Research that could help HIV/AIDS and cancer patients retain muscle mass and independent living has won the inaugural national award from the Australian Association for Exercise and Sport Science (AAESS).

Vice-Chancellor of Charles Sturt University (CSU) Professor Ian Goulter today congratulated the new leader of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party, The Hon. Kevin Rudd, MP. Mr Rudd is a member of the Board of CSU’s Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture (ACCC) in Canberra.

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.

Filling up his third passport and working as a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers is a dream that's not out of reach for 29 year old CSU graduate, Mr Guy Flynn who began his studies to win a bet.

"One of the issues is how quickly digital information can disappear. We all know the frustration of coming across a dead link on the Internet. The life cycle of digital information is much more volatile than a printed book. We need to be pro-active about trying to preserve this kind of information," says Jake Wallis, Lecturer in Library and Information Management at Charles Sturt University (CSU).

It is no secret that inland Australia is suffering from a chronic shortage of health workers. Charles Sturt University (CSU) researchers have found that in some regional areas, rural ambulance paramedics are already evolving innovative practises to becoming front line primary health care providers.

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.