CSIRO and the ANU launch biodiversity research centre
The CSIRO and ANU will announce an initiative to help better our understanding of our environment at the official launch of the Centre for Biodiversity Analysis tomorrow. “The Centre is drawing on...
View ArticleMore than 200 jobs being cut from CSIRO
It appears over 200 CSIRO staff members will soon be looking for new employment as CSIRO makes some drastic cuts to it’s budget reports ABC News. Where did all the WIFI money go? CSIRO chief executive...
View ArticleCSIRO inviting Canberran to take a trip to the Arctic
Fancy knowing a bit more about the Arctic? Well Matthew Higgins is a “historian, writer and outdoors person” and would like to take you on a trip there, but not a real one. The kind where you go listen...
View ArticleCanberra Science & Innovation Precinct wants your input
The ANU and CSIRO are working together to create the Canberra Science and Innovation Precinct (CSIP) and are looking for individuals and organisations to lend their perspectives on how it should work...
View ArticleCSIRO delivers free lectures for Science Week
[ 18 August 2013; ] The CSIRO is hosting a couple of rad looking lectures at the Discovery centre for those of you who want to get your Science Week on in style: Click here for a higher res version.
View ArticleANU hosting a node of new Australia – Indonesia Centre
The Federal Government just announced that it is funding a new Australian Centre for Indonesia Studies that will be based in Monash University. While the main centre will be at Monash, “nodes” will...
View ArticleThe ACT is celebrating 100 years of bio-diversity
[ 25 October 2013 to 27 October 2013. ] We are all aware that bio-diversity isn't something that started 100 years ago right? At any rate I'm not going to complain, bio-diversity is a brilliant and...
View ArticleWhy does Tony hate science?
Under our Dark Lord Abbott’s present public service jobs freeze, the CSIRO look to lose about a quarter of their staff, reports the Syndey Morning Herald. Thanks to Tony’s plan to cut 12,000 jobs from...
View ArticleCSIRO rolling out the cosmos
[ 1 February 2014 to 28 March 2014. ] The CSIRO is letting us know about the fruit of their work with artists: Canberra artists have been working with CSIRO to ‘capture the cosmos’. The result is an...
View ArticlePublic Talk: Tsunami Warning Systems since 26 December 2004
[ 16 October 2014 at 12:00 pm; ] With the tenth anniversary of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami this coming December, it is timely to reflect on the progress made by Australia and the international...
View ArticleStolen sculpture recovered in Fyshwick
A sculpture stolen from the CSIRO forecourt on Limestone Avenue, Campbell, was recovered by police yesterday (Wednesday, October 29). Between 9 pm Thursday October 16, and 3pm Friday October 17, the...
View ArticleANU hosting a node of new Australia – Indonesia Centre
The Federal Government just announced that it is funding a new Australian Centre for Indonesia Studies that will be based in Monash University. While the main centre will be at Monash, “nodes” will...
View ArticleThe ACT is celebrating 100 years of bio-diversity
We are all aware that bio-diversity isn’t something that started 100 years ago right? At any rate I’m not going to complain, bio-diversity is a brilliant and important thing, well worth celebrating...
View ArticleWhy does Tony hate science?
Under our Dark Lord Abbott’s present public service jobs freeze, the CSIRO look to lose about a quarter of their staff, reports the Syndey Morning Herald. Thanks to Tony’s plan to cut 12,000 jobs from...
View ArticleCSIRO rolling out the cosmos
The CSIRO is letting us know about the fruit of their work with artists: Canberra artists have been working with CSIRO to ‘capture the cosmos’. The result is an exhibition of astronomically inspired...
View ArticlePublic Talk: Tsunami Warning Systems since 26 December 2004
With the tenth anniversary of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami this coming December, it is timely to reflect on the progress made by Australia and the international community to safeguard nations...
View ArticleStolen sculpture recovered in Fyshwick
A sculpture stolen from the CSIRO forecourt on Limestone Avenue, Campbell, was recovered by police yesterday (Wednesday, October 29). Between 9 pm Thursday October 16, and 3pm Friday October 17, the...
View ArticleTime to strengthen ACT Assembly governance over Canberra
The CSIRO recently announced its intention to redevelop its 701 hectare Ginninderra Field Station site into a residential estate containing up to 10,000 houses. The Field Station site is located...
View ArticleControlled burns in North Canberra
The ACT Rural Fire Service will undertake a series of small burns in North Canberra on Saturday, weather permitting. The burns, all less than 2 hectares in size, are for ecological purposes on behalf...
View ArticleThe curious case of the Chief Minister and the CSIRO development
Sometimes the words of local politicians are a thing of wonder. Here’s a very curious story. Last week there were two articles in the Canberra Times about statements by the Chief Minister on the...
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