Australia is rolling out a global talent attraction program aimed at drawing top academics from the United States, seizing what it describes as an "urgent and unparalleled opportunity" in the wake of sweeping research cuts under the Trump administration.

The initiative, announced Thursday by the Australian Academy of Science, aims to position the country as a haven for researchers disillusioned by funding freezes and restrictive executive orders in the U.S.

According to the Australian Academy of Science president, professor Chennupati Jagadish AC, Australia must act quickly to capitalize on what he called an "urgent and unparalleled opportunity" to attract the smartest minds leaving the United States," reported The Guardian.

"There is no time to waste as other countries have already recognized the opportunity and are mobilizing to attract talent to their shores," Jagadish said.

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