News: 2004
Gadget & Ginger land safely after historic flight to Antarctica
Gadget and Ginger, the two new aircraft to support Australia’s Antarctic program, have arrived safely in Antarctica. Read more
Electric circuit may link thunderstorms and solar activity
Dramatic lightning strikes and thunderstorms drive electricity around the globe and form part of a “global electric circuit” that… Read more
Expeditioners sleep through largest earthquake on record
Twenty-two Macquarie Island expeditioners last night slept through the… Read more
Ocean robots to seek clues to climate change
Robots will be released in the Southern Ocean this summer to collect vital… Read more
Weather from coldest place on Earth to be recorded for the first time
Australia and China are cooperating in a project to install automatic… Read more
Australian Antarctic aviation reaches new heights
The first of two specifically modified aircraft for use in Antarctica has… Read more
Sustainable Antarctic engineering a winner
An engineering team from the Australian Antarctic Division has won the… Read more
Antarctic planes and runway name winners announced
Gadget and Ginger are Australia’s newest Antarctic recruits, and they'll… Read more
Australia home for Albatross and Petrel secretariat
Hobart is to host the permanent secretariat for the Agreement on the… Read more
Landmark Antarctic science gathering in Canberra
The gurus of Australian Antarctic Science program are outlining to policy… Read more
Historic first meeting brings good news
Australia has offered to establish a permanent secretariat in Hobart for… Read more
Australia hosts historic talks to save threatened seabirds
International efforts to conserve some of the world’s most threatened… Read more
Fishing Pirates Under the Spotlight
An Australian initiative to closely monitor the activities of fishing… Read more
World climate experts ponder what lies ahead for Earth’s frozen regions
The role of snow and ice in the global climate system will be examined at… Read more
Australia takes hard line on Southern Ocean fishing pirates
Australia will turn up the heat on Southern Ocean fishing pirates at the… Read more
Polar polling
Australia’s most isolated citizens will exercise their democratic rights… Read more
Australians to retrieve 500 year climate record from Antarctic ice core
Australian scientists sail from Hobart today for Antarctica to bring back… Read more
Antarctic project to study effects of climate change on coastal ecosystem
Scientists will set up camp on Antarctic sea ice to study the effects of… Read more
Prestigious award to Antarctic student
A water treatment and filtration system developed by an Antarctic PhD… Read more
Five win Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowships
A photographer, a radio producer, a musician, a children’s author and two… Read more
Tasmanian whale expert wins prestigious award
A whale researcher from the Australian Antarctic Division, Dr Nick Gales… Read more
Help name the new Antarctic planes and runway
If you are aged 16 years or under and have ever wanted to help write a new… Read more
From Amery to Zoology — Antarctic science gets funding boost
Understanding how ice, ocean, atmosphere and climate interact with the… Read more
Global climate change: a load of poo?
Plankton poo could be the key to understanding how much carbon dioxide our… Read more
Spreading the message of Antarctica to the west
Australian Antarctic Arts Fellow and prize-winning Tasmanian author Coral… Read more
Australian Antarctic Science Grants 2004–2005
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Australia, NZ and USA allied to fight illegal fishing
Australia is helping to lead the way with a new approach to combat illegal… Read more
Short-sighted push for commercial whaling
The Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell, today… Read more
Antarctic aircraft on display
The first of Australia’s dedicated Antarctic aircraft will be on display… Read more
AAD Chief Scientist heads delegation to Antarctic conference
Australian Antarctic Division scientists led by chief scientist Dr Michael… Read more
Minister attacks 'scientific whale slaughter'
The Environment Minister, Senator Ian Campbell, today attacked Japan and… Read more
Antarctic airlink update
Australia’s first Antarctic intra-continental Antarctic airlink is on… Read more
Antarctic station leaders announced for 2005
Planning to spend a year in the world’s last great wilderness is not… Read more
Krill — residents or drifters?
Are populations of Antarctic krill resident in an area or merely drifters… Read more
Ultraviolet radiation damages Antarctic marine microbes
Depletion of ozone in the stratosphere increases biologically damaging… Read more
Celebrating all that is Mawson
An exhibition in Hobart celebrates the 50th anniversary of Australia’s… Read more
Years of research culminates in important biological literary work
The most comprehensive published collection of moss flora of a… Read more
Students enter the world of Australian Antarctic expeditioners
Students visiting the Australian Antarctic Division schools displays in… Read more
Antarctic pioneer acknowledged
An Australian scientist who has been instrumental in educating the world… Read more
Antarctic heart wins literature award
A book inspired by an author’s life-changing trip to Antarctica has won… Read more
Cleaning up Australia sub-Antarctic style
How will you be spending World Environment Day 5 June 2004? If you are an… Read more
Kemp reminds Australians whaling is not yet a thing of the past
Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Dr David Kemp, today… Read more
Managing Antarctic Tourism
Achieving integrated management of tourism in Antarctica is the first… Read more
Celebrating half a century in Antarctica
Celebrating 50 years of Australians living and working in Antarctica is… Read more
New Antarctic science focus on climate change and environmental protection
Better predicting of future global climate change and protecting the… Read more
Australia’s Antarctic air transport test flights successful
The first purpose-built Australian-owned aircraft for work within… Read more
Australian scientist wins prestigious international research award
Australian Antarctic Division seabird ecologist Dr Graham Robertson has… Read more
Historic anniversary to mark 25 years of whale protection in Australia
Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Dr David Kemp, today… Read more
Protecting Antarctica from the tourist invasion
Australia is leading the push to ensure that the rapidly increasingly… Read more
Better regional protection for whales and dolphins
Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Dr David Kemp, today… Read more
Highly successful Antarctic summer season draws to a close
The Antarctic research ship Aurora Australis arrived in Hobart today… Read more
Commercial whaling unacceptable
Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Dr David Kemp, today… Read more
Australians lead in frozen waste clean-up
Australia has successfully pioneered ways to clean up the frozen waste… Read more
Southern Ocean food web — key for future fisheries
A landmark achievement in Antarctic marine research has provided a major… Read more
World’s first underwater glimpses around Heard Island
For the first time the world can see beneath the waters around remote and… Read more
New Australian Antarctic laboratories opened
Australia today is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment… Read more
Work in Antarctica
Chefs, tradies, science support personnel and others with a spirit of… Read more
Calling all doctors
Doctors ready to experience the unusual have the opportunity to work in… Read more
Heard Island’s wildlife online
Follow Heard Island’s penguins, seals and seabirds as they forage for food. Read more
Delayed Antarctic vessel sails
An Australian Antarctic Division voyage to Antarctica, detained in Hobart… Read more
AAD mourns death of inspirational expeditioner
The Australian Antarctic Division is saddened by the death of one of its… Read more