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New watercraft construction barging ahead
Construction of two 'heavy lift' barges for the new Antarctic icebreaker, RSV Nuyina, is underway at Tasmanian shipbuilders, Taylor Bros.
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It takes more than five thousand kilometres of isolation and the long night of a polar winter to dampen the democratic desire of an ardent Antarctic voter.
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When you’re 5475 kilometres from help, you need to know you can rely on the team around you.
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Despite being a long way from home this Mother’s Day, Australia’s Antarctic expeditioners at Mawson, Davis and Casey research stations are sending a whole lot of love from the ice.
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At the frontline of biosecurity on Macquarie Island is a lively dog called Nui, making sure that rodents don't return.
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To mark World Penguin Day this year, we pay tribute to these amazing birds with some interesting facts about the 18 species that inhabit the Southern Hemisphere.
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Today as the sun rises over Antarctica, dawn services at our research stations commemorate Anzac Day.
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The wintering chef at Casey research station, Jordan Smith, has worked in kitchens from the French Alps to the Kimberley, but says the icing on the cake has been her time in Antarctica.
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Australian Antarctic Program Partnership
The Australian Antarctic Division welcomes the opportunity to work with core partners the University of Tasmania, CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology as part of the new Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP).
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Government response to Antarctic inquiry
The Government has responded to recommendations from the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories (JSCNCET) inquiry into the adequacy of Australia’s infrastructure assets and capability in Antarctica.
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Rocky road from Antarctica to Canberra
Two rocky pieces of the icy continent have arrived in Hobart on the way to a new home in Canberra, where they will go on display as part of a unique outdoor geological museum.
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Heavy tractors chosen for Australia's Antarctic inland ice quest
The Australian Antarctic Program has procured five new heavy tractors to provide the pulling power for Australia’s new deep-field traverse capability, and the search for a million year ice core.
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New Centre for Antarctic, Remote and Maritime Medicine
Highly specialised medical skills honed in the extreme Antarctic environment will be shared through a new Centre for Antarctic, Remote and Maritime Medicine (CARMM) in Hobart.
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Seismic study allows scientists to see below glacier
Australian Antarctic Program researchers have undertaken seismic studies on the largest glacier in East Antarctica, revealing for the first time a network of lakes beneath the ice.
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Work begins on million year ice core drill
Work has started on a high-tech ice drill that Antarctic scientists will deploy in their quest for the million year ice core – dubbed one of the holy grails of climate science.
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First Australian solar farm in Antarctica opens at Casey research station
The first Australian solar farm in Antarctica will be switched on at Casey research station today.
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Airborne surveyors are helping to map the shallow sea floor adjacent to Macquarie Island research station, in preparation for the arrival of Australia’s new icebreaker RSV Nuyina.
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Antarctica calling all artists
Artists looking for the ultimate inspiration are encouraged to apply for the Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship.
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Pioneering work of female scientists reflected in Macquarie Island lakes
Several lakes on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island have been named after the first four female scientists to travel south with the Australian Antarctic Program.
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Technology provides new insights to Antarctic blue whales and krill
Innovative technologies, including drones, shed new light on the distribution of endangered Antarctic blue whales and their food source krill.
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