‘Sad day for publicly funded science’: up to 350 more jobs to go at CSIRO

<p>Australia’s national scientific agency announces more research job losses as it looks for budgetary savings</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/nov/18/australia-news-live-victorian-liberal-leader-spill-libspill-coalition-nsw-brad-battin-mark-speakman-sussan-ley-killing-season-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Australia’s national scientific agency is expected to cut up to 350 more research roles from next year as it looks for savings and new sources of funding to plug budgetary shortfalls.</p><p>The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) held its town hall on Tuesday afternoon where the agency’s leaders outlined the troubled times ahead.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/18/sad-day-for-publicly-funded-science-up-to-350-more-jobs-to-go-at-the-csiro">Continue reading...</a>