The Australian reported on July 11 2012, a plan for the CSIRO to make 200,000 research papers freely available, dating back to the 1920s.
Jon Curran, CSIRO's general manager of communications stated in the article, "we are removing the reasons why staff shouldn't put their work in our open-access repository."

In addition, to the publication repository, the CSIRO is also aiming to create a portal to contain raw research data.

The article also gives a general overview on the current progression and deliberation into open access by Australia's funding bodies and research organisations.

To find out more, visit CSIRO Research Publications Repository.