• 31 December - Salt of the Earth moves into town - Sports fields, parks, and domestic gardens are under threat as soil salinity moves from the bush into towns and cities across Australia. [96/155]

• 30 December - Virtual reality goes into Mining & Exploration - Australia's miners can look even further into the future, and save millions of dollars in the process, with the help of new 'virtual reality' equipment acquired by the CSIRO-industry alliance, Fractal Graphics. [96/157]
• 27 December - Antioxidants in Black Tea may help protect against skin cancer - Slip, slop, slap and slurp could well become the Aussie formula for lowering your risk of developing skin cancer, following recent research findings by CSIRO scientists. [96/156]
• 23 December - "Sumo" Prawns to wrest Japanese market - Japanese King Prawns, which grow up to 25 per cent faster or larger than wild-caught prawns, have been developed by CSIRO fisheries scientists and a local prawn farmer. [96/153]
• 23 December - Eat for a long life at Christmas - Christmas dinner, traditionally an occasion for over-indulgence, could not only improve your health, it could also help to extend your life. [96/152]
• 20 December - Rostering Santa's helpers - For Santa's helpers, the work is seasonal and demanding. Millions of children worldwide expect their chosen gifts to be made and delivered on time. The rosters for Santa's helpers need to take into account the helpers' different skills and experience, union rules, peak demand periods, days off, and customer preferences. [96/149]
• 19 December - Cattle database set for predictions - By mid-1997 leading Australian cattle producers will be able to buy a computer tool to help them create designer cattle for the tropics. [96/151]
• 19 December - Soybeans create lucrative Asian Export Market - Australia is gearing up to sell the raw material for the Japanese equivalent of Vegemite -- a brown, salty, sticky substance called Natto -- to the Japanese. [96/150]
• 17 December - CSIRO polishes Australia's gold - The CSIRO Division of Minerals has unearthed savings of up to half a million dollars a year for the average-sized Australian gold mine, achievable through improved ore processing. [96/148]
• 17 December - Yachties gain in satellite-deep ocean link - Tacticians in this year's Sydney-Hobart yacht race will benefit from a technique developed by CSIRO marine scientists using satellites 1,300 kilometres away to identify conditions in the top two kilometres of the ocean. [96/147]
• 12 December - Baby oyster formula stimulates $15 million industry - CSIRO and industry marine researchers are developing a more efficient, cost effective and naturally-sourced formula for seed oysters using cultured algae and pastes. [96/146]
• 11 December - CSIRO researchers achieve grape breakthrough - CSIRO researchers have achieved a scientific advance of international significance with the creation of what may be the world's first gene-modified grapevine. [96/145]
• 5 December - Robert gets into hot water for a gold medal - Queensland student Robert Hay is the first Australian student to receive a Gold CREST Award, for his development of a portable solar-powered shower. [96/144]
• 5 December - Life on other worlds? - There is a strong likelihood that life will be discovered on other planets within the next ten to twenty years, speakers told a National Science Briefing in Canberra today. [96/143]
• 4 December - Rural research summer issue - An understanding of how water temperature and river flow contribute to the formation of algal blooms is helping scientists develop practical strategies to reduce the incidence of blue-green algal blooms in our waterways this summer. [96/142]
• 4 December - Gene markers expand breeders' toolkit - Gene marker technology will enable cattle producers to breed animals more rapidly with specific production attributes, thereby increasing the value of their stock, said Dr Jay Hetzel, CSIRO Tropical Agriculture. [96/141]
• 2 December - Smart breeding set to pay off - Scientists expect to revolutionise animal genetic improvement programs after successfully integrating molecular marker technology with novel reproductive technologies. [96/140]
• 30 November - Cape Grim: twenty years of taking the air - The Minister for Science and Technology, Peter McGauran, today paid tribute to Australia's major contribution to monitoring and understanding the global atmosphere through the operation of the Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station in north-western Tasmania. The Minister was speaking at a function to mark 20 years of observations. [96/138]
• 29 November - X-ray breakthrough - less risk, better body pictures - CSIRO scientists have achieved a world first with a new method for taking x-ray pictures that give sharper images of soft tissue and reduce the x-ray dosage received by patients. [96/139]
• 29 November - The great Double Helix birthday blast off! -Hundreds of flying PET bottles will be colliding around the nation to celebrate CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club's 10th birthday. "Media representatives are welcome to join Double Helix members and friends all around Australia who will be enjoying a science bonanza," says Double Helix Coordinator Rebecca Scott. "We have 23,000 members in Australia, so that makes for a big party!" [96/137]
