News: 2015
![photo of drone](/site/assets/files/20846/australian-auv-director-james-rennie-.600x400.jpg)
Aurora Australis uses drone technology to navigate sea ice
A quadcopter drone has helped navigate the Aurora Australis through the sea ice on its annual resupply voyage to Casey station. Read more
![A southern elephant seal weaner on Macquarie island](/site/assets/files/20581/rich-youd-2015-11-29-2x1a1838-elephant-seal-weaner.600x400.jpg)
Elephant seal weaners bring the cute factor to Macquarie Island
Young elephant seals on Macquarie Island have been providing expeditioners with a large dose of cute, and sometimes a great deal… Read more
![Jenny in the clothing store of the Antarctic Division.](/site/assets/files/20841/jenny-wressell-with-clothing_jessica-fitzpatrick.600x514.jpg)
Heading south from Saudi
Incoming Mawson Station Leader, Jenny Wressell, is trading the heat for… Read more
![photo of four-wheeler](/site/assets/files/20837/rs19792frederiqueolivier_aad.600x514.jpg)
Picture yourself working in Antarctica
Where might you be this time next year? Apply to work in Antarctica and… Read more
![Dr Gwen Fenton is the Australian Antarctic Division’s new Chief Scientist](/site/assets/files/20834/rs27771_gwen-fenton.600x514.jpg)
Antarctic Division appoints first female Chief Scientist
Dr Gwen Fenton is the Australian Antarctic Division’s new Chief Scientist. Read more
![photo of AAD Director and HMS Protector](/site/assets/files/20831/dsc_4156.600x514.jpg)
Royal Navy’s visit to Hobart cements long tradition of Antarctic cooperation
The arrival of HMS Protector in Hobart today signals closer cooperation… Read more
![Air Commodore Richard Lennon and AAD Director Dr Nick Gales](/site/assets/files/20826/20151121raaf8540638_0772.600x514.jpg)
Flying high on C-17A proof of concept success in Antarctica
The Australian Antarctic Division and Royal Australian Air Force have… Read more
![Aeroplane in mid flight over sea ice](/site/assets/files/20820/pb110094.600x514.jpg)
Aurora Australis arrives at Davis station, resupply underway
The icebreaker Aurora Australis has reached Davis station and the first… Read more
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C-17A flying to Wilkins Aerodrome in Antarctica
A RAAF C-17A Globemaster III is undertaking a trial flight to Antarctica… Read more
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Australia hopes way now paved for Antarctic MPAs
Australia hopes this year’s annual meeting of the Commission for the… Read more
![A graphic of the new icebreaker alongside the wharf](/site/assets/files/20808/alongside.600x514.png)
Australia’s state of the art icebreaker unveiled
Australia’s new icebreaker will be a modern, sophisticated ship that will… Read more
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Aurora Australis returns, prepares to depart for Antarctica
The icebreaker Aurora Australis returned to Hobart early this morning… Read more
![Elephant seals lying on a beach at Heard Island](/site/assets/files/20575/10b-ele-seal-mattcurnock.600x514.jpg)
Size key to seal survival
Size does matter — at least when you’re an elephant seal pup. Read more
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Antarctic season reschedule
The Australian Antarctic Division has rescheduled its first voyage of the… Read more
![An Adelie penguin colony near Casey station.](/site/assets/files/20797/09-adelie-colony_louise-emmerson.600x514.jpg)
Adelie penguin population almost doubles in East Antarctica
Adélie penguin populations in East Antarctica have almost doubled over the… Read more
![The Aurora Australis in sea ice](/site/assets/files/20792/v1_ia13723_aurora.600x514.jpg)
Scientists heading to Antarctica to study the continent as it wakes from winter
Final preparations are underway for the start of Australia’s Antarctic… Read more
![Dr Andrew Constable](/site/assets/files/20789/7_andrewconstable.600x514.jpg)
Australian scientist recognised for commitment to CCAMLR
