Science Highlights

Two people with tablet PCs.
Broadband wireless connecting Australia

CSIRO is developing technologies to connect people and machines with wireless broadband and enable them to access the wireless internet anytime, anywhere.
Backwaters of the River Murray above Lock 1 at Donald Flat Lagoon, SA.
Historic Murray-Darling report tells the whole story (Podcast 25 Nov 08)

The first complete report on future water availability in all 18 regions of the Murray-Darling Basin has been released. In this podcast, Dr Tom Hatton, Director of CSIRO’s Water for a Healthy Country Flagship, explains what it means for the industries and people in Australia’s struggling Basin. (6.07)
A photo of a new species of Ophiomyxa brittlestar.
Teeming biodiversity discovered in extinct volcanoes off south-eastern Australia

CSIRO’s Wealth from Oceans Flagship team has discovered hundreds of new marine species and dozens of undersea mountains, in a project to monitor the Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network off southern Tasmania.

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.

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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.