News: 2006

Antarctic Air Service brings Antarctica closer
An Airbus A319 has been selected to link Australia with Antarctica. Read more

Australian Antarctic expeditioners depart Friday, 8 December
The Aurora Australis sails from Hobart with 115 expeditioners, including key ice shelf research scientists. Read more

Temperate communities could adapt to cold
A major threat to native communities in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic… Read more

Krill life history and environmental change
Reduced sea ice cover in various parts of the Southern Ocean, due to… Read more

US court decision thwarts illegal fishers
A Spanish national and a Uruguayan company have been found guilty on… Read more

Success combating illegal fishing
A win in the fight against illegal fishing in the Southern Ocean has been… Read more

Mawson’s Huts lives up to “Home Of The Blizzard” name
Winds of over 100 kilometres per hour, temperatures around minus 20… Read more

Mawson’s Huts team arrives at Cape Denison
An Australian expedition team has arrived at Cape Denison to begin… Read more

Critical Conservation Work for Mawson’s Huts
Australian conservation experts to carry out critical work preserving… Read more

Antarctic cleanup measures assessed and penguin habits scrutinised
Australia’s summer season of Antarctic science gets underway on Thursday… Read more

Macquarie Island Mini-Beasts
At last, a comprehensive book on the tiny critters of Macquarie Island. Read more

New Marine Mammal Research Centre
Grant applications are open for the Australian Government’s… Read more

Aurora — Extraordinary Visions of Antarctica
This photo exhibition reveals that Antarctica is more than icebergs and… Read more

New Antarctic blue ice runway nearing completion
The new runway will enable large aircraft to travel between Australia and… Read more

Antarctic snowfall largely unchanged in half a century
Despite changes in global climate, a new study shows that snowfall in… Read more

Australian Antarctic ice cores help build a map of snowfall
International scientists show Antarctic snowfall rate is not increasing… Read more

Beauty and mystery in rare Antarctic clouds
A rare and spectacular cloud formation has been seen at the end of the… Read more

New Marine Mammal Research Centre an Australian first
A national research centre for the conservation of whales and dolphins was… Read more

Australia hosts major Antarctic conference
The role of Antarctica in the earth’s life support system will be the… Read more

What’s happening at SCAR/COMNAP
The SCAR Open Science Conference was held in Hobart from 12 to 14 July… Read more

New species of sea spider identified from Heard Island waters
Ten new species of sea spiders have been identified in a collection of… Read more

Win for whales at IWC
Australia and the pro-conservation coalition have won an important fight… Read more

Australia leads delegation to stop whaling
The Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian… Read more

Australia to seek Pacific support on whales
Senator Ian Campbell will visit Pacific Islands in a bid to strengthen… Read more

“Whale for sale” marketing push condemned
Australia has called for consumers of whale meat to reject new marketing… Read more

Boost to restore historic Mawson’s Huts in Antarctica
The site will receive a funding boost of $320,000 for conservation work. Read more

Australia’s Antarctic runway on schedule
Australia’s brand new blue ice runway in Antarctica is on track for the… Read more

Australia hosts IWC humpback whale symposium
Australia is hosting an inter-sessional meeting of the IWC’s Scientific… Read more

New Australian research shows Japan’s scientific whaling is a sham
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Antarctic voyage returns from Southern Ocean
Researchers returned to Australia this week after a comprehensive 10-week… Read more

Australia’s Antarctic aircraft touches down in Canberra
Two support aircraft on skis have returned after their first full season… Read more

New airlink to change our engagement with Antarctica
The air link will dramatically change the way we engage with Antarctica… Read more

Australia taking strong action to protect whales
Australia will attend an international meeting this month to stop a push… Read more

Australia takes whaling concerns directly to Japan
Australia participated in a major international delegation this week to… Read more

Australian Antarctic air crew fly back to Davis station
Three Australian air crew returned to Davis station at 4 pm Australian… Read more

Antarctic weather clears for assistance to grounded aircraft
Two helicopters carrying engineers have reached the grounded aircraft in… Read more

Australia’s Antarctic runway under construction
Construction of the first glacial blue-ice runway in Australia’s… Read more

From Oceans to Whales
Ocean currents, phytoplankton, krill, seabirds and whales will be… Read more