From A Great Adventurer On Behalf Of His Long-gone Hero: A Plea To Britain To Help Preserve History Frozen In Time

SIR EDMUND Hillary has attacked the British for leaving New Zealand to pick up the bill to save the Antarctic huts used by English explorers a century ago.

Last Words Of A Dying Man - An Epitaph To Romance

TO be seen as a romantic is rather lame, I know, but it's hard not to be moved by the letters of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his wife Kathleen, which were recently made public for the first time.

Let There Be Dark Where The Ice Creatures Thrive

THE silent majesty of the Antarctic can overwhelm even the most seasoned visitor, with a thousand shades of white leaving one gasping for a glimpse of colour or movement.

Campbell Raps Japan's Whaler Strikes

AS CONFLICT over whaling looms in the Antarctic, the Federal Government will today take a stand against Japan's "dangerous and heavy-handed" use of water cannon.

Campbell Raps Japan's Whaling Tactics

AS CONFLICT over whaling looms in the Antarctic, the Federal Government will today take a stand against Japan's "dangerous and heavy-handed" use of water cannon. Ships of the conservation organisation Sea Shepherd are this week expected to begin hunting the Japanese fleet south-east of Australia, and Greenpeace will sail south from Auckland later this month.

No Dirty Tactics, Whalers Warned

WITH conflict over whaling looming in the Antarctic, the Federal Government will today take a stand against Japan's use of water cannon against activists, which it says is dangerous and heavy-handed.

Activists Target Japan's Whalers

ANTI-WHALING forces closing in on the Antarctic are setting up the most determined attempt yet to halt the Japanese fleet.

Anti-whaling 'pirates' Get More Muscle For Antarctic Skirmish

ANTI-WHALING forces closing on the Antarctic are gearing up for their most determined attempt yet made to halt the Japanese whaling fleet.

Three Weeks From Help: Antarctic Ice King's Fears

FOUR Australians who trekked and climbed to the highest peak of Antarctica were at least two weeks from help if anything went wrong.

Two Weeks From Help: Antarctic Ice Kings' Fears

FOUR Australians who climbed to the highest peak of Antarctica were at least two weeks from help if anything went wrong.