Questions over Hobart port facilities ahead of new icebreaker Nuyina s arrival
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The Australian Antarctic Division s new icebreaker the RSV Nuyina.
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The suitability of the Hobart Port to house the new $1.9billion Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina has been called into question, after upgrade works were declared a priority initiative by Infrastructure Australia.
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Australia s independent infrastructure advisory body says Hobart s port cannot accommodate the new $1.9 billion Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina
The Australian Antarctic Division say it can be accommodated, with TasPorts saying work will be done in time for the ship s arrival
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Panic about China in Antarctica or shoehorning the continent into US-China geostrategic competition risks creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. Australia’s interest in a peaceful Antarctica doesn’t fit such a binary view. Besides, where else would it be commonplace for Chinese, Australian and US teams to cooperate to save the life of an Australian expeditioner, as they did late last year?
What Australia does need is to secure funding for more Antarctic diplomacy, science and presence on the ice in defence of the ideals of the Antarctic Treaty. It should be recognised as a working rules-based system that remains supported by all parties, despite some internal tensions.