• 29 November - Beer making method to aid AIDS research- The technique that brewers use to make beer - fermentation - is helping revolutionise the fight against diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis C, influenza and diabetes. The technique is being highlighted at a Science Forum at CSIRO in Melbourne today. [96/136]
• 28 November - Breeding potential of heifers to be increased -Cattle producers will soon be able to have heifer calves produce their own calves before they are 12 months of age, according to Dr Michael D'Occhio of CSIRO Tropical Agriculture. [96/135]
• 28 November - The great Double Helix birthday blast off! - CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club is celebrating its 10th birthday by launching recyclable plastic PET bottle rockets which will propel the club into its second decade. In Melbourne, Double Helix Education Officer Ivan Macciocca promises celebrations including rockets, crocodile-handling, possums and snakes. [96/134]
• 28 November - CSIRO to lay bare South Australia's 'gold fever' - The technology behind much of the current 'gold fever' in South Australia will be revealed to the resources sector in Adelaide next week by the CSIRO Division of Exploration and Mining. [96/133]
• 25 November - Armour plating shapes up for the future - An Australian company is developing revolutionary bullet proof armour that will make delivering and handling money safer. The CSIRO and Australian company Martial Armour joined forces to create the new panels. [96/132]
• 22 November - CSIRO welcomes Chief Scientist - The Chief Executive of CSIRO, Dr Malcolm McIntosh, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Science and Technology Mr Peter McGauran, that the former CSIRO Chief Executive Dr John Stocker has been appointed Chief Scientist for Australia. [96/131]
• 21 November - World's biggest radio telescope planned - Australia is one of a consortium of six countries planning the world's largest radio telescope, to be built early in the next century. Australia's input is being led by CSIRO's Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF). [96/130]
• 20 November - Port Phillip Bay study wins CSIRO Chairman's Medal - A study of Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay has won the 1996 CSIRO Chairman's Gold Medal. The annual award carries with it a cheque for $25,000. [96/129]
• 18 November - CSIRO Chairman calls for stronger industry policy - The outgoing Chairman of CSIRO, Professor Adrienne Clarke has called on Australia's governments to develop clearer and more consistent policies for industry if they are not to fall behind other countries of the Asia-Pacific region in attracting world investment in research and innovation. [96/128]
• 18 November - After fifty years, backyard fence gets the treatment - How to make the humble backyard fence more durable will be one of the topics at the 25th Forest Products Research Conference beginning today (Monday) at Clayton (VIC). [96/127]
• 15 November - New educational resources for earth watchers - CSIRO today released a CD-ROM, designed to help teachers and students around the world to learn about remote sensing of the Earth from space. The disk contains sample data from satellites operated by members of CEOS, the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites, whose annual meeting concluded in Canberra today. [96/126]
• 15 November - Diet discovery aids diabetics - CSIRO scientists have discovered that the inclusion of special polyunsaturated fatty acids in the diet may help restore the function of damaged nerves for sufferers of diabetes. The discovery was announced at an international nutrition conference in Barcelona recently. [96/125]
• 14 November - Earth-watchers in hyperspace - In a world-first demonstration, "live" pictures taken by the Japanese Midori ("Green") satellite were transmitted from Hatoyama ground station near Tokyo, to Canberra's National Convention Centre. [96/124]
• 13 November - NASA and CSIRO zoom in on Australia - Spectacular revelations about the changing face of Australia are emerging from an airborne mission by CSIRO and US scientists. [96/123]
• 11 November - Top-Tech '96, top wool profit - Australian woolgrowers can expect flow-on benefits through technology uptake from Top-Tech '96, say organisers of the international best-practice wool processing symposium being held at CSIRO in Geelong. [96/122]
• 11 November - CSIRO research on display at the Orange field days - Many exciting pieces of CSIRO research will be displayed at this year's Australian National Field Days in Orange. The field days will be held from Tuesday to Thursday this week. [96/121]
• 8 November - CSIRO welcomes new Chairman - The Chief Executive of CSIRO, Dr Malcolm McIntosh welcomed today's announcement by the Prime Minister that Mr Charles Allen had been chosen to succeed Professor Adrienne Clarke as Chairman of CSIRO. [96/120]
