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Antarctica is the closest you can get to space without leaving Earth.
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New Australian Antarctic Science Council meets
The newly formed Australian Antarctic Science Council met in Canberra for the first time this week.
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Antarctic laser probes ozone-eating clouds
For the first time this Antarctic winter, but a little later than usual, polar stratospheric clouds have been detected above Davis research station.
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Australians plunge into ice hole in midwinter dark
It’s minus 23 degrees Celsius, dark and you’re standing on the edge of a hole dug into the sea-ice – what do you do?
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Tribute to former Prime Minister Bob Hawke
The Australian Antarctic Program is today paying tribute to former Prime Minister, Robert (Bob) Hawke, who played a pivotal role in conserving Antarctica for future generations.
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Hold still, this won’t hurt a bit! A fleet of tractor transformers are being Antarcti-fied in Hobart.
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For World Oceans Day, we ask: how awesome is the Southern Ocean?
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With the focus of this year’s World Environment Day on air pollution, what of the natural ability of the atmosphere to clean itself of pollutants?
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Australian Antarctic expeditioners are living in the twilight zone after the last sunset on the icy continent for weeks.
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Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina is being put through its paces with a barrage of tests on the propulsion, bilge, ballast and other auxiliary systems.
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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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