'No-brainer': Calls for CSIRO to make its CSG gas research more independent

By Peter Hannam
Updated October 20 2016 - 7:19pm, first published 5:26pm
Funding cuts are taking a slice off CSIRO's independence and reputation, a new paper argues. Photo: Karl Hilzinger
Funding cuts are taking a slice off CSIRO's independence and reputation, a new paper argues. Photo: Karl Hilzinger
A protester locks on to a gate that is part of Santos' Narrabri CSG project. Photo: Dean Sewell
A protester locks on to a gate that is part of Santos' Narrabri CSG project. Photo: Dean Sewell

The CSIRO needs to ensure its research into coal seam gas remains independent of industry if it's to win over opponents worried about environmental and social impacts, The Australia Institute (TAI) argues in a new paper.

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