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Ethan James

REVEALED: Australia s antarctic research needs 100 year plan - The Real Truth

Climate change could impact the geopolitical significance of Antarctica, an inquiry has been told. (Mike Scott/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia needs a 100-year plan for critical Antarctic scientific research so it can safeguard against potential future sovereign threats, an inquiry has been told.

A federal parliamentary inquiry examining the importance of the frozen continent to the nation's interests held a hearing in Hobart on Thursday.

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