Archive
Albury wetlands under the Chinese spotlight
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003China and Australia will both benefit from a program designed to share expertise and experience from the two countries in managing wetlands and using wetlands to treat waste water.
Wombats: long distance runners
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Wombats may well look slow and cumbersome but appearances can be deceiving. While we know they can move very quickly over short distances, it seems that they can also cover large distances, up to 4kms, at night.
Latest Frog Research
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Frog populations are declining world-wide, and while a great deal of attention has been paid to factors like disease, the loss of natural habitat remains the single greatest threat to amphibian populations. Despite this, we know very little about how frogs respond to habitat changes, particularly altered water regimes or how to manage wetland flooding regimes to increase their chances of survival.
CSU resources for higher education workplace reform
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003CSU has developed a number of innovative resources that place it at the forefront of higher education sector workplace renewal and reform.
Climate change: a threat to food security
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Climate change is seriously threatening the ability of regional Australia to produce food for export to countries facing food shortages.
New insight into babies' world-view
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Studies by researchers at Charles Sturt University suggest that by the age of nine months, babies are as interested in their peers as they are in their mothers.
Echoes of the Past, Voices of the Future
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003In the mid-1860s many hardworking German farmers left South Australia to select cheap farming land in the fertile Southern Riverina region of NSW.
Deadly Mumbai attacks show hallmarks of terrorist group
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The attacks on westerners and high profile targets on Thursday 27 November by terrorists in India's financial capital, Mumbai, show all the hallmarks of a well organised terrorist group, says Charles Sturt University's Associate Professor in Counter Terrorism, Nick O'Brien.
Final Garnaut Report offers climate change hope
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The final report of 'The Garnaut Climate Change Review', released on Tuesday 30 September, offers a constructive way forward, according to a senior CSU academic.
Are the states redundant?
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Many Australians in recent years have questioned the continued relevance of state governments in the Australian political and government landscape, says a CSU academic.