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?
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by Ian | February 26, 2018 · 8:58 pm
‘Would you burn the Mona Lisa if it was sent?’: Our horror bureaucratic bungle
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