Nasa to be hit by CSIRO engineers' stop-work action over pay

CSIRO is limiting pay rises for Australians whose work supports Nasa despite the fact they are paid out of Nasa's budget

"A group of Australian engineers whose work supports the Nasa deep space network are targeting the space agency with industrial action at a communication centre in Canberra.

The employees of the Canberra deep space communication complex in Tidbinbilla are employed by Australia's science agency the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), which is limiting their pay rises despite the fact they are paid out of Nasa's budget.