• 8 November - Global hunt for Armidale Research Partner - CSIRO, the International Wool Secretariat (IWS) and the Armidale Development Corporation (ADC) have initiated an international search to find a suitable partner to share world-class science facilities at Chiswick, NSW. [96/119]
• 8 November - World-beating software launched - CSIRO's award winning software Fastflo is to be launched on the commercial market. [96/117]
• 7 November - Climate change: the latest scenarios for Australia - Australia is likely to be between 0.3 and 1.4 degrees C warmer by the year 2030 according to CSIRO's latest estimates of climate change for Australia, released today. The temperature increase by 2070 is likely to between 0.6 and 3.8 degrees C. [96/116]
• 4 November - Self-destructing carp proposed - CSIRO scientists are considering the possibility that Australia's worst freshwater pest, the carp, could be programmed to self-destruct, as part of a long-term control program. [96/115]
• 31 October - Greenhouse: power generation options for Australia and Asia - New technologies could help Australia to meet its greenhouse targets and open up export opportunities to Asia, according to CSIRO Coal and Energy Technology Chief Dr John Wright. [96/114]
• 30 October - State-of-the-art water science for Sydney - World-leading environmental science will be used for the development of Sydney's water and waste system for the 21st century, following an agreement signed between CSIRO and Sydney Water Corporation in Canberra today. [96/113]
• 29 October - Boost for the world's largest cattle herd - A breakthrough in livestock nutrition that dramatically lifts the number of calves and lambs born is poised to revolutionise not only Australia's $9 billion meat and dairy industry -- but also the world's largest cattle herd, in India. [96/112]
• 28 October - CSIRO finds the best spot for a wind farm - Wind scientists have chosen the best site in NSW for Australia's first grid connected wind farm. [96/111]
• 25 October - CSIRO restructure to boost Northern Australia - CSIRO today launched the most powerful tropical agricultural research organisation in the southern hemishere by amalgamating its former Divisions of Tropical Crops and Pastures, and Tropical Animal Production. [96/110]
• 25 October - Climate change impacts and responses - Australia's most wide-ranging examination of the greenhouse/climate change issue is now available in a book launched today by the Chief Executive of CSIRO, Dr Malcolm McIntosh. [96/107]
• 24 October - CSIRO to enhance Indonesian remote sensing capability - CSIRO remote sensing technology is to play a key role in assisting Indonesian environmental agencies fight degradation of its forests, reefs, rivers, and farmland. [96/105]
• 23 October - CSIRO researcher wins ozone award - Dr Jonathan Banks has received the United States' Environment Protection Agency's 1996 Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award in recognition of his exemplary efforts to protect the ozone layer. [96/109]
• 17 October - Shared genes lead to research advances - It has recently been discovered that not just humans and animals, but all plants also have haemoglobin in their roots and other parts, the Chief of CSIRO's Plant Industry, Dr Jim Peacock told a National Science Briefing in Canberra. [96/108]
• 15 October - Human genes: science, ethics, and ownership - The ethics and ownership of human genetic research will be the topic of two major meetings in Canberra this week. [96/106]
• 14 October - Is your organisationreally improving? - Many organisations don't measure their processes, or if they do, don't use their data efficiently, says CSIRO statistician Ian Saunders. [96/104]
• 13 October - Weeds Awareness Week - Media representatives are invited to the launch of WEEDS AWARENESS WEEK at the Australian National Botanic Gardens on Monday 14 October 1996. [96/103]
• 10 October - Mouse plagues likely, says CSIRO - There is a strong chance of a major mouse plague in southern Australia this autumn, with an 80% chance of a plague in the Victorian Mallee in 1997, according to Dr Grant Singleton of the Division of Wildlife and Ecology. [96/102]
• 10 October - International satellite project takes off from Australia - Mining companies will be able to explore more effectively for minerals in any of the six continents under a proposal to build the world's most advanced mineral satellite in Australia. [96/101]
• 10 October - Live to be one hundred, lunch guests told - The right foods could reduce Australia's death toll from cancer by up to one third, and allow people to live longer, more healthy lives, says Professor Richard Head, Chief of CSIRO's Division of Human Nutrition speaking at the inaugural National Science Briefing, Parliament House, Canberra, today. [96/100]
• 8 October - Media alerts: vaccines, disease, salmon - two important lectures. [96/99]
