The federal government has rejected criticism that the appointment of a former Coalition industry minister to the CSIRO board last year was cronyism, despite his lack of science background and previous clashes with the scientific community. Ian MacFarlane was appointed to the science agency’s board for three years last Octobter by current Science Minister Mellissa…

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