Aussie scientists plot US ‘brain gain’ as a Trump dividend


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

Australian scientists have hatched a plan to recruit and repatriate US-based counterparts fleeing President Trump’s multi-billion-dollar research purge with competitive relocation packages.

The Australian Academy of Science on Thursday issued a call to funders for a new Global Talent Attraction Program, promising a chance to be part of a “nation building” moment.

“Australia has an urgent and unparalleled opportunity to attract the smartest minds leaving the United States to seed …

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