Aurora Australis: built in Newcastle, berthed in Hobart, future unknown after 30 years as an Antarctic icebreaker

Ian Kirkwood
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:41am, first published June 15 2020 - 10:00am
LAW AND ORDER: Aurora Australis fitted with a deck mounted machine gun to help police illegal fishing in 2004. Picture: Australian Antarctic Division.
LAW AND ORDER: Aurora Australis fitted with a deck mounted machine gun to help police illegal fishing in 2004. Picture: Australian Antarctic Division.

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Ian Kirkwood

Ian Kirkwood

Journalist

Reporting journalist at the Newcastle Herald since 1987. Editorial writer, general reporter, industrial relations, industry and coal.

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