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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy Education reporter

CSIRO sent questions from Trump administration asking if it is taking ‘appropriate measures’ against gender ideology

Donald Trump speaking into microphone
The questions to CSIRO follow US president Donald Trump signing an executive order in January called ‘Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government’. Photograph: AP

The Australian government’s scientific agency has joined more than a dozen universities in being sent a questionnaire from the Trump administration asking to confirm whether it aligns with US government interests.

On Tuesday, the CSIRO revealed it had received the correspondence from the US. A spokesperson at the CSIRO said it was aware of a “small number” of researchers who had received the questionnaire in recent weeks and was “determining an appropriate response”.

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