We handled the job cuts badly, CSIRO boss admits in Senate hearing
by Michael Slezak from on (#1BXZW)
The chief of Australia's peak science organisation confirms about 75 oceans and atmosphere researchers will lose their jobs in a smaller restructure
The CSIRO chief executive has admitted recent cuts to the organisation's climate research have been handled badly, conceding he wasn't very good at communications or politics.
In another gruelling Senate committee hearing on Wednesday, Dr Larry Marshall confirmed about 75 researchers in the oceans and atmosphere business unit would lose their jobs in a revamped, smaller restructure - down from about 110 announced to widespread derision in February.