'Would you burn the Mona Lisa if it was sent?': Our horror bureaucratic bungle

Mon, 12 Mar 2018 23:22:34 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/would-you-burn-the-mona-lisa-if-it-was-sent-our-horror-bureaucratic-bungle-20180213-h0w0w3.html>

"It’s a bungle that has floored botanists around the globe and
embarrassed the Australian government. How did 105 priceless and
irreplaceable historical plant specimens, sent here by the French, end
up being destroyed by biosecurity officers?"

A real tragedy.  Via Kam-Yung Soh.

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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