H5 bird flu testing underway for mass mortality of terns off Cape Jaffa
South Australian authorities are investigating a mass bird mortality event after more than 80 dead and sick birds…
ACT government signs deal to buy CSIRO’s Ginninderra site, plans to build 3,000 new homes
The CSIRO and the ACT government have reached a deal for the long-awaited sale of the Ginninderra Experiment…
NSW confirms first case of deadly bird flu strain H5N1 on Mid North Coast
The first case of H5 bird flu has been confirmed in New South Wales. An infected giant petrel…
Diamond dust could help build future quantum sensors, computers faster
Researchers at the University of Melbourne and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) in Australia have…
First north-west cloudband of 2026 to develop over Australia, delivering a broad band of rain
After the nation’s driest April in eight years, an unfavourable monthly outlook and El Niño looming in the…
CSIRO to persist with cutting up to 350 jobs despite extra $387.4 million in federal funding
Australia’s national science agency CSIRO will persist with job cuts of up to 350 roles despite an extra…
Mouse plague fears deepen as chemical regulator rejects CSIRO bait research
Farmers battling the worst mouse plague they have ever seen across Western Australia say a solution is being…
CSIRO to receive $233 million in mid-year budget but up to 350 jobs still to be cut
The CSIRO will receive an additional $233 million in federal funding but will still proceed with up to…
CSIRO to cut up to 350 research jobs in major overhaul
The CSIRO has announced it will slash up to 350 jobs as the national science agency grapples with…
Tasmania’s Lake St Clair confirmed as Australia’s deepest with 3D mapping technology
Researchers from Australia’s national science agency have measured Tasmania’s Lake St Clair with high-resolution detail, creating a 3D-map…