Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation has brighter future thanks to refocusing, says chief executiveThe chief executive of Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Doug Hilton, has defended cuts to jobs and research at the national science agency. He said they were a necessary response to an untenable situation and have paved the way for a brighter future. In speech last month, Hilton said Csiro, which turns 100 this year, had been under pressure for decades when he joined in 2023. “[It] was facing a profound sustainability crisis that had been building for 50 years, and the response could no longer be deferred,” he said.