AJ (Tony) Press AO FAIIA is an Adjunct Professor at the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership & @IMASUTAS in Hobart, and a commentator on Antarctic affairs.
Hobart,Tasmania, Australia
Joined July 2011
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Antarctic Geopolitical Myths: an occasional series. No. 1: I have decided to run a series of threads to counter incessant basic mistakes made by #Antarctic analysts – especially those who should either know better, or who should have done just the minimum of research. 1/5
Antarctic Science: Projected contribution to global sea-level rise from Thwaites Glacier. @NASA @NASAJPL
jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-study…
Antarctic Logistics: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland look to its replacement of HMS Protector through Project Shackleton.
newstech24.com/news/project-…
I’m pleased to be a CI in the new ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Space Domain Awareness:
utas.edu.au/about/news-and-s…
Antarctic Geopolitics: Russia arrests Ukrainian Antarctic Scientist: linkedin.com/posts/vasylmyro…
Tony Press retweeted
Thwaites Glacier could contribute twice as much sea-level rise as previously projected phys.org/news/2026-10-thwait… via @physorg_com
Antarctic Science: @NOAA to launch a 5-year saildrone fleet for Antarctica.
noaa.gov/news/saildrone-rese…
Antarctic Science: Antarctic sea-ice extent, 2026. @Scripps_Ocean
scrippsnews.com/science-and-…
Antarctic Logistics: Tenth Anniversary, and a new season start, for Australia’s Operation Southern Discovery @DefenceAust
defence.gov.au/news-events/r…
Science in Antarctica: the South Pole Ice Cube observatory and a Nobel Prize in Physics:
euronews.com/2026/10/06/belg…
Antarctic Science: The United Arab Emirates becomes a member of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research @SCAR_Tweets:
thenationalnews.com/news/uae…
Tony Press retweeted
35 Years Ago, the World Chose to Protect Antarctica—Not Mine It
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In 1991, nations made a remarkable agreement: Antarctica should be protected as a place for peace, science, and environmental stewardship—not mineral exploitation. The Environmental Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty put environmental protection at the heart of how an entire continent is governed and prohibited mineral resource activities.
Thirty-five years later, that commitment still matters. At a time when international cooperation is under growing pressure, Antarctica reminds us that countries with different interests can agree to protect something larger than themselves. Science over exploitation. Cooperation over competition. Responsibility to future generations over short-term gain. Antarctica belongs to no single nation. Its protection is a responsibility we share.
#Antarctica #AntarcticTreaty #EnvironmentalProtection
Ocean Science: USA funds for ocean observations. Good to see former colleague who was @CSIRO, now @WHOI pick up a grant.
oceannews.com/news/science-t…
Heard Island: Public consultation on the Management Plan for The Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) Marine Reserve.
antarctica.gov.au/news/2026/…
Global Ocean Science: Announcement from the EU and Canada on Ocean observing. @EU_Commission @Canada @GOOSocean
ec.europa.eu/commission/pres…
Antarctic Treaty: No... The Treaty does not get reviewed in 2048. @europe_says states "A review of the treaty is scheduled for the year 2048". The Environmental Protocol contains that provision; not the Treaty. 1/-->
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2/ It is very, very unlikely that the fundamental accords in the Antarctic Treaty regarding sovereignty would be subject to any substantive discussion even if a conference of Parties was called to review the Environmental Protocol in 2048. -->