New barbering course offers second chances through practical skills
A new barbering course at the Alice Springs Correctional Facility is giving students in custody the opportunity to build practical skills, confidence and potential pathways into employment.
Thai health improvement program helps prevent weight gain in people with early psychosis
Researchers from Australia and Thailand are calling to change the treatment methods for those experiencing early psychosis to help improve their life expectancy rates.
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CDU law experts call for government parental leave reform
Law experts from Charles Darwin University (CDU) are calling on the Federal Government to increase paid parental leave by nearly two times the current amount.
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Homegrown paramedics get ready to save Territory lives
The next generation of Northern Territory paramedics will be taking their skills on the road next year, as the first cohort of Charles Darwin University (CDU) Bachelor of Paramedicine students complete their studies.
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Bushfire tweets reveal role of social media in emergencies
A study on social media activity during the Black Summer bushfires has revealed how the discussions changed through the phases of the disaster, and how critical social media is in disseminating information during natural disasters.
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Australia may swelter, but blue whales predicted to get some relief
While Australia is forecast to swelter under El Niño climate conditions this year, Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers say it’s good news for blue whales after they suffered through three consecutive years of difficult La Niña conditions.
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Prison education program could help students work towards degree
A Charles Darwin University arts program could soon give corrections impacted students the opportunity to work towards a degree.
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NAFI proves invaluable asset in recent bushfire emergency
Decades worth of fire knowledge, data and experience were put to the test this month with the North Australia & Rangelands Fire Information (NAFI) service receiving an unprecedented number of map requests during the Barkly region bushfires.
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Project to look at climate impacts on Northern Australia's turtle populations
A new project, between Charles Darwin University (CDU), Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and indigenous ranger groups, will investigate how sea level rise and increasing sand temperature may affect Northern Australia’s turtle populations.
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Critically acclaimed journalist Stan Grant to present this year's Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lecture
Critically acclaimed journalist, author, radio and television presenter, documentary film maker and Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi man, Professor Stan Grant Jnr will deliver the 22nd Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lecture at Charles Darwin University (CDU).
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