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.

The new Carbon Tax is a good first step in addressing Australia's high carbon emissions, "but we really need to introduce the Emissions Trading Scheme in 2015 for the carbon price to be an effective pollution deterrent," said senior CSU economist, Professor Kevin Parton.

Have you heard the one about gold fish having only a three second memory?

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.

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.

Climate change is expected to have a major impact on the health of rivers in South Eastern Australia, particularly in the Murray-Darling Basin. The emphasis to date seems to have been on environmental flows as a means of keeping our rivers healthy, but what are the other options and are they practical and cost-effective?

CSU experts are hailing the Murray Darling Basin Plan released on Thursday 22 November by federal Water Minister, The Hon Tony Burke, MP, as a significant step in water reform in the Basin, but not the end of the journey.

The installation of new space heaters at the Charles Sturt University (CSU) campus in Orange is the next step in reducing energy usage across the University in a bid to cut electricity consumption by 25% by 2015.

A CSU researcher has hailed the focus on direct engagement with Murray Darling Basin communities, as highlighted in the draft Murray Darling Basin Plan released by the Murray Darling Basin Authority, as a step in the right direction.