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Hot waters ahead: Managing marine heatwave risks

With Australia now in an El Niño climate pattern, we are supporting industries and communities to prepare for impacts on marine ecosystems.

Aussies provide more than 62 million species records for conservation research

The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) shows that citizen science is now more important than ever in helping to better understand Australia’s rich biodiversity.

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Hear how research, industry and commercial partners are coming together to accelerate a healthy and sustainable future for food. Register to join the conversation.

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Amber Electric

CSIRO researchers helped Amber Electric develop a predictive model to forecast wholesale electricity prices to give customers the opportunity to adapt their energy usage to reduce costs.

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World's first Hendra vaccine

In 1994, a deadly new virus threatened to stop Australia's premier horse race – the Melbourne Cup. Over 16 years, 18 outbreaks of Hendra virus were recorded. In May 2011, we announced the development of a prototype vaccine for horses. By March 2013, our scientists confirmed that horses were immune to Hendra virus six months post vaccination.

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Plastic banknotes

Australia's introduction of plastic bank notes with optically variable devices (OVDs), developed by CSIRO, was a world's first and represented a paradigm shift towards a currency secure against forgery. This was one of our longest and most successful research initiatives.

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