Australian Antarctic Division: Leading Australia’s Antarctic Program

Latest news

• 11 April 2018

  International conference focuses on changing Southern Ocean ecosystems
  International scientists are gathering in Hobart this week to develop the first marine ecosystem assessment for the Southern Ocean.

• 9 April 2018

  Noisy sperm whales forage to the beat
  Scientists using underwater listening devices have made the first recordings of sperm whale calls off East Antarctica, as the marine mammals hunt their prey.

• 22 March 2018

  Keeping Antarctic stations water-wise
  How do you make water on the driest continent on the planet? On World Water Day, find out how expeditioners at Australia’s Antarctic stations make theirs.

Features

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• Australian Antarctic Magazine
  December issue out now!

• Australia’s new icebreaker
  RSV Nuyina – a state-of-the-art Antarctic icebreaker.

Antarctic locations

Find out more about our stations and key locations.