CSIRO accused of transparency failures over Santos Darwin gas leak, documents show
FOI release reveals staff shared a draft statement with Santos and sought to minimise the impression they had monitored the leak
Internal CSIRO messages released under freedom of information laws show the national science agency worked to manage scrutiny of its role helping gas giant Santos investigate an 18-year methane leak at its Darwin LNG plant, prompting critics to say the agency has not been transparent with the public.