Nobel Prize winner among hundreds of scientists worried by government control of science

By Henry Belot
Updated April 6 2016 - 6:24pm, first published 5:12pm
Peter Doherty, Professor Laureate at the University of Melbourne, is among many leading researchers worried by the government's intervention into science.  Photo: Penny Stephens
Peter Doherty, Professor Laureate at the University of Melbourne, is among many leading researchers worried by the government's intervention into science. Photo: Penny Stephens

A Nobel Prize winner and hundreds of Australian scientists fear new laws granting the Department of Defence power to monitor and control sensitive research are designed to intimidate the scientific community.

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