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The only Australian-made Antarctic icebreaker Aurora Australis, built at Carrington Slipways near Newcastle, might soon leave our shores

Laura Carolina Corrigan
Updated October 15 2020 - 7:08am, first published 4:30am
AA hits fast ice off Davis V1 7 Nov 2019. PHOTO: Simon Payne AAD
AA hits fast ice off Davis V1 7 Nov 2019. PHOTO: Simon Payne AAD

The only Australian-made icebreaker might soon leave our shores.

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Laura Carolina Corrigan

Canberra Times producer with a background in news and podcasts.

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