A recommendation by the Productivity Commission that the Federal Government no longer match the research levy paid by farmers is a risky experiment based on little evidence, says a respected economist with CSU.

A CSU academic says the carbon tax proposal announced yesterday by The Hon. Julia Gillard, MP, Prime Minister of Australia, is a compromise that will be slow to provide the economy with the price incentives needed to reduce the nation's greenhouse gas emissions.

A visiting international academic hosted by CSU throws new light on climate change by asserting the gradual breakdown of the Earth's water cycles caused by land clearing is playing a major role in climate change.

An endangered native fish will be introduced to artificial wetlands on CSU's Albury-Wodonga Campus in a bid to conserve the species and allow them to breed up for their reintroduction into major inland rivers in the Murray Darling Basin.

The Prime Minister’s announcement of carbon tax exemptions for families and small businesses in purchasing petrol is nothing new, but sure to cause controversy, says CSU climate change expert, Professor Kevin Parton.

Thai voters are more interested on the Prime Minister-elect’s next moves rather than the fact she is due to become the nation’s first female Prime Minister, says CSU political commentator and expert, Dr Troy Whitford.

A major global report co-authored by a leading CSU academic highlights healthy ecosystems as the basis for sustainable water resources and stable food security for people around the world, including Australia.

An academic paper co-authored by a CSU academic highlighting the greater value people place on wetlands near the Coorong in South Australia compared to surrounding bushlands has been awarded top prize by environment academics from Australia and New Zealand.

National Water Week focuses Australia on issues that affect one of the nation’s most precious and most scarce resources - water.