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A copy of the book, The Life and Times of the Murray Cod lies on an outdoor table covered in lichen.

Cod Rush! The Life and Times of the Murray Cod

Hungry gold miners created Victoria’s Murray cod fisheries – and we’re still dealing with the consequences, writes ecologist and academic Paul Humphries in this edited extract from The Life and Times of the Murray Cod.

A collage of five images of birds, including a black-throated finch, an Australian magpie, a swift parrot, a tawny frogmouth, and a superb fairywren

How well do you know Australia’s most beloved birds?

Will you just wing this quiz or will you fly high?

Arend Küster stands outdoors, wearing a blue jacket and looking towards the camera.

Arend Küster announced as new Director of CSIRO Publishing

Following an international recruitment process, we're pleased to be welcoming Arend to the team in 2024.

The book 'Prehistoric Australasia' alongside the 2023 Whitley Medal Winner sticker. Behind the book cover is a painted scene of prehistoric animals gathered at a lake.

Whitley Awards 2023: Showcasing the best Australasian zoological literature

We are thrilled that Prehistoric Australasia: Visions of Evolution and Extinction has been awarded the prestigious Whitley Medal at the 2023 Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Whitley Awards!

A collage of the four photos from this blog: a bee, a quokka, some ants and a squat lobster.

Four stories of animal behaviour, adaptation and biodiversity

Recent research from Australian Journal of Zoology, International Journal of Wildland Fire, Pacific Conservation Biology and Invertebrate Systematics.

A pile of books rest on a large rock, surrounded by plants. In the background are large trees and blue sky with scattered clouds.

Meet our Books Commissioning Team

Get to know the faces behind CSIRO Publishing's books and learn what kinds of ideas get their attention.

A young girl wearing black and white paper magpie wings on her shoulders, a black and white mask on her face and holding a copy of the book Swoop.

Staff Picks for Book Week: 10 Ideas to Get You Ready

If you're feeling stumped this Book Week, we've put some ideas together for you.

A brown and yellow dappled frog sits on a mossy log.

Victorian frogs need our help; the first step is understanding them

"Ultimately, this book, Frogs of Victoria, is a tool to be used – for learning, and for practical conservation. It is a book of hope."

A copy of the picture book Alight, propped up in scrublands with a burnt treetrunk behind it and a charred stick in the foreground.

Alight: Fire that breathes life back into nature

Fire program manager Dr Sam Lloyd shares why fire management and healthy fire is so important to Australia's fire-prone landscape, and why she was inspired to write her children's book, Alight.

A copy of Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Northern Territory on a large rock, surrounded by native grasses and tanbark.

Six Reptiles You Might See in the Northern Territory

Authors and ecologists Brendan Schembri, Chris Jolly and Stewart Macdonald share six iconic reptiles to look out for on your next trip to the Top End.