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Mapping the migratory route of pygmy blue whales
10 April 2014
Satellite tagging of pygmy blue whales off the west Australian coast has identified their migratory route along the Australian coastline to Indonesia.
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Complex aerial Mawson resupply nearly complete
4 April 2014
An unusual and logistically challenging helicopter resupply operation is nearly complete for Mawson research station in Antarctica.
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31 March 2014
Australia’s new Antarctic Station Leaders have recently headed south to take up their positions on the icy continent and Macquarie Island for 2014-15.
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve Expansion
29 March 2014
The Australian Government has expanded the sub-Antarctic Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve, to protect this unique environment.
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DNA holds clues to humpback whales’ age
13 March 2014
Scientists have developed the first DNA-based test for estimating the age of humpback whales, based on recent advances in human medicine.
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Elephant seal population decrease linked to polar vortex
12 March 2014
The ozone hole and changes in atmospheric circulation are implicated in a decrease in southern elephant seal abundance on Macquarie Island, according to new Australian research published today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
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Volcanoes provided ice-age refuge for Antarctic biodiversity
11 March 2014
Antarctic volcanoes and other geothermal areas may have provided a refuge for biodiversity through past ice ages.
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Australia in Antarctica: Building on Mawson’s legacy
26 February 2014
Today we celebrate an important milestone in Australia’s Antarctic history – 100 years since Australian geologist, Dr Douglas Mawson, returned from his epic two-year Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE).
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Changes to the Antarctic shipping schedule
19 February 2014
Heavy sea ice conditions near Mawson research station have resulted in further changes to the Australian Antarctic Division’s shipping schedule.
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Australia-Japan meeting to build Antarctic science collaboration
5 February 2014
Japanese scientists visiting Hobart this week on their Antarctic research vessel Umitaka Maru will meet with Australian Antarctic scientists to build on a long-standing scientific collaboration.
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Meredith Hooper Australian of the Year in the UK
26 January 2014
Former Australian Antarctic Arts Fellow Meredith Hooper has been named the Australian of the Year in the UK.
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Antarctic shipping schedule changed
24 January 2014
The Australian Antarctic Division has revised its shipping schedule due to heavy sea ice conditions adjacent to Mawson research station.
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Aurora Australis returns with rescued passengers
22 January 2014
The Australian Antarctic icebreaker Aurora Australis arrived in Hobart this morning, carrying the 52 passengers rescued from MV Akademik Shokalskiy after their ship became trapped in sea ice.
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Aurora Australis bound for Tasmania
15 January 2014
The Australian Antarctic icebreaker, Aurora Australis, has departed Casey research station to return to Australia.
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New breeding behaviour discovered in emperor penguins
9 January 2014
Satellite imagery and aerial surveys have revealed a new breeding behaviour amongst emperor penguins in Antarctica, with four colonies found to be rearing their chicks on ice shelves.
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Australian Antarctic shipping schedule revised
7 January 2014
The Australian Antarctic Division has revised its shipping schedule.
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Australian icebreaker takes aboard passengers from trapped vessel
3 January 2014
The Aurora Australis has welcomed aboard 52 passengers from the Russian-flagged MV Akademik Shokalskiy which has been trapped in sea ice in the Commonwealth Bay region.
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Icebreaker Aurora Australis called to assist Russian-flagged ship in sea ice
26 December 2013
Australia’s research and resupply ship, Aurora Australis, is on its way to assist a Russian-flagged vessel in the Southern Ocean.
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Antarctic Arts Fellowship – apply now
13 December 2013
Applications are now open for the 2014 Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship.
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Aurora Australis back home after delay in icy seas
7 December 2013
Aurora Australis today returned from this season’s first voyage south after encountering heavy sea ice en route back to Hobart.
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