Senate inquiry finds axed scientific programs, toxic workplace culture and a trouble-plagued icebreaker among problems
The Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina has not completed a scientific voyage since coming into service in 2021, instead being used for resupply missions, and has been plagued by technical problems.The Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina has not completed a scientific voyage since coming into service in 2021, instead being used for resupply missions, and has been plagued by technical problems.
The RSV Nuyina has not completed a scientific voyage since coming into service in 2021, instead being used for resupply missions, and has been plagued by technical problems. Whish-Wilson said science at the AAD was deprioritised by the previous Coalition government, “causing devastating impacts on the division’s culture”.
The report urges the Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water to implement all the recommendations of an independent review of the AAD’s workplace culture and proposes a separate independent review of the management, culture and performance of the AAD’s operations and logistics branches.
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