CSIRO has still not officially agreed to allow its Data61 analytics unit to become involved in the governments highly contentious welfare drug testing program, a Senate estimates hearing has been told.
But the delay appears to be related to difficult contract negotiations for which the research agency is well known rather than the objections of staff or management to becoming involved in such a politically-driven program.
The Department of Industry, Innovation and Science and CSIRO appeared at the Senate estimates on Thursday morning.
The shocking concession that CSIRO has been in discussion to work on the drug-test project since April comes despite the organisation having specifically declined to confirm any knowledge of the proj…
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