#Australia: Tasman Bridge too far; and a lake of wine to sell. Scott Mayman, CBS News.
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#Australia: Tasman Bridge too far; and a lake of wine to sell. Scott Mayman, CBS News.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/24/australias-528m-antarctic-icebreaker-too-big-to-fit-under-tasman-bridge-to-refuel
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/australian-wine-industry-faces-hangover-chinas-high-tariffs-2023-08-18/
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| 0:00.0 | This is CBSI in the world. |
| 0:02.4 | I'm John Bachelor. |
| 0:03.4 | To Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Scott Maaman, CBS News, reporting on an icebreaker, |
| 0:09.8 | a beautiful ship, just now making a voyage that is unplanned. |
| 0:16.6 | This is a $528 million Antarctic icebreaker. |
| 0:21.0 | However, it's met a bridge that can't conquer. |
| 0:24.0 | The Tasman Bridge over the Durwent River, Scott is here to help me because this geography |
| 0:29.0 | is all new to me. |
| 0:30.6 | Scott, a very good evening to you. |
| 0:32.7 | The icebreaker to look at from the photographs in the Guardian is gorgeous, and I'm glad |
| 0:37.3 | you have one. |
| 0:38.9 | But it's turned away from a bridge. |
| 0:41.5 | Why? |
| 0:42.5 | Good evening to you. |
| 0:43.5 | You know, John, it's turned away from a bridge in Tasmania. |
| 0:46.7 | It's not part of the Australian mainland, but Tasmania and Hobart, the capital of Tasmania. |
| 0:54.6 | It's a fairly big significant place and known as the hub for many ships that need to |
| 1:00.6 | come in, refuel, go out again. |
| 1:04.1 | But to get into the port and to get into the refueling area, you've got to pass this |
| 1:10.6 | massive bridge. |
| 1:11.6 | Now, the bridge is the major link within Hobart. |
| 1:15.5 | It links two parts of the city. |
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