Questions include whether science organisation receives funding from China, and whether it is a climate or ‘environmental justice’ project
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The Australian government’s scientific agency joins more than a dozen universities that have been sent a questionnaire from the Trump administration asking to confirm if they align with US government interests.
On Tuesday, the CSIRO revealed it had received the correspondence from the US. A spokesperson at the CSIRO said it was aware of a “small number” of researchers who had received the questionnaire in recent weeks and was “determining an appropriate response”.
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Author : Caitlin Cassidy
Publish date : 2025-03-25 02:16:00
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