A CSU academic warns that a plan to establish a panel of experts to advise the Federal Government on what form constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians should take is unlikely to yield a result that is either substantive or useful.

A legal expert on social justice from CSU believes that a law permitting same-sex marriage needs support from both Commonwealth and state governments for significant constitutional changes to be made.

The release of diplomatic cables by Wikileaks is a wonderful source of history, political analysis, economic titbits and high grade gossip, but is it effective 'whistleblowing', asks a CSU researcher.

New South Wales Police force training and procedures for investigating sexual assault have changed substantially and are supported by CSU research that examined the influence of rape myths, victim dress and victim intoxication on the responses of police officers in a simulated sexual assault case.

By disseminating information that is of public interest, WikiLeaks founder and editor-in-chief, Mr Julian Assange, did the right thing by informing the public of the truth, and should be thanked for it and named Australian of the Year, says a CSU media ethicist.

Women in non-metropolitan areas considering IVF treatment require improved access to reliable information, psychosocial support and empathy according to Charles Sturt University's (CSU) Dr Karen Bell.

In the debate about the current release of documents by WikiLeaks founder and editor-in-chief Mr Julian Assange, a professor of public ethics at CSU argues that the 'right' to disseminate information is never an unlimited one and always calls for the exercise of responsible judgement.

Every emergency crisis presents an opportunity for emergency managers, and the crisis communication response of the Queensland government to Cyclone Yasi will form an excellent case study for students at CSU.

Australia should introduce a national disability insurance scheme as it supports the commitment the nation made when the then Federal government ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability in July 2008, according to a CSU academic in health services.