• 8 October - First links to transform Canberra into a cybertown - Canberra is to become a testbed for a series of high-tech solutions to city planning and management problems. State-of-the-art technology will be applied to a range of government services with an agreement signed last week by Mr Gary Humphries, the ACT Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning, and Dr John O'Callaghan, Chief of the CSIRO Division of Information Technology. [96/94]
• 7 October - Will old growth forests outlast climate change? - Predicted climate change may well prove more damaging to the old forests of the world than present day threats. This and other topics in the latest edition of Onwood , a quarterly update of research results from CSIRO's Division of Forestry and Forest Products. [96/98]
• 3 October - CSIRO rejects rabbit calicivirus claims - CSIRO categorically rejects the claim in today's Melbourne that "CSIRO had intentionally failed to test the virus in detail because of embarassment over the accidental release of the virus ..." [96/97]
• 3 October - Drought and flood: 90 million steps closer to better seasonal predictions - Encouraging advances in seasonal predictions of drought are being made using powerful computer-based models of the world's climate. This is the message from Dr Malcolm McIntosh, Chief Executive of CSIRO, who this morning launched a new book and CD-ROM on Australia's climatic variability at the Second Australian Conference on Agricultural Meteorology at the University of Queensland in Brisbane. [96/96]
• 3 October - Poor management puts water at risk - Australia's water industry management is placing the quality of the nation's water supply at risk, Professor Graham Harris told the ANZAAS conference in Canberra. [96/95]
• 1 October - CSIRO rejects legal claims - Deputy Chief Executive of CSIRO, Dr Colin Adam, stated today that any legal proceedings initiated against CSIRO by Charter Pacific Corporation Ltd over the Exelgram technology would be vigorously defended. [96/93]
• 30 September - Where does the Navy store its parts? In APLCRATES - APLCRATES (Assembly Parts List - Constructive Reassessment and Tracking Expert System) is an 'expert system' which keeps track of every part in every vessel: how much it costs, its size, description, importance, maintenance requirements, even whether it is hazardous. [96/92]
• 30 September - See me, feel me, touch me; unborn baby modelled - Researchers in Queensland have used ultrasound images to create a plastic 3D model of a live baby in the womb. [96/88]
• 28 September - Waste not want not - Sixty five scientists and waste utilisation experts will leave Sydney this week on an effluent tour of Australia. They will be looking into a range of wastes including sewage sludge, domestic effluent, pulpmill and dairy shed effluent, all with an eye to their productive use. [96/91]
• 26 September - The telescope on the web, simply the best - The Australia Telescope Compact Array has won an award for best Australian scientific site on the Internet. The award was presented as part of the first annual Australian Financial Review/Telstra Australian Internet Awards. [96/90]
• 26 September - Worm 'nemesis' promises drug-free sheep - A world-first project to make Australian Merino sheep resistant to parasitic worms will save woolgrowers tens of millions of dollars as well as lower the use of chemicals in the food chain. [96/89]
• 20 September - Low fat way to a succulent sausage -Salami, strasbourg and other delicious processed meats will be back on the menu for health-conscious consumers thanks to a revolutionary low-fat process devised by CSIRO food scientists. The new technology replaces fat in processed meats with proteins made from whey, a byproduct of dairying. [96/87]
• 18 September - That big lens in space - Australian radio astronomers have discovered the first case of a remarkable system where two galaxies are twisting our picture of a distant quasar. [96/86]
• 17 September - Astronaut to launch second Double Helix decade - Australian-born NASA astronaut Andrew Thomas will assist CSIRO Chief Executive Malcolm McIntosh propel the CSIRO Double Helix Science Club into its second decade. [96/85]
• 16 September - Rabbits: RCD another weapon in the arsenal - CSIRO has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Primary Industries, Mr John Anderson, that rabbit calicivirus has been officially declared a biological control agent. [96/84]
• 13 September - PMSEC: scientists urge integrated rabbit control - Integrated rabbit control is essential if we are to preserve our agricultural production and our unique landscape, say CSIRO scientists. [96/83]
• 13 September - Water quality threat, scientists warn - Scientists today warned the Federal Government that the quality of Australia's inland water is increasingly at risk. [96/82]
• 12 September - PVC building materials given clean bill of health - PVC as a building material is no more harmful to the environment than other materials, according to a CSIRO report commissioned by the Plastics and Chemicals Industry Association (PACIA). [96/81]
• 7 September - CSIRO process reduces Ok Tedi discharge - Researchers from CSIRO Minerals have developed a new process to decrease copper levels downstream from BHP's OkTedi mine in Papua New Guinea. The process will also increase profitability by increasing the amount of copper recovered. [96/80]
