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Nature 441, 674-675 (8 June 2006) | doi:10.1038/441674b; Published online 7 June 2006

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Politicians chastise Australia's science institute

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The CSIRO's management answers critics.

Australia's biggest research organization has faced tough questioning in the national parliament over its financial management after it had to reduce its estimates of future external earnings. But the organization says the fall is just a blip caused by legal tussles over its intellectual property and the fact that much of its income is now in the form of people and equipment rather than cash.