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‘Love your feet … and they’ll love you back’
OPINION  8 Oct 2021

‘Love your feet … and they’ll love you back’

During Foot Health Week 2021, a Charles Sturt University podiatry expert says we should not take for granted being able to walk pain-free and participate in exercise, and taking care of your feet will positively impact your body and your mind.

HealthScienceSociety and Community

Loved to death: Australian sandalwood is facing extinction in the wild
OPINION  7 Oct 2021

Loved to death: Australian sandalwood is facing extinction in the wild

Australian sandalwood has proven too popular for its own good. As it continues to be over-harvested, now is the time to list sandalwood as a threatened species nationally, and to confine harvesting to plantations only, for a chance at survival.

Agricultural ScienceCharles Sturt UniversityILWS

Exercise is vital to improve mental health and wellbeing
OPINION  7 Oct 2021

Exercise is vital to improve mental health and wellbeing

October is National Mental Health Month 2021 and a reminder that looking after our physical and mental health is vital to our overall wellbeing.

HealthScienceSociety and Community

The sun’s shining and snakes are emerging, but they’re not out to get you. Here’s what they’re up to
OPINION  28 Sep 2021

The sun’s shining and snakes are emerging, but they’re not out to get you. Here’s what they’re up to

A Charles Sturt University researcher has contributed to a study on snake behaviour and what makes them hiss. Knowing the circumstances and environmental factors that influence their behaviour could one day save your life!

Charles Sturt UniversityILWSResearch

People want certainty; how to increase COVID-19 vaccination numbers
OPINION  20 Sep 2021

People want certainty; how to increase COVID-19 vaccination numbers

A Charles Sturt University academic argues that governments can increase COVID-19 vaccination numbers by devising a policy that offers the certainty of compensation to people and their dependents if anything goes wrong.

HealthILWSSociety and Community

COVID-19 in Wilcannia is a national disgrace ‘we all saw coming’
OPINION  17 Sep 2021

COVID-19 in Wilcannia is a national disgrace ‘we all saw coming’

A First Nations academic said the situation in Wilcannia due to COVID-19 shows why people should be appalled at the treatment of marginalised communities during the pandemic.

Charles Sturt UniversityIndigenous

The law, ethics, personal choice and greater good - navigating COVID-19 vaccination
OPINION  14 Sep 2021

The law, ethics, personal choice and greater good - navigating COVID-19 vaccination

A Charles Sturt expert weighs in on the ethics, legalities and personal choice of COVID-19 vaccines and the notion of making them compulsory.

Charles Sturt UniversityHealthPharmacy

Lack of COVID-19 support for First Nations people result of ‘systemic racism’
OPINION  10 Sep 2021

Lack of COVID-19 support for First Nations people result of ‘systemic racism’

A Charles Sturt First Nations leader said 200-plus years of systemic racism has declined the health of her people so drastically that poor health, and lack of access to COVID-19 vaccines and support, is threatening their existence in rural NSW.

Charles Sturt UniversityIndigenous

The 20th anniversary of ‘9/11’ – a personal reflection
OPINION  8 Sep 2021

The 20th anniversary of ‘9/11’ – a personal reflection

A Charles Sturt University policing and security expert reflects on the ‘9/11’ terror attacks in the United States, a single event which suddenly and dramatically changed world history, and which no one saw coming.

Policing and SecurityLaw and JusticeSociety and Community

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