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FOI Reference Number:

FOI 2026/18

  • Date of release: 31 July 2026
  • Summary of FOI Request: All documents held by CSIRO in connection with the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) feasability study for a proposed National Livestock Gene Bank (the Study), covering the period from 1 July 2021 to 3 June 2026.
  • Documents available on request - foi@csiro.au
  • s22, s47C

FOI 2026/19

  • Date of release: 3 July 2026
  • Summary of FOI Request: All documents pertaining to the decision to merge Data61 and CSIRO's Manufacturing Research Units into a single Technology Research Unit.
  • All correspondence from CSIRO staff pertaining to the decision to merge Data61 and CSIRO's Manufacturing Research Units into a single Technology Research Unit.
  • Documents available on request - foi@csiro.au
  • s47C, s47E(c), s47E(d), s47F

FOI 2026/21

  • Date of release: 8 July 2026
  • Summary of FOI Request: Any documents, including emails, briefings, internal reports, risk assessments, complaints, or correspondence, created or received between 1 December 2025 and the present, that refer to concerns about the handling, protection, sharing or disclosure of sensitive or confidential information and KPMG’s performance in relation to audit-related contracts.
  • Documents available on request - foi@csiro.au
  • s42, s47

FOI2026/25

  • Date of release: 21 July 2026
  • Summary of FOI Request: The final document titled Crimp S., Gobbet D., Thomas D., Bakar S., Nidumolu U., Hayman P. and Hopwood G. 2012, Understanding frost risk in a variable and changing climate, CSIRO, Canberra.
  • Documents available on request - foi@csiro.au
  • s47F

FOI 2026/29

  • Date of release: 13th August 2026
  • Summary of FOI Request: CSIRO remittance records for payments under certain contracts with Eratos Ventures Pty Ltd between 1 August 2024 and 30 June 2026.
  • Documents available on request - foi@csiro.au
  • Released in Full - s22

FOI 2026/30

  • Date of release: 5th August 2026
  • Summary of FOI Request: A blank copy of the information-security questionnaire or assessment for Suppliers (or prospective suppliers) to complete as part of procurement, onboarding, or due diligence, noting any standard it references.
  • Documents available on request - foi@csiro.au
  • Released in Full

FOI 2026/33

  • Date of release: 14th August 2026
  • Summary of FOI Request: All written submissions, proposals, representations, feedback documents and supporting attachments received by CSIRO concerning flood mitigation measures, interventions or solutions for Lismore or the Richmond River catchment that were relevant to the preparation of the Northern Rivers resilience Initiative and the report titled Flood mitigation scenario analysis for the Richmond River catchment released on 30 June 2026.
  • Documents available on request - foi@csiro.au
  • s22, s47F

FOI 2026/35

  • Date of release: 10th August 2026
  • Summary of FOI Request: Any response, advice, assessment or action taken the staff member identified in FOI2025-112 as “s47E(d)” and  Any documents, emails, or internal communications created by any CSIRO officer in relation to my email of 12 November 2025.
  • Documents available on request - foi@csiro.au
  • s22, s42, s47E(d)

FOI 2026/36

  • Date of release: 14th August 2026
  • Summary of FOI Request: All written submissions, proposals, representations, feedback documents and supporting attachments received by CSIRO concerning flood mitigation measures, interventions or solutions for Lismore or the Richmond River catchment that were relevant to the preparation of the Northern Rivers resilience Initiative and the report titled Flood mitigation scenario analysis for the Richmond River catchment released on 30 June 2026.
  • Documents available on request - foi@csiro.au
  • s22, s47F

FOI 2026/40

  • Date of release: 28th August 2026
  • Summary of FOI Request: Any technical assessment, report, analysis, advice, opinion or technical correspondence produced by CSIRO (including Data61) between 1 August 2016 and 31 December 2018 concerning the adequacy of the deidentification measures applied to the MBS/PBS 10% sample dataset published on data.gov.au on 1 August 2016, or the risk of re-identification arising from that dataset.
  • Documents available on request - foi@csiro.au
  • s47E(d), s47F

