Former Chief Scientist unleashes on CSIRO after being 'gagged' by organisation

04/04/22 • 12 min

When it comes to groundbreaking research in Australia you can bet your bottom dollar the CSIRO is involved one way or another. As a stalwart of the nation's scientific landscape, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation has become synonymous with facts and trust. But, if you're looking for more detail on the government's climate change policy and what it might look like after the election, don't expect the CSIRO to be publicly forthcoming. That's according to Professor David Karoly, who was the CSIRO's chief scientist at the Climate Science Centre from 2018 to February 2022.

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