CSIRO Confirms 350 Job Cuts in Ongoing Downsize

Unions demand emergency federal funding as cumulative cuts exceed 800 positions in 18 months.CSIRO headquarters, Limestone Avenue, Canberra. CSIRO11/18/2025|Updated: 11/18/2025Australia’s national science agency is preparing to shed as many as 350 full-time roles, warning it has reached a financial breaking point after years of rising operating costs and stagnant funding.Chief Executive Doug Hilton told staff that CSIRO had arrived at a “critical inflection point,” forcing a major restructuring of its research programs and the loss of between 300 and 350 positions nationwide. Formal discussions with staff begin Nov. 20.Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].Author’s Selected Articles