Freedom of Information logo - surrounded by red and blue circles

FOI Reference Number:

FOI 2026/18

  • Date of release: 31 July 2026
  • Summary of FOI Request: All documents held by CSIRO in connection with the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) feasability study for a proposed National Livestock Gene Bank (the Study), covering the period from 1 July 2021 to 3 June 2026.
  • Documents available on request - foi@csiro.au
  • s22, s47C

FOI 2026/19

  • Date of release: 3 July 2026
  • Summary of FOI Request: All documents pertaining to the decision to merge Data61 and CSIRO's Manufacturing Research Units into a single Technology Research Unit.
  • All correspondence from CSIRO staff pertaining to the decision to merge Data61 and CSIRO's Manufacturing Research Units into a single Technology Research Unit.
  • Documents available on request - foi@csiro.au
  • s47C, s47E(c), s47E(d), s47F

FOI 2026/21

  • Date of release: 8 July 2026
  • Summary of FOI Request: Any documents, including emails, briefings, internal reports, risk assessments, complaints, or correspondence, created or received between 1 December 2025 and the present, that refer to concerns about the handling, protection, sharing or disclosure of sensitive or confidential information and KPMG’s performance in relation to audit-related contracts.
  • Documents available on request - foi@csiro.au
  • s42, s47

FOI2026/25

  • Date of release: 21 July 2026
  • Summary of FOI Request: The final document titled Crimp S., Gobbet D., Thomas D., Bakar S., Nidumolu U., Hayman P. and Hopwood G. 2012, Understanding frost risk in a variable and changing climate, CSIRO, Canberra.
  • Documents available on request - foi@csiro.au
  • s47F

FOI 2026/29

  • Date of release: 13th August 2026
  • Summary of FOI Request: CSIRO remittance records for payments under certain contracts with Eratos Ventures Pty Ltd between 1 August 2024 and 30 June 2026.
  • Documents available on request - foi@csiro.au
  • Released in Full - s22

FOI 2026/30

  • Date of release: 5th August 2026
  • Summary of FOI Request: A blank copy of the information-security questionnaire or assessment for Suppliers (or prospective suppliers) to complete as part of procurement, onboarding, or due diligence, noting any standard it references.
  • Documents available on request - foi@csiro.au
  • Released in Full

FOI 2026/33

  • Date of release: 14th August 2026
  • Summary of FOI Request: All written submissions, proposals, representations, feedback documents and supporting attachments received by CSIRO concerning flood mitigation measures, interventions or solutions for Lismore or the Richmond River catchment that were relevant to the preparation of the Northern Rivers resilience Initiative and the report titled Flood mitigation scenario analysis for the Richmond River catchment released on 30 June 2026.
  • Documents available on request - foi@csiro.au
  • s22, s47F

FOI 2026/35

  • Date of release: 10th August 2026
  • Summary of FOI Request: Any response, advice, assessment or action taken the staff member identified in FOI2025-112 as “s47E(d)” and  Any documents, emails, or internal communications created by any CSIRO officer in relation to my email of 12 November 2025.
  • Documents available on request - foi@csiro.au
  • s22, s42, s47E(d)

FOI 2026/36

  • Date of release: 14th August 2026
  • Summary of FOI Request: All written submissions, proposals, representations, feedback documents and supporting attachments received by CSIRO concerning flood mitigation measures, interventions or solutions for Lismore or the Richmond River catchment that were relevant to the preparation of the Northern Rivers resilience Initiative and the report titled Flood mitigation scenario analysis for the Richmond River catchment released on 30 June 2026.
  • Documents available on request - foi@csiro.au
  • s22, s47F

FOI 2026/40

  • Date of release: 28th August 2026
  • Summary of FOI Request: Any technical assessment, report, analysis, advice, opinion or technical correspondence produced by CSIRO (including Data61) between 1 August 2016 and 31 December 2018 concerning the adequacy of the deidentification measures applied to the MBS/PBS 10% sample dataset published on data.gov.au on 1 August 2016, or the risk of re-identification arising from that dataset.
  • Documents available on request - foi@csiro.au
  • s47E(d), s47F