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Expert Reaction
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Professor Tony Worby is Chief Executive Officer of the Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre (ACE CRC).
Australia is a global leader in Antarctic science, and this new operational capacity will strengthen our ability to conduct scientific research on the Antarctic continent.
The boost to Australia’s resupply and traverse capability will enable scientists to access remote regions of the Antarctic interior, including as part of the search for the world’s oldest ice core.
The million year ice core will be an important resource for understanding the global climate, and this new commitment to traverse capability will enable Australia to play a leading role in this international scientific effort.
The ACE CRC also strongly welcomes the commitment to measures for improving management of krill, a keystone species the Southern Ocean.
We look forward to being part of discussions with the Antarctic Division and other stakeholders to identify the key future Antarctic science priorities and the timeline to achieving them.
Professor Steven Chown is Chair of the Australian Academy of Science National Committee for Antarctic Research
It’s great to see this kind of long-term commitment to Antarctic science, an area where Australia really does excel. It’s vital that we keep up our investment in Antarctic science to ensure our influence in the region does not diminish. The Academy has been calling for reliable and adequate funding for Antarctic science, and it’s good to see the government making a long-term financial commitment which will help our scientists to get on with the job
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