News: 2004
![Two CASA 212 planes](/site/assets/files/2375/e8.600x400.jpg)
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
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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
![Expeditioner atop a rocky hill on Macquarie Island](/site/assets/files/2369/e4.600x514.jpg)
Expeditioners sleep through largest earthquake on record
Twenty-two Macquarie Island expeditioners last night slept through the… Read more
![Scientist holding the Argo float](/site/assets/files/2366/e3.600x514.jpg)
Ocean robots to seek clues to climate change
Robots will be released in the Southern Ocean this summer to collect vital… Read more
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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
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Australian Antarctic aviation reaches new heights
The first of two specifically modified aircraft for use in Antarctica has… Read more
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Sustainable Antarctic engineering a winner
An engineering team from the Australian Antarctic Division has won the… Read more
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Antarctic planes and runway name winners announced
Gadget and Ginger are Australia’s newest Antarctic recruits, and they'll… Read more
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Australia home for Albatross and Petrel secretariat
Hobart is to host the permanent secretariat for the Agreement on the… Read more
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Landmark Antarctic science gathering in Canberra
The gurus of Australian Antarctic Science program are outlining to policy… Read more
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Historic first meeting brings good news
Australia has offered to establish a permanent secretariat in Hobart for… Read more
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Australia hosts historic talks to save threatened seabirds
International efforts to conserve some of the world’s most threatened… Read more
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Fishing Pirates Under the Spotlight
An Australian initiative to closely monitor the activities of fishing… Read more
![Ice crystals at Colbeck Archipelago, Mac.Robertson Land](/site/assets/files/2333/ia-3726b3-cropped.600x514.jpg)
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
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Australia takes hard line on Southern Ocean fishing pirates
Australia will turn up the heat on Southern Ocean fishing pirates at the… Read more
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Polar polling
Australia’s most isolated citizens will exercise their democratic rights… Read more
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Australians to retrieve 500 year climate record from Antarctic ice core
Australian scientists sail from Hobart today for Antarctica to bring back… Read more
![Prof Andrew McMinn at work aboard Aurora Australis](/site/assets/files/2324/20041006-mcminn-103928-small.600x514.jpg)
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
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Prestigious award to Antarctic student
A water treatment and filtration system developed by an Antarctic PhD… Read more
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Five win Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowships
A photographer, a radio producer, a musician, a children’s author and two… Read more
![Marine Mammals book cover](/site/assets/files/2315/20040906-gales-101620-small.600x514.jpg)
Tasmanian whale expert wins prestigious award
A whale researcher from the Australian Antarctic Division, Dr Nick Gales… Read more
![Ski-equipped CASA 212-400 aircraft landing.](/site/assets/files/2312/rs31268_04_casa_landing_wade_fairley.600x514.jpg)
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
![Dr Sharman Stone announcing Australian Government funding for research projects](/site/assets/files/2309/20040806-sharmon02-124354-small.600x514.jpg)
From Amery to Zoology — Antarctic science gets funding boost
Understanding how ice, ocean, atmosphere and climate interact with the… Read more
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Global climate change: a load of poo?
Plankton poo could be the key to understanding how much carbon dioxide our… Read more
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Spreading the message of Antarctica to the west
Australian Antarctic Arts Fellow and prize-winning Tasmanian author Coral… Read more
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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
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Short-sighted push for commercial whaling
The Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell, today… Read more
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Antarctic aircraft on display
The first of Australia’s dedicated Antarctic aircraft will be on display… Read more
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AAD Chief Scientist heads delegation to Antarctic conference
Australian Antarctic Division scientists led by chief scientist Dr Michael… Read more
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Minister attacks 'scientific whale slaughter'
The Environment Minister, Senator Ian Campbell, today attacked Japan and… Read more
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Antarctic airlink update
Australia’s first Antarctic intra-continental Antarctic airlink is on… Read more
![Macey Rookery](/site/assets/files/2279/20040527-macey-rookery-160841-small.600x514.jpg)
Antarctic station leaders announced for 2005
Planning to spend a year in the world’s last great wilderness is not… Read more
![Two krill facing each other](/site/assets/files/2276/ml_381744763078704_krill.600x514.jpg)
Krill — residents or drifters?
