News: 2008
Australia’s Antarctic Chief to take on new challenges
Dr Tony Press has driven and nurtured Australia’s presence and scientific endeavours in Antarctica for the past ten years. Now… Read more
Australian research leads fight against whaling
Australia’s global leadership in whale conservation has been confirmed today with the announcement of an additional $26 million… Read more
Albatross headquarters agreement comes into force
Environment Minister Peter Garrett today announced Hobart as the official… Read more
International Polar Day — Above the Polar Regions
Solar Linkages to Atmospheric Processes (SLAP) is an International Polar… Read more
Krill Cam brings live krill to your computer
Live krill, direct from the Southern Ocean, are now swimming under the… Read more
$6.5M to kick-start non-lethal whale research
The Government will invest more than $6 million in 2008–09 in non-lethal… Read more
A win for Southern Ocean ecosystems at international forum
Australia’s proposal for an area of the Southern Ocean to be declared a… Read more
Injured expeditioner evacuated by US aircraft
The United States Antarctic Program has assisted in the evacuation from… Read more
Helicopters reach Davis station with additional medical support
In Antarctica, helicopters have now flown a doctor and additional lay… Read more
Aurora Australis still waiting for weather window to reach Davis
Bad weather continues to thwart efforts to fly a doctor and lay medical… Read more
Aurora Australis within helicopter range of injured expeditioner
The Aurora Australis is within helicopter range of Davis station and is… Read more
Proposal to declare marine ecosystem vulnerable
Australia will propose that an area of the Southern Ocean be declared a… Read more
Bad weather slows relief effort for injured Antarctic expeditioner
Heavy sea ice and deteriorating weather are slowing efforts to reach Davis… Read more
Injured Antarctic expeditioner is Davis station chef
Davis station chef, Dwayne Rooke, was injured in a quad bike accident in… Read more
Injured Antarctic expeditioner’s condition unchanged
An Australian expeditioner injured in Antarctica remains in a serious but… Read more
Ship heads towards Davis station for injured expeditioner
The Antarctic research and resupply ship Aurora Australis is heading… Read more
Antarctic expeditioner condition unchanged
The condition of an injured Australian expeditioner remains unchanged. Read more
Injured Antarctic expeditioner condition still stable
An injured Australian expeditioner remains in a serious but stable… Read more
Expeditioner injured in Antarctica
An Australian expeditioner has been injured at Davis station in Antarctica. Read more
International project to reveal the mysteries of Antarctica’s hidden heart
Mysterious mountains under the ice are the focus of a major field project… Read more
Antarctic scientists to study ocean acidification
The effects of ocean acidification will be a focus of research at… Read more
‘Big brother’ monitors glacial retreat in the sub-Antarctic
Recent satellite images show that environmental changes, including glacial… Read more
End of an era as Antarctic Chief Scientist calls it a day
After a decade of guiding Australia’s science program in Antarctica, Chief… Read more
International focus on Antarctic ozone hole
As expected, an ozone hole has developed over Antarctica this austral… Read more
Antarctic Division Director moving on
Dr Tony Press has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the… Read more
Matt Filipowski receives award from Governor-General
The man who was a driving force behind the construction of the Wilkins… Read more
International Polar Year update
The Australian Antarctic program continues to be a highly collaborative… Read more
First Antarctic circumpolar map of sea ice thickness
Data collected from 83 voyages between 1980 and 2005 have made the first… Read more
Chile and Australia to cooperate on whales
Australia and Chile have signed an historic agreement to cooperate on… Read more
Australia formalised as home of international Seabird Secretariat
Hobart is now officially home to the Secretariat for the Agreement on the… Read more
Historic map preserved for future generations
A 1939 map of the whole Antarctic continent has been handed over to the… Read more
Ice runway man awarded Antarctic medal
A man who played a pivotal role in the construction of Wilkins Runway in… Read more
Plan to protect Antarctic home of Australian pioneer
Mawson’s ‘home of the blizzard’ protected by new management plan. Read more
New funding for science in lead-up to whales meeting
Australian Centre for Marine Mammal Science receives a $1 million boost. Read more
Determining sea ice thickness with an airborne scanning laser
High-tech helicopter-borne instruments are helping scientists make precise… Read more
Sound decisions for seabed sampling
High-resolution three-dimensional maps of the sea-bed have provided a… Read more
Sea ice algae put spring in krill growth
Researchers have found that spring-time growth of sea ice algae is… Read more
On guard against an alien invasion
Protecting Antarctica from non-native species. Read more
Requirements for the coldest place on Earth
It barely snows, the wind hardly blows, its over 4km high with 3 of those… Read more
Adventurer retraces Mawson’s steps
The Douglas Mawson Antarctic Expedition of 1912 is considered one of the… Read more
Ice core features at Australia’s 2020 summit
An ice core from Antarctica illustrates how data on past human activity… Read more
Arts Fellows return from Antarctica
The latest members of the Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship are keen to… Read more
New pocket ‘doctor’ for first aid in Antarctica
While expeditioners in the Australian Antarctic program (AAp) are trained… Read more
Icy celebrations for World Meteorological Day
Expeditioners have released a weather balloon from the historic station… Read more
Underwater world an eye-opener for scientists
Three Antarctic marine science research vessels have returned with unknown… Read more
Prestigious fellowship to protect krill populations
Antarctic krill are a primary food source for the worlds largest animals… Read more
Governor-General officially opens ice runway
His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery has officially opened Wilkins… Read more
Cool jobs in Antarctica
Narelle Campbell’s keen sense of adventure has taken her all around the… Read more
Ice clouds
First recorded simultaneous observations of ice clouds at Davis looking up… Read more
Minister returns from first Antarctic flight
Environment Minister Peter Garrett has arrived back in Hobart from… Read more