https://www.policyforum.net/cracks-in-the-ice/ The APPS Policy Forum a public policy website devoted to Asia and the Pacific. Tue, 03 Jan 2017 05:36:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 https://www.policyforum.net/cracks-in-the-ice/#comment-7941 Tue, 29 Nov 2016 17:19:13 +0000 http://www.policyforum.net/?p=14482#comment-7941 I don’t think it’s accurate to say that Australia’s affinity for Antarctica is weaker than that of New Zealand. Despite some of the very public budget battles, Australia’s Antarctic scientists and policy staff continue to be deeply and constructively involved in the Antarctic governance system. The media in Australia consistently cover Antarctic issues. In many countries, budget cuts to Antarctic science would not have been headline news, after all. While the budget cuts are not desirable, Australia has a strong leadership role in the Antarctic and I don’t think that will change any time soon.

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