Unlike many other threatened bird species, Bush Stone-curlews benefit by having agricultural land in their habitat, according to researcher Elisa Tack.

CSU has received a record number of applications for distance education study in its paramedic course which leads to a career as a paramedic. Annual surveys have regularly rated paramedics as 'the most trusted profession'.

The Professor of Public Ethics at CSU has backed the call by the 2009 Australian of the Year, Professor Mick Dodson, for a national debate over the meaning of and date for Australia Day.

Two lecturers at CSU argue that the recent suggestion that 'extreme' cases of obese children should be taken from their families for therapeutic intervention is fraught with problems for the child, the family and ultimately for health professionals and authorities.

The horrendous fires that have razed many parts of Victoria have highlighted issues surrounding bushfires in Australia, especially in the increasing threats posed by climate change. As Australia's national inland university, CSU has a number of researchers and commentators regarding various issues surrounding bushfire.

CSU Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Lyn Gorman, has offered her condolences to people affected by the devastating bushfires in Victoria.

CSU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian Goulter, welcomed the preliminary response today by the Deputy Prime Minister, The Hon. Julia Gillard, MP, to the Bradley Review of the Australian Higher Education System.

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.

Research conducted by the Western Research Institute at CSU shows that the majority of accountants trained at the University choose to remain in regional Australia after they graduate, and many of those who move away return later seeking a quality of life they knew they enjoyed and could find again in the country.