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The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world.

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/science/climate-and-drought-in-eastern-Australia.html Climate change and drought in eastern Australia. Climate variability, climate change and drought in eastern Australia is a complex issue. It is important that these complexities are understood so that Australians respond to drought in appropriate ways.
/science/Spectacled-Flying-Fox.html A Spectacled Flying Fox. Spectacled Flying Fox research supports management solutions that conserve the species and sustain the fruit growing industry.
/science/Position-Location-System.html Dr Mark Hedley and Dr Alija Kajan with the CSIRO-developed indoor tracking device. CSIRO's Wireless Ad hoc System for Positioning (WASP) is more advanced for indoor use than traditional GPS and WiFi tracking devices.
/resources/GPU-cluster.html The CSIRO GPU cluster has 64 NVIDIA Teslas which can massively multi-task to increase processing speeds, allowing CSIRO scientists to take on much more complex and challenging research problems. CSIRO's new GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) computer cluster, uses technology from computer game consoles to process CSIRO research data thousands of times faster than a desktop PC.
/multimedia/Hendra-virus-breakthrough.html CSIRO PhD student studying fluorescently stained images of Hendra virus infected cells on a microscope. A potential new treatment to combat the deadly Hendra virus may save the lives of infected people.
Climate change and drought in eastern Australia.
Climate variability, climate change and drought in eastern Australia is a complex issue. It is important that these complexities are understood so that Australians respond to drought in appropriate ways.

National Challenges
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Oceans and coasts
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New BARLEYmax 'supergrain'.
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Understanding Climate Change.
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The CSIRO Healthy Heart Program.
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Kids & Teachers
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The Helix - Issue 130.
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CSIRO Science Education Centres.
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Scientriffic - Issue 65.
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Breakthroughs

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Relenza and the flu virus.
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Wireless LANs.
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Alzheimers disease breakthrough.
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Ultrabattery: no ordinary battery.
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Partnering with CSIRO
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Small and medium enterprise engagement centre.
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CSIRO's involvement in the CRC program.
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Deal Pipeline: issue 4.
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Research Facilities & Capabilities
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Call for research applications: RV Southern Surveyor.
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Australian Animal Health Laboratory.
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The Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC).
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Career Opportunities
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Work experience with CSIRO.
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Postgraduate scholarships at CSIRO.
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Scientific & engineering positions at CSIRO.
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