Arthur Sinodinos (NSW, Liberal Party, Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Hansard source

I have answered questions on this before. Let me make it absolutely crystal clear. As a result of the changes that the CSIRO is undertaking, there will be no net job losses out of the realignment of employees with strategic priorities over the next couple of years. And the capability to which the honourable senator refers, a capability that we all value, will continue to be undertaken in partnership with like-minded organisations within Australia. What we will be doing through the work of the CSIRO is orienting their activity on strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate change rather than continuing as an organisation to simply focus on the measurement of it. They will continue to do that in partnership with like-minded organisations.