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The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world with more than 6500 staff located across 56 sites throughout Australia and overseas.
Headquartered in Canberra, its research is performed across the Nation and overseas. It is involved in more than 740 research activities working with leading scientific organizations in over 80 countries with partners and customers ranging from foreign governments, small companies to large multi-nationals and international facilities.
CSIRO has established ten National Research Flagships in the areas of Climate Adaptation, Energy Transformed, Food Futures, Future Manufacturing, Light Metals, Minerals Down Under, Preventative Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Water for a Healthy Country and Wealth from Oceans, to address the national research priorities. The agency also manages three National Research Facilities: Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) at Geelong; Australia Telescope at Parkes, Coonabarabran and Narrabri; and the oceanographic research vessel Southern Surveyor.
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