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20th Anniversary of the Hawke Government's Action to Protect Antarctica
December 14, 2009
CANBERRA, Australia, Dec. 14 - The Australian Parliamentary Secretary to the Federal Minister of Environment and Heritage issued the following news release:

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts today celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Hawke Government's initiative to prevent mining in Antarctica.

"Bob Hawke led the international push in 1989 for the rejection of mining in Antarctica, instead promoting the frozen and fragile continent . . .

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