Tag: CSIRO Staff Association

CSIRO’s Data61 braces for job losses, funding crunch

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Researchers at the CSIRO’s Data61 business unit are bracing for job losses and research roll-backs as a funding crunch claims dozens of roles elsewhere at the agency and ends...

Dumped CSIRO team gets funding lifeline from UNSW

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The research team behind the extremely hard-to-hack microkernel seL4 has received lifeline funding to the end of the year from the University of New South Wales. The team, known...

Shock cuts at Data61 put jobs, research at risk

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The loss of up to 70 jobs and seven research capabilities at CSIRO’s Data61 is a “shock” and particularly concerning in light of the science agency’s increased funding and...

Hiring boost as CSIRO gets staff cap reprieve

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The CSIRO will bring on more than 200 new employees after the federal government granted it a staffing cap reprieve and funding boost, but concerns remain about its long-term...

CSIRO staff seek Fair Work relief

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The implementation of the government’s staffing cap at Australia’s national science agency will be tested as part of a Fair Work Commission challenge lodged by the CSIRO staff association....

Staff cap restricts CSIRO innovation

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s arbitrary cap on public sector employee numbers is “severely undermining” its science and innovation efforts, according to the CSIRO staff association. In a submission to a...