The Canberra Times has news of plans by the CSIRO to use its wireless patent billions to build a mighty fortress of science in Acton employing over 10,000 people.
The CSIRO has flagged ambitious plans to establish a billion-dollar agricultural sciences and plant genetics precinct in Canberra that could create up to 10,000 science jobs.
The world-class research hub, to be located in Acton, could transform Canberra, attracting significant investment by major global agribusiness players, CSIRO’s food sciences group executive Alastair Robertson said.
Worse things can happen to a city.