A carbon tax expert from CSU believes Australia needs to fundamentally change the way the economy works to make a difference in the nation’s carbon emissions, not just have a carbon tax imposed.

The ability of a staple food crop, such as rice, to cope with climate change is under investigation in specially designed growth chambers at CSU in Wagga Wagga.

Although Indigenous people presently manage around 20 per cent of the Australian continent, one CSU academic believes there is an opportunity to do more.

The highly anticipated draft plan setting out how water will be managed in the Murray Darling Basin will be released on Monday 28 November and CSU has commentators available to provide analysis.

With the passage of the carbon tax legislation through the Senate, Australia has become the 33rd country to introduce a price on carbon, joining all the major European countries and New Zealand, along with major cities in China and groups of states and provinces in the United States of America and Canada.

A native plant nursery is to be established at the EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation at CSU in Wagga Wagga, as part of a demonstration site for sustainable farming practices.

CSU has again been recognised for its commitment to reducing its environmental footprint, winning a prestigious Green Gown Award, presented by the Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability.

The Labor government has introduced its carbon tax legislation into the federal parliament and CSU has experts available to comment on the tax and what it might mean for everyday Australians and for the future of Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

The NSW O’Farrell government is due to bring down its first budget since the Coalition won office at the March state election. CSU has experienced commentators to provide analysis of the budget and what it means for the communities of regional NSW.