CANBERRA, Australia, February 26, 2022 (ENS) – To strengthen Australia’s strategic and scientific capabilities in Antarctica, the Liberal government of Prime Minister Scott Morrison is making an A$804 ...
Antarctica is about the size of the United States and Mexico combined, yet no one owns it. But that doesn’t mean it’s free for the taking. The 1959 Antarctic Treaty forbids claiming land there, but 7 ...
In December last year, Britain announced plans to rename an area of 437,000sq km of Antarctic territory as Queen Elizabeth Land, in honour of the Queen's diamond jubilee. Ukrainian scientists in west ...
The federal government’s major package of new funding for Australia’s Antarctic program, announced on Tuesday, promises an additional A$804.4 million over the next decade. The government has also ...
A prominent Irish communications entrepreneur argues that controlling polar infrastructure could secure an American advantage ...
The Australian government has declared a 6.5 million ha marine reserve in Antarctic waters — the largest area in the world to be protected from commercial harvesting. Melbourne, Australia - The ...
The Antarctic Treaty System has governed affairs in Antarctica since 1961. But it is now struggling under the weight of strategic power competition and new threats to Antarctica’s unique ecosystems.