One in five staff in the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)'s environmental research unit are set to lose their jobs, as the agency pushes ahead with a plan to cut up to 350 roles next year .

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The embattled agency confirmed to The Canberra Times that between 130 and 150 full time equivalent roles would be cut from the unit, which conducts research on topics including climate change, pollution and resource management.

"We are exiting research where we lack scale to achieve significant impact, or areas where others in the sector are better placed to deliver," a CSIRO spokesperson said.

"The environment res

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