Diffusion Science radio: CSIRO Cuts - too many scientists fired

CSIRO Cuts - too many scientists fired


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Listen to a deep dive into the restructuring of CSIRO and the endless budget cuts driving the firing of 1150 more scientists.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

A hand cuts a piece of paper with the CSIRO logo, with already cut paper on the table with telescopes, suns, and storms

CSIRO cuts highlight which jobs government protects in national interest

Hundreds of science jobs axed in CSIRO overhaul

'Critical inflection point': CSIRO to slash hundreds of jobs as part of cost-cutting drive

Climate of fear: are CSIRO’s sweeping job cuts a sign Australia doesn’t care about the extinction crisis?

Worse Than Abbott… CSIRO Faces Deeper Cuts

CSIRO to slash another 350 jobs: 'Cuts to public science that exceed the Abbott Government'

CSIRO’s Environment Research Unit alleged to bear the brunt of job cuts

CSIRO to cut up to 350 research jobs in major overhaul

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

Minister supports 'necessary' CSIRO refocus, job cuts

‘Sad day for publicly funded science’: CSIRO guts research teams

CSIRO job cuts must be explained

Australia’s research system ringing alarm bells as CSIRO cuts highlight under-investment

Move to sack leading CSIRO scientist shocks scientific world

Climate of fear: are CSIRO’s sweeping job cuts a sign Australia doesn’t care about the extinction crisis?

Statement on CSIRO's research direction

Greens Secure Senate Inquiry Into CSIRO Job Cuts


November 24, 2025
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