Angela Merkel’s NICTA tour leaves Canberra red-faced

[1] The world’s most powerful woman, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to visit Australia’s leading information technology research agency, NICTA, next week.

[2] Before entering politics, Angela Merkel has always been passionate about research and she is Germany’s prime mover of research and innovation.

[3] Merkel’s visit would be unpleasant and distressing for the Abbott government, considering that NICTA’s budget has been sliced.

Source: http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/11/13/technology/angela-merkels-nicta-tour-leaves-canberra-red-faced