Society

  • Filter articles

    chevron_right
Global warming on agenda
SOCIETY  1 Jan 2003

Global warming on agenda

With climate change now well and truly on the political agenda, North-East Victorian residents will have the opportunity to hear what the candidates from each of the major parties for the seat of Benambra in the up-coming Victorian state election have to say about how we should respond to this critical issue.

Society and Community

Advertising students sold on The Gruen Transfer
SOCIETY  1 Jan 2003

Advertising students sold on The Gruen Transfer

The next generation of advertising whiz kids from CSU's School of Communication is switched on by The Gruen Transfer, the successful ABC TV show about advertising.

Charles Sturt UniversitySociety and Community

A revolution for regional rail
SOCIETY  1 Jan 2003

A revolution for regional rail

A symposium held to look at the future of regional rail has called upon state, commonwealth and local governments to seriously examine options to lift the threat of collapse from the regional rail system.

Charles Sturt UniversitySociety and Community

A bold water initiative
SOCIETY  1 Jan 2003

A bold water initiative

The director of Charles Sturt University's Institute for Land, Water and Society has welcomed the Prime Minister’s plan for a $10 billion water reform for the Murray Darling Basin describing it as a "bold initiative".

Society and Community

Likely to abort?
SOCIETY  1 Jan 2003

Likely to abort?

A study comparing attitudes to prenatal genetic testing and abortion among university students in three countries including Australia has found the Australians were more likely to consider a pregnancy termination if a predisposition to alcoholism, cancer, or a short life expectancy was diagnosed than their counterparts.

InternationalSociety and Community

How refugees view Australia's immigration message
SOCIETY  1 Jan 2003

How refugees view Australia's immigration message

The first study to examine how refugees interpret Australia's immigration policy deterrence messages shows that they are open to interpretation in a variety of ways.

Charles Sturt UniversityInternationalSociety and Community

No grain, no trains
SOCIETY  1 Jan 2003

No grain, no trains

Our regional railway network is in poor condition but just repairing the infrastructure (such as rail tracks) won’t fix the problem says a leading researcher who has been studying the viability of Australia’s regional freight and passenger rail network.

Society and Community

Underbelly - entertaining, enjoyable and literature
SOCIETY  1 Jan 2003

Underbelly - entertaining, enjoyable and literature

The ratings success of the current Underbelly television series proves it is entertaining, even enjoyable, but is it literature? Writer and former documentary filmmaker, Associate Professor Jane Mills at the CSU School of Communication, thinks so.

Charles Sturt UniversitySociety and Community

The look of love
SOCIETY  2 Dec 2002

The look of love

Is your heart racing? Are your pupils dilated? Do you have butterflies in your stomach? If you answer yes to these questions, you must be in love.

HealthSociety and Community

Prev Page Page 88 of 95 Next Page

Filter articles

Find an article