The trouble is not in having the independent thinkers or talent but in giving them opportunities here rather than the token support typical of Australian government, writes Michael R. James.
Elizabeth Blackburn
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For the first time ever, an Australian woman, Elizabeth Blackburn, has won the Nobel Prize. So why are the Americans trying to claim her for themselves? asks Crikey intern Melanie Mahony.
