As we celebrate CSIRO’s centenary, our 2025–26 Annual Report highlights the impact we delivered in the past year, reflecting the legacy of 100 years of science and innovation.
For a century, CSIRO has helped improve the lives of Australians through trusted science, strong partnerships and innovation that contribute to a productive, sustainable, healthy and secure future.
In 2025-26 we continued this commitment by:
- Maintaining strong community confidence, with 84% of Australians and 89% of businesses trusting CSIRO.
- Working with more than 4,000 industry and government organisations, including 18 active at-scale partnerships representing around $896 million in combined investment.
- Strengthening our commitment to Australia’s First Scientists by connecting with Indigenous networks representing more than 2,000 Indigenous businesses.
Some of the results we delivered this year include:
- Enabling Australia to detect and respond to the arrival of H5N1 bird flu.
- Strengthening national supply chain resilience through the deployment of the TRaNSIT modelling tool.
- Helping position Australia to capture the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence and quantum technologies, including development of the nation’s first proof-of-concept quantum battery.
Download Annual Report 2025-26
As we celebrate CSIRO’s centenary, our 2025–26 Annual Report highlights the impact we delivered in the past year, reflecting the legacy of 100 years of science and innovation.
For a century, CSIRO has helped improve the lives of Australians through trusted science, strong partnerships and innovation that contribute to a productive, sustainable, healthy and secure future.
In 2025-26 we continued this commitment by:
- Maintaining strong community confidence, with 84% of Australians and 89% of businesses trusting CSIRO.
- Working with more than 4,000 industry and government organisations, including 18 active at-scale partnerships representing around $896 million in combined investment.
- Strengthening our commitment to Australia’s First Scientists by connecting with Indigenous networks representing more than 2,000 Indigenous businesses.
Some of the results we delivered this year include:
- Enabling Australia to detect and respond to the arrival of H5N1 bird flu.
- Strengthening national supply chain resilience through the deployment of the TRaNSIT modelling tool.
- Helping position Australia to capture the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence and quantum technologies, including development of the nation’s first proof-of-concept quantum battery.
Download Annual Report 2025-26
Key achievements
Research excellence
Property consolidation and optimisation
4,904 m2Collaboration
~$896 million
9.8:1 ROI1
$21.2 million spent on goods and services with Indigenous businessesStrengthening Australia’s workforce
Commercialisation
Venture capital
Community, business sentiment and trust in science
Trust in CSIRO