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Originally Posted by PeterM
I did check the CSIROs public funding as best as I could (see below) May 2007, 2.8 billion over 4 years - an increase of 19.5% over the preceeding 4 years, largest public funding to the CSIRO in history. So regardless of what they get elsewhere they are still very reliant on your dollar. I would say we have a pretty reasonable expectation that they are open and transparent in every way and not subjected to government gagging.
http://www.csiro.au/news/FundingPackageForCSIRO.html
PeterM. |
Peter I entirely agree but I would also like to add this. Whatever the funding arrangements are, ultimately if they expect to make laws that we are expected to adhere to, and which in this case affect us so vitally, then we have a right to know what information those laws are based on regardless of who paid the expert advisors. I for one want a hell of alot more from our democracy then we have been getting thus far.