Australia to pay for scientist's Antarctic evacuation

By Andrew Darby
Updated November 1 2012 - 3:14pm, first published August 10 2012 - 12:33pm
Rescue mission ... an Australian Airbus A319 jet  at the Annual Sea Ice Runway, near McMurdo station in Antarctica.
Rescue mission ... an Australian Airbus A319 jet at the Annual Sea Ice Runway, near McMurdo station in Antarctica.

Australia is to foot the bill for its Antarctic winter rescue flight of an ailing US expeditioner, confident it will be able to call for the same help.

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