Good morning. Scientists claim looming CSIRO job cuts will put vital modelling relied upon by government, industry and farmers at risk – and would leave Australia unable to contribute data to global climate reports.People walk past rough sleepers every day in Australia. But now an online platform in Adelaide is helping the public notify outreach workers who can then check on homeless people and connect them with support.Experimental vaccines could be used to combat Ebola in parts of Africa as fears grow over the outbreak’s speed and scale. And government analysis has revealed which Australians would be hardest hit by NDIS funding cuts.AustraliaSalvation Army Assertive Outreach case managers Yun Ho (left) and Connie Mukono check in on rough sleepers around the parklands in Adelaide, where Street Connect is helping homeless people. Photograph: Tracey Nearmy/The Guardian
Homelessness | A program in Adelaide is helping rough sleepers be seen: concerned locals can make an online notification by dropping a pin on a map, alerting outreach workers to check on them.
Exclusive | Scientists are warning that a “foolish” new round of job cuts at the CSIRO will mean that Australia will no longer be able to submit climate projections to contribute towards global reports.
