Fears hundreds of jobs could be cut from the CSIRO this year

ABC NEWS (Australia)

There are fears hundreds of jobs could be cut from the CSIRO this year, another blow for staff still coming to terms with positions being slashed last year. The national science agency admits it needs to evolve and is "reshaping its research portfolio", but it won't say how many staff will be affected.

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00:00Australia's peak science body is no stranger to job cuts.

00:06The CSIRO has already slashed about 400 jobs.

00:10The CSIRO announced 350 job cuts.

00:14Australia's leading government funded research and development agency has announced job cuts.

00:18And now the community and public sector union is sounding the alarm,

00:22fearing hundreds more could be acts this year.

00:25These are across important areas in research unions, scientific roles right across the board.

00:31It's going to have implications for the long term capacity of the CSIRO.

00:36The union warning the nation's capacity for productivity and innovation is being actively undermined.

00:42This flies in the face of the government's stated commitment to driving up productivity and innovation across the board.

00:49It's time for the Albanese government to step in and protect these CSIRO jobs.

00:53Concern is growing about the potential risk to research and development.

00:57I would love to be able to say that cutting the CSIRO will not impact on our potential to make and apply discoveries.

01:05But unfortunately, I don't think that that's the case. I think it will impact.

01:09The CSIRO has not confirmed whether it will cut research jobs this financial year,

01:14but says it is reshaping its research portfolio and will undertake workforce planning

01:19with a goal of making the organisation more financially sustainable.

01:23In an ideal world, the agency would be appropriately funded to be able to do the work that the government

01:29and the Australian people ask it to do.

01:32And that funding can and should come from government.

01:34It can also and should also come from industry.

01:36An organisation heading towards an uncertain future.

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