Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Today the Chief Scientist has said that physics, chemistry, maths and earth science alone contribute $145 billion to the Australian economy, so why is the Prime Minister cutting $115 million from the CSIRO, which will result in 161 job losses in New South Wales in this year alone? In fact, given that government MPs have now taken to doing science experiments in parliament, shouldn't the government actually be listening to the experts?

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