The news of a major match fixing scandal breaking in European soccer is indicative of a moral and legal crisis in international sports industries worldwide, according to a CSU academic.

The Australian Prime Minister, the Hon. Ms Julia Gillard, MP, has made an unprecedented move to call an election seven months out from polling day, due on Saturday 14 September.

Lax regulation of performance enhancing drugs by Australian state and federal governments and the governing bodies of professional sports has allowed the use of drugs and match-fixing to be swept under the carpet for many years, according to a CSU academic.

Two recently published papers by a Charles Sturt University (CSU) public relations academic suggest the discipline and practice of public relations is an ethical minefield with little to guide those who work in the field.

Four CSU television production graduates are living the dream, having successfully secured a highly sought after year-long internship with the Nine Network in Sydney.

Charles Sturt University’s contribution to the regions surrounding its four main campuses has been estimated to be $264 million in gross regional product when flow-on effects are taken into account.

CSU Veterinary Clinical Centre staff at the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences in Wagga Wagga are helping to treat horses burned in the recent fires that have devastated large parts of NSW.

At a time when Australian and global higher education is undergoing major change, a CSU academic argues that a Liberal party suggestion that some regional universities ought to close would be short-sighted and problematic.

Misbehaviour by sports celebrities, including legal and illegal drug taking, is part of a wider issue which links the many and frequent media stories about sport recently, says a CSU expert on sport media and law.