4 years ago
MORE JOBS SLASHED AT CSIRO
BRENDAN O’CONNOR MP
It is deeply concerning to read reports the CSIRO will proceed to sack 40 jobs including scientists, engineers and researchers.
This will affect CSIRO team members in Kensington (Western Australia), Clayton (Victoria), Newcastle and North Ryde (New South Wales).
This is in advance of a scheduled cut of almost 600 positions by 1 July. The CSIRO is also reported to be facing a revenue shortfall of between $50 million and $100 million due to declining earnings as a result of the recession.
Today, in an address to the National Press Club, the Leader of the Opposition delivered a speech on the importance of listening to experts, particularly in our response to COVID-19. Now under the Morrison Government’s watch, those very experts are being sacked and placed on Centrelink queues.
The CSIRO cuts come as the Government remains committed to slashing $1.8 billion from the Research and Development Tax Incentive, hurting Australian researchers and manufacturers in the private sector.
The Government’s anti-science agenda is clear.
Cuts to the CSIRO, and research and development more broadly, will hamper Australia’s long-term economic recovery from COVID-19.
This will affect CSIRO team members in Kensington (Western Australia), Clayton (Victoria), Newcastle and North Ryde (New South Wales).
This is in advance of a scheduled cut of almost 600 positions by 1 July. The CSIRO is also reported to be facing a revenue shortfall of between $50 million and $100 million due to declining earnings as a result of the recession.
Today, in an address to the National Press Club, the Leader of the Opposition delivered a speech on the importance of listening to experts, particularly in our response to COVID-19. Now under the Morrison Government’s watch, those very experts are being sacked and placed on Centrelink queues.
The CSIRO cuts come as the Government remains committed to slashing $1.8 billion from the Research and Development Tax Incentive, hurting Australian researchers and manufacturers in the private sector.
The Government’s anti-science agenda is clear.
Cuts to the CSIRO, and research and development more broadly, will hamper Australia’s long-term economic recovery from COVID-19.