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Future Fuels Forum

The Future Fuels Forum brought together community, industry and government to plan for the future of transport fuels.
Cover of the Drought Exceptional Circumstances Report
Drought Report pushes alarm bells (Podcast 15 Jul 08)

Mr Kevin Hennessy, Principal Researcher, explains why farmers and the Government have reacted with alarm to a collaborative report indicating that hot periods and low rainfall years that have occurred every 20 years, may become much more frequent. (5.36)
The Murray Mouth in South Australia. Photo by Mr Michael Bell, Murray-Darling Basin Commission.
The Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project

The CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country Flagship has been contracted by the National Water Commission to report on current and future water availability in the Murray-Darling Basin. View the project methods and research reports.

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National Research Flagships

The A$1 billion plus National Research Flagships program is focusing the best scientific talent from CSIRO and its partners on the most critical challenges that face Australia.

Media Centre

Browse our collection of media releases, audiovisual resources, feature articles and contacts.

Total Wellbeing Diet

Access dietary guidelines, checklists, recipes and shopping lists to help you achieve your goals with the Total Wellbeing Diet.

A Wellbeing Plan for Aussie Kids

We have developed a plan to provide parents with information on healthy foods and habits for families.