Recently, on behalf of a group of concerned Australian scientists, I sent a letter to the Australian Foreign Minister and Shadow Foreign Minister regarding the plight of a young Iranian physicist who was imprisoned in Iran for “communicating with a hostile government” (read the letter here). Today I received a personally signed letter from the Foreign Minister, The Hon. Mr. Bob Carr, indicating that the government had expressed concerns to the Iranian government about this case. A big thank you to those who signed the letter, and a huge thanks to Mr. Carr for his support.