These documents, provided openly by the Office of the Chief Scientist and obtained exclusively by Australasian Science from inside CSIRO, provide support for the report in the May 2005 issue of the magazine. Contextual notes are provided by Peter Pockley.
Please credit “obtained by Australasian Science” as the source of quotations from these documents.
INDEX (date order)
Email from CSIRO Chief Executive, Dr Geoff Garrett, to CSIRO Plant Industry staff, 1 August 2001.
He extended Dr Peacock’s appointment as Chief by one year beyond normal retiring age of 65 to December 2003 and then re-engaged him as CSIRO Fellow for two years to December 2005. According to a CSIRO spokesperson, his Fellowship was full-time. Dr Peacock was elected (honorary) President of the Australian Academy of Science from 3 May 2002 to 5 May 2006.
Chief Scientist Job description, June 2005.
CSIRO Board gave “full support” for Dr Peacock’s re-engagement as leader of the new “Science Team” and other senior changes at its meeting on 22 February 2006. See Monday Mail, 9 March.]
Minister Julie Bishop, speech to Science Meets Parliament, extract, 28 February 2006.
Minister Julie Bishop, media release 28 February 2006, 1.30 pm.
CSIRO news release, 28 February 2006, 3.50 pm.
Statements by CSIRO’s spokesperson, 1, 3 & 6 March 2006.
Dr Garrett announcement by email to only Executive Management Council, 9 March 2006, 9.18 am (transcript of text).
Donna Staunton, CSIRO Executive Director of Communications, email to Communications staff, 9 March 2006, 11.08 am.
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Yana del Valle, Internet Delivery Manager, CSIRO, email to Communications staff, 31 March 2006.
Announced to EMC on 9 March but omitted from Staunton’s statement.
Who’s who in CSIRO.au, CSIRO intranet,
12 April 2006.
This chart was taken from CSIRO's intranet on 12 April and was reproduced in full here on 27 April. It shows the structure before the transferral from 1 July 2006 of the major Marketing wing from Communications to Business Development. Photos were in place for nearly all those named. On 15 and 16 May Australasian Science received calls from some of the staff listed in this document requesting that their photos and contact numbers be removed. This was done immediately. On 16 May Australasian Science received a letter from CSIRO Legal dated 12 May 2006 requesting that all photographs and contacts details be removed from this document. This request was met immediately. At this point, we do not know which of those staff members listed here are being transferred from the Communications section under Donna Staunton to the new Business Development branch under Dr Rod Hill.
Dr Tony Haymet, profile, CSIRO web, 23 March 2006, last updated 15 December 2005.
Dr Rod Hill, profile, CSIRO web, last updated 1 December 2005.
CSIRO has not updated the positions of Dr Haymet and Dr Hill to this date.
For more on CSIRO, its communications and practices, see our reports and editorials on www.australasianscience.com.au, and Peter Pockley’s Right-of -Reply in the Senate.
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