With a major French bank facing a major case of fraud worth AU$8.2 billion, a Charles Sturt University academic contends that banks with robust fraud controls does not mean they are actually working.

The Westpac and Charles Sturt University Agribusiness Index for the December 2007 quarter shows an upturn in agribusiness activity and confidence for regional NSW and northern Victoria.

Almost 1 700 Charles Sturt University graduands will gather this week in Bathurst for six ceremonies over three days commencing Wednesday 9 May. The graduands will receive their degrees, diplomas and certificates from CSU Chancellor Lawrie Willett, AO.

Charles Sturt University will celebrate the reward for years of toil embodied in degrees, diplomas and certificates to be awarded to 2,168 graduands.

Harnessing the benefits of globalisation is more important now than ever before, according to the editors of a new book that examines 'globalisation' from diverse perspectives.

Presenting highly realistic but controlled examples for policing training has long been a problem for police educators. However, expertise and skills in policing and communications at Charles Sturt University (CSU) are being combined into a set of multimedia teaching materials aimed at future NSW police officers.

How football referees communicate their decisions to players on the field, and how players react to the referees, are being investigated by a Charles Sturt University academic for the Federation of International Football Associations, the peak world football organisation.

The masculine myth that "big is best" still persists among rural men, according to an extensive study of men in southern NSW by a CSU researcher.

A leading Charles Sturt University education academic argues that falling teacher numbers may have more to do with generational change rather than declining career conditions or increasing behavioural problems in the classroom.