Australian Antarctic Division: Leading Australia’s Antarctic Program

Latest news

• 19 February 2020

  Model project to improve sea level rise projections
  New research will help improve predictions of future sea level rise by better representing the interaction between the Antarctic ice sheet and the ocean in models.

• 17 February 2020

  Wilkins runway delayed opening
  Flights to Australia’s Antarctic ice runway have been postponed or cancelled due to warmer than usual temperatures.

• 14 February 2020

  Nuclear watchdog 'sniffs' the wind at Mawson
  An ordinary-looking shipping container at Australia's Mawson research station plays an important role in the global network that polices a ban on nuclear testing.

Features

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• Proposed Davis aerodrome
  Creating unprecedented opportunities for science.

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

• Australian Antarctic Magazine
  December issue out now!

Antarctic locations

Find out more about our stations and key locations.