From what I read in the article, very few jobs are being cut, they're just shifting them to other departments, into projects that are more "commercially viable".
The horror!!! lol
Pretty much. Along the lines of "How do we make wind turbines and solar cells more effective, so we can use less fossil fuels and spend less money on fuel, and sell the more efficient and effective technology to the world."
Not even the climate change supporters should object to that and it's what the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) is supposed to be about. Building Australian industry and wealth through scientific research. Almost every computer in the world is using wireless technology largely invented at the CSIRO, and they've also done some of the most important recent work on carbon nanotubes for example. They are not supposed to be just doing research for the sake of research - it's supposed to have a clearly intended focus towards making things that will make money and make a real difference.