tsunami that hit Samoa and Tonga and the earthquakes in Sumatra this week are further reminders that natural and man-made disasters are increasing around the world and need to be planned for and managed by governments, emergency services and relief agencies, according to a lecturer at CSU.

Charles Sturt UniversityInternationalSociety and Community

CSU academic's vision for Chifley Home realised
SOCIETY  1 Jan 2003

CSU academic's vision for Chifley Home realised

A CSU academic who proposed the addition of an education centre to the historic home in Bathurst of former Labor Prime Minister Ben Chifley and his wife Elizabeth, is delighted his vision has come to fruition and that the facility will be opened by The Hon. Ms Julia Gillard, MP, Prime Minister of Australia, on Saturday 18 September.

Charles Sturt UniversitySociety and Community

Major boost for health education in regional Australia
SOCIETY  1 Jan 2003

Major boost for health education in regional Australia

CSU is set to implement a major expansion of its Allied Health Clinic in Albury, with nearly $5 million from the Federal Government.

Charles Sturt UniversityHealthSociety and Community

Graduates urged to 'break rules'
SOCIETY  1 Jan 2003

Graduates urged to 'break rules'

Associate Professor Jane Mills quickly got the audiences' full attention when she delivered the Occasional Address at the CSU Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony on Friday 8 May when she urged graduates to 'break rules'.

Charles Sturt UniversitySociety and Community

First survey of Australian Catholic priests: new CSU book
SOCIETY  1 Jan 2003

First survey of Australian Catholic priests: new CSU book

A new book by CSU academics, launched today, Friday 25 March, presents surprising data from the first-ever survey of Australian Catholic priests made public.

Charles Sturt UniversitySociety and Community

Norway, Australia and far-Right Christian jihad
SOCIETY  1 Jan 2003

Norway, Australia and far-Right Christian jihad

A CSU academic says that the extremist terrorist attacks in Norway on the weekend targeted people with moderate, mainstream political beliefs, and this should be a focus for both security agencies and public debate in Australia.

Charles Sturt UniversityInternationalSociety and Community

Little surprise, but Thai voters hold breath for next move
SOCIETY  1 Jan 2003

Little surprise, but Thai voters hold breath for next move

Thai voters are more interested on the Prime Minister-elect’s next moves rather than the fact she is due to become the nation’s first female Prime Minister, says CSU political commentator and expert, Dr Troy Whitford.

InternationalSociety and Community

Prev Page Page 80 of 95 Next Page

Filter articles

Find an article