The first task for the new leader of the Australian Labor Party is to shake off the image of being the 'chief faceless man' instrumental in the removal of two Australian Prime Ministers in three years, according to a CSU politics expert.

Charles Sturt University (CSU) students will at the cutting edge of online learning with the introduction of the 'Blackboard Learn' system, beginning in 2014.

The annual SPRUNG Festival of theatrical performances at CSU in Bathurst has been nominated for public endorsement as Australia's Favourite Event.

As a nation concerned with the tragedy besetting our fellow citizens as out of control bush fires consume all in their paths' our future safety and survival lies in societal change fostered by the nation's leaders, argues a CSU fire emergency expert.

Ten third- and fourth-year CSU teaching students will spend three weeks from the end of October in the Solomon Islands gaining valuable professional experience to enhance their pre-service teacher education training.

A group of CSU teacher education students will gain valuable pre-service professional experience in the Republic of Vanuatu during November.

Months of dedicated training will soon be tested when CSU student and staff member Ms Elise Hull joins her Indigenous Marathon Project team mates this week to compete in the New York City Marathon.

Legendary American rock musician Lou Reed has died, and his legacy will long be remembered and contested, argues a CSU academic.

Since the Global Financial Crisis, we have become acutely aware of critical events, where things go from bad to worse very quickly.