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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Caitlin Cassidy

Apocalypse when? ‘Earth’s Black Box’ to be installed in remote Tasmanian airfield

An artist's impression of the Earth's Black Box, which is expected to be installed near Queenstown, Tasmania, in December
An artist's impression of the Earth's Black Box, which is expected to be installed near Queenstown, Tasmania, in December. Photograph: Earth's Black Box

It was designed to survive the apocalypse, as humanity’s last testament to its failure. But for a while it seemed the “Earth’s Black Box” hadn’t even survived its own planning process.

Now, five years after it was announced to much fanfare, followed by years of ominous silence, the box is back. Its creators say parts assembly is under way and, in December, the full monolith will be installed near Queenstown on the edge of a remote western Tasmanian airfield.

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