Australia, especially inland Australia, faces catastrophic shortages in information and communication technology professionals unless there are major changes in government policies and business models, says a leading CSU information technology academic.

Forestry is now part of the new economy in a world coping with carbon pollution, says a leading CSU forestry researcher.

The final report of 'The Garnaut Climate Change Review', released on Tuesday 30 September, offers a constructive way forward, according to a senior CSU academic.

Frog 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.

Wombats 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.

They are often misunderstood….these creatures of the night… and myths abound. But bats are about to come under the spotlight at a major conference to be held in Albury straight after Easter.

What are the best ways to look after the remnants of native vegetation and paddock trees on farms?

Annual stream flow into the Murray-Darling Basin is likely to fall by 10 to 25% by 2050, and by 16 to 48% by 2100 according to one of Australia’s leading experts on the effects of climate change on our river systems.

A major water conference that will look at the challenge of managing our streams and rivers for the future will be held in Albury, May 21 to 25.