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Overhaul needed to fix NT’s urban bias
25-Sep-2017
A Charles Darwin University academic will propose that Darwin should be partitioned off from the rest of the Northern Territory as part of a solution to achieve better fiscal...
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CDU wins NT Training Provider of Year award
25-Sep-2017
Charles Darwin University is celebrating five category wins following an outstanding night at the NT Training Awards, where the university collected the prestigious Training...
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CDU researcher to collect data for NASA
22-Sep-2017
A Charles Darwin University researcher will join a team of stargazers from around Australia to capture the path of a NASA spacecraft that is on its way to the asteroid “Bennu”.Dr...
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Team rescues threatened sawfish pups from remote billabong
22-Sep-2017
Indigenous rangers and Charles Darwin University researchers spent five days trudging barefoot in mud to save almost 40 largetooth sawfish pups as their nursery dried out on the...
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New resource highlights IRU research success
21-Sep-2017
The Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham, today launched the IRU National Innovation Case Study Collection that details more than 100 best practice...
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NT mammal decline fires up research
20-Sep-2017
A Charles Darwin University researcher is scaling the heights of a remote Northern Territory island to investigate whether modern fire regimes are causing a housing crisis among...
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Lecture to shine light on detainee torture
15-Sep-2017
The Australian Human Rights Commissioner will examine how ratifying a treaty on torture could improve the rights of detainees, when he presents the seventh Charles Darwin...
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Alien invasion research to protect the Galápagos Islands
14-Sep-2017
An international research team has identified the pathways that more than 1500 alien species have taken to the Galápagos Islands, which will help to protect the UNESCO World...
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Chinese test centre open for business
13-Sep-2017
A new Chinese language test centre has been launched at Charles Darwin University allowing students access to an examination system approved by the Chinese Government. The centre...
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Older Territorians face lack of support
11-Sep-2017
People ageing in remote communities of the Northern Territory are facing issues such as lack of access to suitable home support and home-care services despite recommendations of...
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Urgent calls for policy on Indigenous adult English language literacy
11-Sep-2017
A stark new report that reveals many Indigenous adults in the Northern Territory lack the English language skills to function independently in the workplace will be presented at a...
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Indigenous higher ed trends under microscope
07-Sep-2017
Researchers have received a $40,000 grant to investigate factors that influence Indigenous university student completion rates, and determine if institutions should adjust generic...
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CDU hits the mark internationally
06-Sep-2017
The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 2018 reveal that Charles Darwin University is on track to achieving its goal of becoming an international university...
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Scholars to probe flaws and failings of Western thought
04-Sep-2017
Charles Darwin University will explore the limitations of Western thought with the help of two eminent European intellectuals at a public event at Alice Springs campus next week....
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![Barry Coles on air at a government contractors' camp, Northern Territory 1960s [Royal Flying Doctor Service donation to CDU Nursing Museum].](https://www.cdu.edu.au/sites/default/files/styles/newsroom_thumbnails_100x80/public/newsroom/images/radio-history-300.jpg?itok=_ikoA2IE "Barry Coles on air at a government contractors' camp, Northern Territory 1960s [Royal Flying Doctor Service donation to CDU Nursing Museum].")
Book tells of remote NT life through radio
04-Sep-2017
A new book will ask its readers to take a step back to a time before World War II when the pedal wireless began to revolutionise communications in Australia’s remote Northern...
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CDU receives New Colombo Plan funding boost
01-Sep-2017
Charles Darwin University has received a major funding increase through the New Colombo Plan (NCP) Mobility Program, which will see more of its students having the opportunity to...
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Linguist to explore Indigenous sign language
31-Aug-2017
A linguist with more than 20 years expertise in alternate sign languages will talk on the importance of the communication system in Indigenous communities, aiming to raise...
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Live artwork to take shape at exhibition
31-Aug-2017
A quartet of professional dancers will assist an experimental Charles Darwin University artist to create his pièce de résistance, during an exhibition opening tomorrow. ...
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Artwork reveals hidden mangrove world
30-Aug-2017
The secrets of mangroves and the cultural and spiritual teachings of a Tiwi elder are the inspirations behind a new art exhibition to open this week. Kerrie Taylor’s first solo...
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Masters of disaster prepare by building resilience
30-Aug-2017
A meteorite plunges into the Arafura Sea causing a tsunami to hit Darwin, but instead of a deadly disaster the city has zero human casualties and minimal infrastructure damage –...
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Territory benefiting from five-star university graduates
29-Aug-2017
Despite nearly one in five Charles Darwin University students being from a low socio-economic background, CDU has been awarded five stars for Full-Time Employment and Starting...
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Father’s Day a time to reflect
29-Aug-2017
The inspiring role men play in their children’s lives should be honoured year-round, but Father’s Day can be a time to remember that children are always watching and learning from...
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Grant gives turtles space to grow
25-Aug-2017
New turtle rehabilitation tanks will be established at Casuarina campus Aquaculture precinct thanks to a $23,000 Animal Welfare Grant from the Northern Territory Government....
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CDU to host flying spanners at Red CentreNATS
25-Aug-2017
Charles Darwin University has begun the quest to find the fastest engine mechanics in Central Australia.Automotive skills lecturer Rob Tucker said plans were well advanced for the...
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CDU takes hospitality training to Timor-Leste
23-Aug-2017
Charles Darwin University hospitality staff are delivering first-of-its-kind hospitality training in Timor-Leste. As part of the Workforce Development Program that Timor-Leste...
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