‘Deeply frustrating’: Calls to end three-year delay on CSIRO land sale
Once used for agricultural research, the development of the CSIRO Ginninderra Experiment Station, a 701-hectare area of land between Belconnen…
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Labor says the CSIRO put a $600bn price tag on Coalition’s nuclear dreams. It’s not quite right
Number comes from the Smart Energy Council (SEC), a renewable energy industry group, almost six months before Coalition modelling Election…
Tiny vines could hold the key to a future-proof wine industry
The CSIRO and Wine Australia are trialling fast-growing, mildew-resistant grapevines designed to maintain yield and wine quality in a changing…
Plastic pollution on Australian coastlines drops 39 per cent in a decade
The new study by the CSIRO found polystyrene and cigarette butts are some of the most commonly found items in…
Sydney’s archaic sewerage system a ‘significant’ source of microplastic pollution, CSIRO finds
Malabar wastewater plant discharges 5.4bn to 120bn of microplastics each day, report says, prompting calls for more advanced treatment processes…
Building nuclear power plants in Australia could cost double CSIRO predictions, energy experts warn
‘First-of-a-kind’ premium and doubts about costs coming down over time could bump nuclear power pricetag Get our breaking news email,…
Peter Dutton’s bid to politicise top science agency is ‘absurd’, former CSIRO energy director says
Glenn Platt tells Guardian Australia that the opposition leader had a ‘lazy’ response to report that undermines science Get our…
The CSIRO pours cold water on the Coalition’s nuclear claims in a new report. Here’s how
Peter Dutton dismisses the latest analysis from the national science agency. Here’s what it says about energy costs – and…
CSIRO refutes Coalition case nuclear is cheaper than renewable energy due to operating life
National science agency dismisses argument nuclear’s economics have not been adequately considered in new draft report Get our breaking news…
