The Australian Minister for Education, Science and Training Julie Bishop last week released the National Music Workshop Report recommendations. Dr Christopher Klopper, Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) music lecturer in the School of Teacher Education, says the recommendations are confirmation that CSU is moving in the right direction.

The Charles Sturt Foundation Board of Directors & Investment Committee will meet at the Bathurst Campus of Charles Sturt University and farewell as Chair Mr Bruce Cameron. The Foundation has grown from $1 million to $7 million since its inception, given out over $5 million in scholarships since 1984, and assisted around 200 students each year.

Charles Sturt University and the Greater Western Area Health Service have formed an alliance which will offer sustainable solutions to current health issues for people in Western New South Wales.

World Water Day on Thursday 22 March draws attention to the world’s most valuable natural resource and the research on how to best use and protect it. Charles Sturt University’s Institute for Land, Water and Society has a number of expert commentators who can discuss the environmental, economic and social aspects of water.

Iconic public companies in Australia such as Qantas and Coles Myer have become targets for private equity raiders. More used to headlines about private companies going public, what does this mean for the ‘man in the street’?

In a disturbing new development in the war in Iraq, it was reported this week that insurgents had used children in a suicide bomb attack.

In a world “becoming much more conservative and fundamentalist” Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) School of Theology “is desperately needed”, according to Rev Dr Stephen Pickard, Director of St Mark’s National Theological Centre, and Head of the School in Canberra. The School is set to expand significantly with the signing of an agreement on Friday (24 November) with the United Theological College (UTC) in Parramatta.

A recent report, Experiences of Beginning Teachers, found that the teaching profession is “attracting graduates…who have a passion for making a difference to the lives of the learners with whom they work”. Other research, by the New South Wales Teachers Education Council (NSWTEC) found that student teachers are described by their principals as “fantastic”. So why is the quality of teacher training at Australian universities being questioned?

Despite the fact that children with communication disorders is one of the most prevalent groups in New South Wales schools they receive extremely limited support, according to a Charles Sturt University education researcher.