CSIRO chief warns against ‘disparaging science’ after Peter Dutton criticises nuclear energy costings

Douglas Hilton says he will staunchly defend' scientists as opposition leader repeats incorrect claim that CSIRO report does not accurately represent cost of renewables

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Australia's science agency, CSIRO, has rejected Peter Dutton's claim its estimates of the cost of renewables are unreliable.

CSIRO chief executive, Douglas Hilton, has warned that maintaining trust requires our political leaders to resist the temptation to disparage science", rejecting Dutton's comments about its GenCost report.

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