Tag: CSIRO

CSIRO researchers brace for hundreds of job cuts

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The national science agency has confirmed it is “reshaping” its research portfolio to do “fewer things, better”, after the staff union warned hundreds of job will be cut later...

Nuclear still twice the cost of renewables, CSIRO finds

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Renewables are the lowest cost new electricity generation technology in Australia, the national science agency has reaffirmed, while nuclear would be from two to six times as expensive. The...

Awards 2025: The search for our outstanding leaders begins

Posted on   |  by Suzanne Prescott
The search has begun for Australia’s outstanding leaders from within our community of entrepreneurs and innovators. Nominations have opened for the individual leadership categories of the 2025 InnovationAus Awards...

Canva overtakes CSIRO for number of patent applications

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s most valuable tech unicorn surpassed the national science agency as the country’s second most active patent applicant for the first time last year, new data reveals. The number...

The Gig Guide: South Australia’s data chief departs

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
After almost eight and a half years, South Australia’s chief data officer Peter Worthington-Eyre has farewelled the South Australian government. Mr Worthington, who finishes up on Friday, is the...

Research facilitation programs driving ‘immense value’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian governments should double down on facilitation programs that dollar match funding for small and medium firms to work with researchers, new CSIRO analysis of the program outcomes shows....

The Gig Guide: Australia’s top bureaucrat resigns

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Glyn Davis, secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, has resigned after serving the last three years as Australia’s top public servant. Professor Davis’s resignation will...