• 5 September - Sugar industry needs new by-product technologies - The Australian sugar industry faces lower returns and rising costs, unless it begins producing high-value by-products, says Chris Allen of CSR addressing an international audience at the recent CSIRO Sugar 2000 Symposium in Brisbane. [96/79]
• 30 August - Solid financial return from science: economic report - The Australian community stands to gain up to $1.6 billion as a result of three joint research projects between CSIRO and manufacturing industry, a new economic study released today shows. [96/78]
• 29 August - Australia's ancient landscapes to yield diamond trove - CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Malcolm McIntosh today announced new mineral exploration applications with billion dollar potential to search for diamonds in Western Australia. [96/77]
• 29 August - More and better science urged by CSIRO Chief Executive -"If we are to rectify the damage done to the Australian environment, if we are to maintain our quality of life, if we are to compete in Asia, then we need more science," CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Malcolm McIntosh said in Melbourne today speaking at a lunch hosted by the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce. [96/74]
• 28 August - Media alert - Dr McIntosh will address the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce. [96/75]
• 27 August - Better-beer genes breeding better beer - Beer drinkers will soon be supping a finer brew, thanks to a series of major advances by CSIRO Plant Industry scientists. [96/76]
• 25 August - Bush tucker special in Rural Research Spring issue - The bush food industry expects to increase in value from $14 million to $100 million in the next three years. Rural Research looks at some of the likely prospects for the industry's expansion and how CSIRO research is contributing to their development. [96/72]
• 22 August - Billion dollar projects as science value-adds - Science will add billions of dollars to Australia's bottom line by the early 21st century, the Chief Executive of CSIRO, Dr Malcolm McIntosh, will tell finance and industry leaders in Melbourne. The vision of the nation's leading scientific agency and its future contribution to Australia's industrial competitiveness will be the theme of an address by Dr McIntosh to the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce on Friday, August 29, 1996. [96/73]
• 21 August - Ram fingerprints at Dubbo - Sheep DNA fingerprinting, selecting for fine quality wool and the latest in breeding technology will be the focus of the CSIRO display at the Dubbo Sheep Show and Ram Sale on 27-28 August this year. [96/71]
• 20 August - CSIRO's role in Australia's space effort - The Minister for Science and Technology, Peter McGauran announced today a major restructuring of Australia's space effort and a new role for CSIRO. The highlight is a program to launch a small experimental satellite. [96/70]
• 18 August - Insect-proof cotton field trials continue - Field trials have been approved by the Federal Government's Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee for CSIRO Plant Industry to continue evaluation of new cotton varieties developed through gene technology. [96/69]
• 17 August - Double Helix termite tally coming to an area near you - Thousands of Australian school children are being asked by CSIRO to take part in a nationwide tally of termites. [96/68]
• 16 August - Life under the sea - as seen from space - CSIRO scientists will be able to peer beneath the waves using data from the international environmental satellite ADEOS (Advanced Earth Observing Satellite), to be launched by a Japanese rocket on Saturday. CSIRO marine biologist John Parslow says "Satellite ocean colour sensors give us vital information about phytoplankton. [96/67]
• 11 August - Catch that stormwater and use it - A new CSIRO report forecasts a dramatic increase in attention to the quality and usefulness of stormwater in the nation's cities. [96/66]
• 8 August - Real men do eat, cook, and stay healthy ... - Hearts and minds, bowels and guts, men's health in general ... these are all topics which will be addressed by the Men's Eating and Nutrition Seminar in Adelaide from 6.30 tonight (Thursday) with the opening address at 7.20 pm, at the Orphanage Teachers Centre, corner Mitchell Street and Goodwood Road, Goodwood. [96/65]
• 8 August - Sweet future for Australian sugar producers - Next week (August 19) sees the start of a week-long international sugar symposium aimed at reviewing opportunities and challenges facing the industry beyond the year 2000. [96/64]
• 7 August - Checking Australia's rain gauge - CSIRO climate scientists are studying an area about 300 nautical miles west of Sumatra on the equator as a rain gauge for Australia's climate. [96/63]
• 6 August- World's coral loss leaves Australian survivors - The continuing destruction of coral reefs around the world could provide Australia with an enormous economic bonus. It could also provide an opportunity for Australia to demonstrate scientific and management leadership. [96/62]
