No 'science for science sake': emails show CSIRO plans to cut climate research

By Adam Morton, Peter Hannam
Updated April 5 2016 - 6:33am, first published April 4 2016 - 4:00pm
Climate research, including Antarctic programs, were ear-marked for some of the deepest cuts. Photo: Pete Harmsen
Climate research, including Antarctic programs, were ear-marked for some of the deepest cuts. Photo: Pete Harmsen
Larry Marshall, chief executive of CSIRO, at a recent AFR business summit in Melbourne. Photo: Pat Scala
Larry Marshall, chief executive of CSIRO, at a recent AFR business summit in Melbourne. Photo: Pat Scala
CSIRO scientists working on optics – another sector of public-good research that has been hit by large cuts. Photo: CSIRO
CSIRO scientists working on optics – another sector of public-good research that has been hit by large cuts. Photo: CSIRO

Australia's national science organisation planned to stop "doing science for science sake" and would no longer do "public good" work unless it was linked to jobs and economic growth, according to internal emails between CSIRO senior managers.

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