Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is Australia's national science agency
June 2024
Hundreds of CSIRO jobs under threat as union warns against ‘gutting’ of Australia’s science agency
Public sector union says overhaul could ‘have very real consequences for the future of science in our country’
May 2024
CSIRO stands by nuclear power costings that contradict Coalition claims
CSIRO says nuclear plant would cost at least $8.6bn as Coalition stalls on policy details
US and China need ‘climate armistice’ to meet net zero, says former head of CSIRO
The rural network
Methane emissions: Australian cattle industry suggests shift from net zero target to ‘climate neutral’ approach
March 2024
CSIRO chief warns against ‘disparaging science’ after Peter Dutton criticises nuclear energy costings
CSIRO claims new record for energy efficiency in lightweight printed solar cells
February 2024
Temperature Check
This is what happens when an uncosted Coalition thought-bubble on nuclear power is presented as a concrete proposal
Graham Readfearn
Anyone reading the Australian’s Newspoll survey might think there was an actual proposal in place to build small modular nuclear reactors around Australia – except there isn’t
The rural network
Australian red meat industry says it doesn’t need to meet its self-imposed net zero target
Meat and Livestock Australia announced a 2030 net zero target in 2017, which experts say is ‘effectively not possible’
The rural network
Breeding the perfect Australian sheep: ‘You recognise the elite ones right away’
Improved genetic management is producing a hardier, more productive merino, without having to sacrifice wool quality
January 2024
Australia being ‘left behind’ as federal research and development funding sinks to 30-year low
Technology experts sound the alarm as authorities try to encourage private investment
December 2023
Solar and on-shore wind provide cheapest electricity and nuclear most expensive, CSIRO analysis shows
Estimates show small modular nuclear reactors would provide most expensive power and will not be available until 2030
November 2023
Full Story
Weight of the world part 2: the climate scientists who copped it – Full Story podcast
In part two of Weight of the world, three climate scientists reveal the professional and personal toll of their predictions
Full Story
Weight of the world part 1: the climate scientists who saw the crisis coming – Full Story podcast
Three experts reveal the moment they realised the planet was heading for certain catastrophe
Weight of the world
‘Where did I go wrong?’ The scientist who tried to raise the climate alarm
Greens say CSIRO’s independence must be protected after alleged collaboration with BP
A monster eddy current is forming off Sydney. What is it, and will it bring a new marine heatwave?
July 2023
The rural network
Parkes telescope finds evidence of gravitational waves, unlocking ‘a new window into the universe’
A CSIRO team at Murriyang has been tracking millisecond pulsars for 18 years and say they have evidence supporting the existence of gravitational waves
March 2023
Rising temperatures in tropics to lead to lower coffee yields and higher prices, study suggests
Climate crisis to deliver ‘ongoing systemic shocks’ to production as hot conditions become more frequent, researchers say
February 2023
‘Looming global health crisis’: urgent action needed to prevent spread of drug-resistant superbugs, CSIRO says
National science agency warns of a ‘post-antibiotic world’ in 2050, marked by declines in lifespan, quality of life and livestock production