• 1 August- Fit bodies fit for scientists- Media representatives are invited to the opening of the CSIROFIT EXERCISE TRACK on Black Mountain, Canberra. [96/61]
• 1 August- Aussie scientists crack barley - A revolution in barley breeding could be sparked by a gene technology breakthrough involving a new technique developed by plant scientists from the Cooperative Research Centre for Plant Science and CSIRO Plant Industry. [96/60]
• 31 July - Bay study: CSIRO identifies clean bay, but some threats - Victoria's Port Philip Bay is becoming the best-understood marine environment in Australia. CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Malcolm McIntosh will today hand the Final Report of the Port Phillip Bay Environmental Study to Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett. [96/59]
• 29 July - No more blue-green blues? Water scientists cause a stir - CSIRO researchers have achieved a major advance in the prevention of toxic blooms of blue-green algae. Stirring layers of water can help prevent the blooms in rivers. [96/57]
• 26 July - Threat to Australia's fisheries outlined - Australia's fisheries management will come under unprecedented pressure during the next decade a senior CSIRO scientist said, on the eve of the world's largest fisheries congress which opens in Brisbane on Monday. [96/58]
• 19 July - Arise, Sir Malcolm (cool in CSIRO wool) - There's been just one suit made in Australia of CSIRO's silky new wool, and it's being worn by CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Malcolm McIntosh today. Dr McIntosh, in London to be knighted by Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace, is wearing the suit for the opening by the Queen of a major new defence establishment. [96/56]
• 18 July - Tree fodder for northern farm stock -Well-fed beef cattle and valuable timber for joinery could be the result of a novel agro-forestry scheme being developed in northern Australia. According to Dr Brian Lowry of CSIRO's Division of Tropical Animal Production, certain tropical trees can produce feed for animals while they are growing, and a source of good quality timber when they are mature. [96/55]
• 16 July - Farm forestry: what tree, where? - Farmers can now select the right tree to grow, in the right place, on their property. Two reports in the latest edition of Onwood , a quarterly update of research results from CSIRO's Division of Forestry and Forest Products, show the way. [96/54]
• 11 July - CSIRO brings sensory and safety expertise to food CRC - CSIRO's Division of Food Science and Technology is a major participant in the newly launched CRC for International Food Manufacture & Packaging Science. [96/53]
• 11 July - Unwelcome marsupials who call New Zealand home - Sixty million possums call New Zealand home. But according to Dr Phil Cowan they are aliens whom New Zealand could well do without. [96/51]
• 10 July - Immunocontraceptive baits in fight against foxes - A fox immunocontraceptive vaccine in a bait will be the most effective way of delivering the next breakthrough in fox control according to Dr Mark Bradley, from the CRC Vertebrate Biocontrol Centre. [96/52]
• 8 July - CSIRO reshapes to meet national goals - A strategic reshaping of CSIRO intended to focus scientific resources in areas of national priority was announced today by the Chief Executive, Dr Malcolm McIntosh . [96/50]
• 8 July - Marsupial eggs in survival basket: more than fertility control needed - Fertility control is not necessarily the answer to controlling all our pest species, according to leading international scientist, Dr Tony Sinclair, speaking at the Fertility Control for Wildlife Management Conference. [96/49]
• 5 July - Wildly fertile conference - Scientists and commentators on ethics, legal and social issues will meet to discuss the implications of the control of wildlife fertility at the 4th International Conference on Fertility Control for Wildlife Management to be held on Great Keppel Island (Queensland) next week.. [96/48]
• 3 July - HIV-AIDS, business performance, pollution: Number-crunching frenzy at SISC-96 - The Sydney International Statistical Congress (SISC-96) begins on Monday at Sydney's Wentworth Hotel, and runs from 8-12 July. CSIRO is a Principal Sponsor, and has been responsible for much of the organisation. Over 800 delegates will attend, making it the largest statistical conference ever held on these shores. [96/47]
• 1 July - Top U.S. award for CSIRO Chief Executive - Dr Malcolm McIntosh, Chief Executive of CSIRO, was today awarded the United States Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service. [96/46]
• 1 July- New soils found in oldest continent- New soils have been documented as part of a catalogue of Australian Soils called the Australian Soil Classification , based on 14,000 soils and 30 years of national soil survey work by State and Federal agencies. [96/45]
• 25 June - CSIRO technology 'the best under the sun' - CSIRO scientists have built the world's most sophisticated radiometer to measure the heat emitted by clouds, to help improve predictions of future climate. [96/44]
