Chapter:
18 - Industrial Relations
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Source:
My Private Notes


Preamble
Over the past year there have been around 700 job cuts to CSIRO, and there are more cuts expected to come. 

These cuts undermine CSIRO’s support for Australian industries, reduce their research capabilities and diminish their ability to minimise threats to biosecurity and human health. 

Many cuts have occurred to roles who support scientists to do their work, placing greater administrative burden on research staff and taking time away from crucial research work. Roles responsible for facility maintenance and safety have been cut, putting research staff and community safety at risk. 

The cuts to date have included research units agriculture and food, Data61, health and biosecurity and manufacturing. Critical research has been abandoned and CSIRO will no longer conduct clinical trial research. 

These job cuts are bigger than Tony Abbott’s cuts to CSIRO in 2014 and the largest in the last decade. The cuts have been reckless and occurred seemingly without any clear plan for future research priorities.
General Resolution

CSIRO job cuts

This conference notes the critical role CSIRO plays in our nation and on the world stage. 

From inventing Wi-Fi and Aeroguard to the Hendra vaccine, CSIRO innovates and meets the challenges that we face. 

This conference expresses concern at the significant cuts to jobs at CSIRO, with devastating impacts for our country's research capability. 

This conference calls on the Federal Government to immediately halt any job cuts in CSIRO until after an external independent investigation into the restructure is conducted to ensure transparency and accountability.

This conference calls on the Federal Government to fund CSIRO to be able to continue its world-leading science and research.