Hundreds more CSIRO jobs on the chopping block as experts raise fears over impact on science

Concerns Australia is gutting its research capability coincide with Trump’s deep cuts into US science agencies Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHundreds more jobs could be axed at Australia’s national science agency, sparking concerns the country is gutting its research capability just as the Trump administration makes deep cuts into the sector in the US.The latest potential research job losses at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) follow 440 positions being cut last financial year and earlier deep reductions under the Coalition government, including 300 in 2016. Continue reading...

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