Are populations of Antarctic krill resident in an area or merely drifters… Read more
![Marine science lab, exterior](/site/assets/files/2273/ml_381743788194444_science-lab-3-press.600x514.jpg)
Ultraviolet radiation damages Antarctic marine microbes
Depletion of ozone in the stratosphere increases biologically damaging… Read more
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Celebrating all that is Mawson
An exhibition in Hobart celebrates the 50th anniversary of Australia’s… Read more
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Years of research culminates in important biological literary work
The most comprehensive published collection of moss flora of a… Read more
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Students enter the world of Australian Antarctic expeditioners
Students visiting the Australian Antarctic Division schools displays in… Read more
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Antarctic pioneer acknowledged
An Australian scientist who has been instrumental in educating the world… Read more
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Antarctic heart wins literature award
A book inspired by an author’s life-changing trip to Antarctica has won… Read more
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Cleaning up Australia sub-Antarctic style
How will you be spending World Environment Day 5 June 2004? If you are an… Read more
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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
![Small boat training](/site/assets/files/2249/20040204-boat-training-043-111904-small.600x514.jpg)
Managing Antarctic Tourism
Achieving integrated management of tourism in Antarctica is the first… Read more
![Parliament House exhibition](/site/assets/files/2246/20040514-dscn4621-115653-small.600x514.jpg)
Celebrating half a century in Antarctica
Celebrating 50 years of Australians living and working in Antarctica is… Read more
![Expeditioner with weather balloon](/site/assets/files/2243/20040401-fiona-hat-155739-small.600x514.jpg)
New Antarctic science focus on climate change and environmental protection
Better predicting of future global climate change and protecting the… Read more
![Casa 212–400 in flight](/site/assets/files/2240/20040427-c-212-skytrader05-105531-small.600x514.jpg)
Australia’s Antarctic air transport test flights successful
The first purpose-built Australian-owned aircraft for work within… Read more
![Dr Graham Robertson](/site/assets/files/2237/20040419-p3290120-111829-small.600x514.jpg)
Australian scientist wins prestigious international research award
Australian Antarctic Division seabird ecologist Dr Graham Robertson has… Read more
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Historic anniversary to mark 25 years of whale protection in Australia
Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Dr David Kemp, today… Read more
![Elephant seal with its head held up out of the icy water](/site/assets/files/2231/20040325-eleinice1-143408-small.600x514.jpg)
Protecting Antarctica from the tourist invasion
Australia is leading the push to ensure that the rapidly increasingly… Read more
![Humpback whale showing its white underside, with flipper out of water](/site/assets/files/2228/20040324-humpback-whale-on-back-161625-small.600x514.jpg)
Better regional protection for whales and dolphins
Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Dr David Kemp, today… Read more
![Filling quarter height containers with waste at the Thala Valley tip site](/site/assets/files/2225/20040217-filling-containers-115818-small.600x514.jpg)
Highly successful Antarctic summer season draws to a close
The Antarctic research ship Aurora Australis arrived in Hobart today… Read more
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Commercial whaling unacceptable
Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Dr David Kemp, today… Read more
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Australians lead in frozen waste clean-up
Australia has successfully pioneered ways to clean up the frozen waste… Read more
![Macaroni penguins](/site/assets/files/2216/20040219-macaronis-141047-small.600x514.jpg)
Southern Ocean food web — key for future fisheries
A landmark achievement in Antarctic marine research has provided a major… Read more
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World’s first underwater glimpses around Heard Island
For the first time the world can see beneath the waters around remote and… Read more
![Raising the flag at the establishment of Mawson station](/site/assets/files/2209/4414a3.600x514.jpg)
New Australian Antarctic laboratories opened
Australia today is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment… Read more
![Expeditioners in bad weather](/site/assets/files/2206/20040107-dt-martin-bad-weather-161809-small.600x514.jpg)
Work in Antarctica
Chefs, tradies, science support personnel and others with a spirit of… Read more
![Expeditioners skiing](/site/assets/files/2203/20040119-9-skiing-john-smith-164235-small.600x514.jpg)
Calling all doctors
Doctors ready to experience the unusual have the opportunity to work in… Read more
![Macaroni penguin colony at Capsize Beach](/site/assets/files/2200/20040108-ml-379566728009259-h22-29-161108-small.600x514.jpg)
Heard Island’s wildlife online
Follow Heard Island’s penguins, seals and seabirds as they forage for food. Read more
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Delayed Antarctic vessel sails
An Australian Antarctic Division voyage to Antarctica, detained in Hobart… Read more
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AAD mourns death of inspirational expeditioner
The Australian Antarctic Division is saddened by the death of one of its… Read more