• 23 June - New public awareness program for CSIRO - Julian Cribb, of "The Australian" will join CSIRO on 15 July to lead a new public awareness group. [96/43]
• 18 June - CSIRO wins R&D role in Indonesia - CSIRO has been invited to provide R&D assistance to the Indonesian national research agency LIPI. [96/42]
• 6 June - Lack of fire threatens northern beef industry - The reintroduction of fire into northern Australian landscapes is critical to the long-term future of the beef industry. This was the finding of a recent Meat Research Corporation-sponsored workshop that was held in Townsville and included pastoralists, land managers and research scientists. [96/41]
• 5 June - CSIRO's world-first super sub-clover - CSIRO Plant Industry scientists today announced the planting of a world-first trial of genetically improved subterranean clover with in-built herbicide tolerance. [96/40]
• 5 June - Environment award to Flushing Meadows - The CSIRO Wagga Wagga Effluent Plantation Project has been awarded the 1996 Banksia Environmental Award for Land Management as part of World Environment Week. [96/39]
• 30 May - Successful fungal control of black cricket - Recent field trials using fungus as a means of biological control of the black cricket have been highly successful. The black field cricket is a major pest of pastures in south-eastern Australia, particularly in western Victoria, and causes up to $20 million damage annually. [96/38]
• 8 May - CSIRO geneticist honoured - CSIRO'S Chief of Division of Animal Production, Dr Oliver Mayo, was this week elected as a Fellow to the Australian Academy of Science, for his contribution to human genetics, plant and animal breeding. [96/37]
• 8 May - Rare award for CSIRO butterfly and moth scientist - CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Malcolm McIntosh today announced that Dr Ian Common of CSIRO's Division of Entomology had won the internationally prestigious Karl Jordan Medal. [96/36]
• 7 May - CSIRO shows it all at Armidale - The best and latest of CSIRO's rural research will be on show at Armidale's Wool Expo from 10-12 May . [96/35]
• 3 May - Australian accolade for CSIRO scientist - CSIRO Plant Industry's Dr Jeremy Burdon was today elected to the Australian Academy of Science, in recognition of his outstanding achievements to plant research. [96/34]
• 2 May - Bequest pays off in quest for blowfly vaccine - CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Malcolm McIntosh announced today that Dr Ross Tellam and his research team have been granted an Australian patent for a protein which protects sheep against blowfly strike. [96/33]
• 29 Apr - Preventing Australia's land degradation: CSIRO launches a must-have guide for the rural community - CSIRO Division of Plant Industry today launched the booklet Research for Sustainable and Profitable Cropping - a must-have guide for the rural community, detailing the latest in rural research. [96/32]
• 19 Apr - Praise for geneticists as insects hold open days - Former Olympian and now celebrated naturalist and businessman John Landy today launched the Open Days held by CSIRO's Division of Entomology in Canberra. [96/31]
• 11 Apr - 2nd World Fisheries Congress - Media Launch - CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Malcolm McIntosh will officiate at the launch, and deliver a statement on the critical importance of marine science in underpinning sustainable development of the resource. [96/30]
• 10 Apr - Rooted up: paperbarks hide an evolutionary coup - The humble paper barked trees of Australia's wet tropics hide a highly-unusual adaptation: upward growing roots. [96/27]
• 10 Apr - Horehound moth to fight weed, help wool producers - The Horehound Plume Moth is to be released today on a trial site with heavy infestation of the noxious weed horehound, which is a pest of the wool and meat industries in south eastern Australia. [96/28]
• 9 Apr - Onwood Autumn issue - The autumn issue of Onwood (a quarterly publication of research updates from CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products) features stories on using sewage to grow trees, seeing the inside of logs before they are cut etc. [96/29]
• 1 Apr - Shifty fungus a threat to Northern cattle producers - Researchers from South America are working with CSIRO scientists to head off a threat to Australia's northern beef industry. [96/26]
• 1 Apr - Ocean observations to the rescue - Data collected over 20 years by CSIRO scientists and the crews of merchant ships helps in ship rescues and in the environmental management of our coastal waters. [96/25]
• 23 Mar - Eagle-eyed instrument looks at Australia - A sharp-eyed Canadian instrument package, one of a handful in the world, has arrived in Australia. The Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager ('CASI') will be used by CSIRO researchers as a tool for picking out blue-green algae from the air. [96/24]
