The Prime Minister today announced that water allocations in the Murray-Darling basin will be frozen if significant rains do not fall in the next eight weeks. Once again, water is high on the national agenda.

Charles Sturt University has a number of expert commentators who can discuss the economic, environmental and social implications of the Budget, particularly their impact on inland Australia.

Australia’s regional areas will benefit from a new quarterly agribusiness report to be produced by Charles Sturt University and Westpac, one of Australia’s leading agribusiness banks.

Charles Sturt University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian Goulter, has welcomed news of $2 million from the Federal Government for veterinary science facilities at the University’s Wagga Wagga Campus.

Water continues to be high on the national public agenda, with today’s (Wednesday 23 May) announcement by Victorian Premier Mr Steve Bracks that his State will still not sign up to the Federal Government’s National Plan for Water Security. Charles Sturt University’s Professor of Water Policy Kathleen Bowmer is available to comment on the latest moves in the water debate.

Charles Sturt University (CSU) will honour Dubbo businessman Mr Roger Fletcher when it bestows an Honorary Doctorate of Business on him at the Dubbo Campus graduation ceremony on Thursday 24 May. Mr Fletcher will also deliver the Occasional Address to the graduates.

The latest outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in the United Kingdom highlights the need for stringent biosecurity measures in Australia, according to Director of the Veterinary Science program at Charles Sturt University, Professor Kym Abbott.

Charles Sturt University senior lecturer in equine medicine, Dr Sharanne Raidal stresses the need for all horse owners to remain vigilant for any signs of equine influenza in their animals, but not to be paranoid about their health.

Charles Sturt University (CSU) today released its policy document Growing Our Communities through Education and Research – CSU's agenda for inland Australia which sets out its ambitions for developing as the national university of inland Australia.