Leading inland higher education provider Charles Sturt University has specialist researchers available for comment on drought issues such as agricultural production and water use, access to services and impacts on families, regional businesses and communities.

A ground-breaking material which helps regulate temperatures inside buildings will be used on the new academic offices to be constructed on Charles Sturt University’s Albury-Wodonga Campus in 2007.

For the first time, the health of Australia’s agribusinesses in each and all regions will be measured and reported when the inaugural Westpac/CSU Agribusiness Survey commences in January 2007.

Serrated Tussock has the potential to bring sheep farmers to their knees, according to Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Mr Aaron Simmons. A postdoctoral research fellow at CSU, Mr Simmons is conducting research that will give local farmers new tools in their battle against this nationally significant weed in native pastures.

"The current drought is creating a generation of forgotten people. Young people are losing touch with education access," said Professor Margaret Alston from Charles Sturt University.

Today's water conference in Canberra will discuss the handover of control of the Murray Darling system from the States to the Federal Government. Charles Sturt University has specialist commentators who are available for comment on water issues and the Federal Government initiative.

World Water Day on Thursday 22 March draws attention to the world’s most valuable natural resource and the research on how to best use and protect it. Charles Sturt University’s Institute for Land, Water and Society has a number of expert commentators who can discuss the environmental, economic and social aspects of water.

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.