Eight bat researchers mostly from Asia and Africa refused entry into Australia to attend global scientific event

Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨hanrahan@slrpnk.net⁩ to ⁨australia@aussie.zone⁩

WTF is wrong with us ?

Then this as well

Hundreds more CSIRO jobs on the chopping block as experts raise fears over impact on science

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No1@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
They better not put the bat convention attendees on the hotel floor above the pangolin convention!

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Plum@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
My gut instinct is fear of rabies, not xenophobia.

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- imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I believe (I am connected to people at the conference) it was named as lack of confidence they were coming for a conference and not intending to stay beyond the visa. A number weren’t just attendees but speakers. It’s bananas
  
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- Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Rabies isn’t THAT transmissible
  
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