By Professor Allan Fels, Chairman, Australian Competition and The stated aim of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (the Act) is to enhance the welfare of Australians through the promotion of competition and fair trading and consumer protection (section 2 of the Act).

Petrol prices and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's role in the Federal Government's New Tax System will be on the table at this year's Nowik Lecture to be held tonight (Thursday 16 November) at Charles Sturt University.

Buildings on Charles Sturt University's Thurgoona Campus continue to draw national attention with two awards presented last week by the Master Builders Association of Australia.

Charles Sturt University's Thurgoona Campus has been honoured by the NSW Minister for Land and Water Conservation and Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. Richard Amery, with an award that places it among the "best of the best".

Fourteen graduates from Malaysia's HELP Institute (Higher Education Learning Program) travelled to the Australian regional city of Wagga Wagga this week to experience a graduation ceremony at Charles Sturt University.

Women in the church and the role of regional press are the subjects of the first two history doctoral theses at Charles Sturt University.

Jasmina Bajraktarevic wanted to be an astrophysicist. She dreamt of life beyond the stars but was grounded by some of the darker aspects of life on earth.

More than 5,700 first-year students are due to begin study at Charles Sturt University this year with orientation week activities beginning Monday 14 February.

The spread of commercial olive cultivation across Australia in the 1990s poses a major weed threat, if the spread of feral olives from former South Australian groves is any indication.