CSIRO chief defends cuts, promising to keep 'vital' climate capability

By Peter Hannam
Updated February 12 2016 - 1:08pm, first published 10:02am
CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall, grilled over large-scale staff cuts. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall, grilled over large-scale staff cuts. Photo: Dallas Kilponen

CSIRO executives informed a key manager of cuts of at least half his climate research staff just days before revealing the sharp reduction to the rest of the organisation, questioning in Senate estimates has revealed.

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