• 19 Mar - New approaches outlined for CSIRO - Chief Executive Dr Malcolm McIntosh today outlined to senior staff a new structure and a fresh approach to CSIRO's way of doing business and announced the appointment of four Deputy Chief Executives. [96/23]
• 17 Mar - Stability or growth: Australia's population choice - By the middle of next century, we will have to build two more Sydneys and two more Melbournes, to cope with just one or two per cent per annum population growth. That's according to People Policy: Australia's Population Choices , a new book by Dr Doug Cocks, consultant to the 1994 House of Representatives Long Term Strategies Committee inquiry into Australia's Carrying Capacity. [96/17]
• 14 Mar - Swingin' in the rain.... - CSIRO Publishing today announced the release of its latest multimedia CD-ROM "The Dynamic Rainforest". [96/22]
• 14 Mar - Warfare on resistant worms - A new test to detect drench resistant parasitic worms has now been released to help farmers wage warfare on worms. Winning the battle against worms is a high priority as they are costing Australian farmers about $210m annually in lost production. [96/21]
• 14 Mar - CSIRO'S latest rural research - on show at Lucindale South East Field Days - Rabbits, pest and worm control, sheep production and woollen products will form an exciting showcase of the latest CSIRO research on display at Lucindale from 15-16 March this year. [96/20]
• 12 Mar - CSIRO book to cut through the vine confusion ... -CSIRO's Division of Horticulture has produced a book designed to reduce the tangles of confusion about grape varieties. [96/19]
• 6 Mar - Rural Research autumn issue -Articles on gene maps for cattle, controlling soil disease, managing native pastures, mulga thinning and more.... [96/16]
• 28 Feb - Dung beetles: only the best will do (doo) - CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club "Dung Beetle Crusade" has now produced results for Australian scientists. [96/14]
• 27 Feb - Native daisy doomed? CSIRO endangered plant study -CSIRO Plant Industry today released research results which show that the destruction of our grasslands has reduced the genetic diversity of our native plants, threatening their survival. [96/15]
• 22 Feb - Tourist icons : look after them or lose them! - According to tourism researcher, Dr Dick Braithwaite of CSIRO's Division of Wildlife and Ecology, the natural environment is our strongest selling point, but we run the risk that large numbers of tourists are degrading the very thing they came to Australia to see. [96/13]
• 18 Feb - Earth observation leader - Dr David Jupp has been appointed first leader of CSIRO's recently established Earth Observation Centre in Canberra. The Centre was set up to improve the handling and usefulness of environmental data from satellites. [96/12]
• 14 Feb - Victoria on Show - CSIRO on Show -At "Victoria on Show" (15-18 Feb), CSIRO will outline some new and very promising research and development directions. [96/11]
• 14 Feb - Looking after our land - Key actions for the future of Australia's biological diversity are outlined in a CSIRO report launched today by CSIRO's new Chief Executive, Dr Malcolm McIntosh. [96/9]
• 13 Feb - Soiled soils: clean up our own backyards -Look after our own backyards is the advice of Dr Anne Hamblin, Director of the CRC for Soil and Land Management, commenting on an international soils conference in Adelaide. [96/10]
• 8 Feb - Outlook: Australia's farming to go global - Dr John Radcliffe, Director of the CSIRO Institute of Plant Production and Processing, told Australia's farmers to look outwards in the next decade. [96/8]
• 2 Feb - And they said it couldn't be done! -Today Dr Roy Green, Chief Executive of CSIRO, welcomed the announcement that CSIRO's Dr Peter Colman shared the 1996 Australia Prize for his work towards a drug to combat influenza. [96/7]
• 30 Jan - The invisible now visible -The 2nd CSIRO Symposium on "Computational Challenges in Life Sciences" (5-7 Feb) will bring together leading international supercomputer scientists. [96/6]
• 25 Jan - Japan, Australia test new greenhouse sensor - Extensive global satellite measurements of greenhouse gases will be available later this year following tests near Alice Springs. [96/5]
• 24 Jan - CSIRO's mustard oil - a new nutty taste! - Plant Industry scientists today released results which show oil from CSIRO-developed mustard plants is healthy and recommended for people with heart disease. [96/4]
• 11 Jan - Mining hats off to X-ray pioneer - The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy has bestowed its highest honour for technique development on CSIRO Soils' scientist, Dr Keith Norrish, whose X-ray fluorescence work quickly and reliably determines ore quality. [96/1]
• 10 Jan - ECOS Summer edition - Geckos, dugongs, rodents and algae are some of the creatures in the summer edition of CSIRO's science and environment quarterly ECOS, out this week. [96/3]
• 09 Jan - Johne's disease - a step in the right direction - Agreement on minimum standards for bovine Johne's disease testing will bring control of the disease one step closer following a national workshop in Melbourne in December. [96/2]

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