Aurora Australis sent to help trapped Antarctic ship

The Australian research icebreaker Aurora Australis departed Casey station today to go to the help of the Antarctic supply ship… Read more

Australian scientists lead international program to save albatross

A major field program to collect vital data about the lives of endangered seabirds in the world’s most inaccessible albatross… Read more

Antarctic supply ship trapped in ice for Christmas

A group of 40 Australians and the crew of the chartered Antarctic supply… Read more

International team returns from biggest-ever Antarctic research voyage

The largest-ever Australian Antarctic scientific expedition — a five-week… Read more

Scientists investigate penguin deaths

Scientists at Australia’s Mawson station have begun preliminary… Read more

Update: Casey team restores full power, communications to station

Full power and communications have been restored to Australia’s Antarctic… Read more

Power restored to Antarctic station following electrical fault

The main power supply to Australia’s Casey station in Antarctica has been… Read more

Antarctic voyage puts Southern Ocean processes under scrutiny

The processes and composition of the Southern Ocean will be under scrutiny… Read more

Aurora Australis leaves today to start summer Antarctic program

Research into ice shelf-ocean interaction and laser-assisted… Read more

Energy-efficient refrigeration wins engineering award

Keeping food fresh for up to a year in the Antarctic is harder than it… Read more

Blizzard winds to power Australian Antarctic station

The fury of Antarctica’s coastal winds is to be harnessed to power… Read more

Proposals sought on Antarctic air transport system

Eight air transport companies — seven of them Australian-based — have been… Read more

Six honoured in Australian Antarctic Medal award

Distinguished service by six Antarctic expeditioners, from Queensland, New… Read more

Australian polar medicine veteran takes NASA post

Dr Des Lugg leaves the Australian Antarctic Division to take up a… Read more

New challenges for Australia’s Antarctic Program

Ice, air and marine studies and environmental management projects… Read more

Final voyage of the season for Australia’s icebreaker

The Australian ice breaker Aurora Australis arrives back in Hobart… Read more

Award for online Antarctic research applications

The development of an innovative online research application and… Read more

Remote subantarctic island experiences population boom

Dramatic changes in the population and distribution of plants and wildlife… Read more

Krill, ice and oceans a major research focus

The Australian icebreaker, RSV Aurora Australis returns to Hobart today… Read more

Antarctic helicopter accident

Last evening (9 January 2001) a single engined Squirrel helicopter was… Read more

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