Policy paper

United Kingdom-Australia Antarctic co-operation priorities: 2021 to 2026

The United Kingdom and Australia have agreed shared Antarctic priorities for the period 2021 to 2026.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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The UK and Australia have identified priority areas for 2021 to 2026, to develop their historical close co-operation on Antarctic and Southern Ocean issues. The UK and Australia delegations to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM), the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) and their National Antarctic Programmes agreed these priorities.

The document was announced alongside the unveiling of a UK-Swiss Antarctic memorial in Hobart, Tasmania on 25 May 2021.

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Published 25 May 2021

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