CSIRO a paid-up member of Minerals Council, which fights climate change action

Science agency stands in contrast to Australia's biggest polluter, AGL, which parted ways with MCA over climate change

The Australian government's science agency, the CSIRO, has paid tens of thousands of dollars to peak mining lobby group the Minerals Council of Australia, which fights against government action on climate change.

The CSIRO has been listed as an "associate member" of the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) since at least 2004 and new documents obtained by the Australian Institute, under freedom of information laws, show that in 2017 the "annual subscription" for membership was just under $10,000.