Australian Antarctic Division scientist, Dr Andrew Constable, has been… Read more
![Iceberg and penguins](/site/assets/files/20786/8_rs7424.600x514.jpg)
Australia seeking to ensure sustainable krill fishery
Ensuring the effective and sustainable management of krill fisheries in… Read more
![Dr Rowan Trebilco portrait — a man with short beard who is between age 25–35.](/site/assets/files/20783/portrait-rowan-trebilco-clr-1.600x514.jpg)
Hawke Fellow to size up Antarctic marine ecosystems
The Australian Antarctic Division has awarded former Rhodes Scholar Dr… Read more
![A single Antarctic krill.](/site/assets/files/20778/05-bruce-deagle-hawke-fellow-krill_rob-king.600x514.jpg)
Visionary approach to ageing Antarctic krill
A visionary approach to ageing Antarctic krill has earned an international… Read more
![Dr Philip Samartzis](/site/assets/files/20774/philip_samartzis_picforrelease.600x514.jpg)
Polar wind inspires Antarctic Arts Fellow
Melbourne sound artist Dr Philip Samartzis has been announced as the 2015… Read more
![Launching a weather balloon.](/site/assets/files/20764/weather-balloon.600x514.jpg)
30 years of healing the ozone layer
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Convention for the… Read more
![Scientist Jess Melbourne-Thomas](/site/assets/files/20760/dscn1310-cropped.600x514.jpg)
The ‘Tall Poppy’ of marine science modelling
Ecosystem modeller Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas has been named Tasmania’s… Read more
![Director Dr Nick Gales](/site/assets/files/20755/nick-gales-midwinter-2015_david-parer.600x514.jpg)
New Australian Antarctic Division Director takes up role
Dr Nick Gales has taken up his position as Director of the Australian… Read more
![Throwing boiling water into the air to create instant snow](/site/assets/files/20743/water-throw.600x514.jpg)
Twitter on ice
The Australian Antarctic Division is bringing back its popular ‘Icy… Read more
![The wave structure in these clouds over Mawson is caused by gravity waves in the Antarctic atmosphere](/site/assets/files/20571/07-clouds_chris-wilson.600x514.jpg)
Refining gravity waves in climate models
New research aims to improve the way gravity waves are represented in… Read more
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New Director of the Australian Antarctic Division announced
Dr Nick Gales has been appointed as the next Director of the Australian… Read more
![Cumulus clouds over icebergs in the Southern Ocean](/site/assets/files/20736/03-clouds_todor-iolovski.600x514.jpg)
Measuring clouds from every angle
In this International Year of Light, a new project to measure clouds from… Read more
![Casey signpost and Aurora australis](/site/assets/files/20731/dsc_9023.600x514.jpg)
Tradition marks the longest night
Midwinter, or winter solstice, has been a traditional time of celebration… Read more
![Flags of Antarctic Treaty parties (Photo: Andrew Jackson)](/site/assets/files/20727/10141b1.600x514.jpg)
Antarctic Treaty meeting in Bulgaria
Environmental protection and scientific cooperation were key topics at the… Read more
![An iceberg with a hole through its centre](/site/assets/files/20722/in-brief_iceberg_env-portal_justin-chambers.600x514.jpg)
Antarctic portal links science and decision-makers
A new website launched at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting links… Read more
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Antarctic budget investment
News from the federal budget relating to the Australian Antarctic Division. Read more
![Pancake ice in the Southern Ocean, 2012](/site/assets/files/20715/3_sipex2012robjohnson.600x514.jpg)
International experts gather to seek sea ice solutions
The impact of changing sea ice conditions on Antarctic operators will be… Read more
![A healthy cushion plant (Azorella macquariensis) with other plants on the alpine plateau of Macquarie Island](/site/assets/files/20710/2_cushionplantdanabergstrom.600x514.jpg)
Macquarie Island iconic species dying out
Old growth cushion plants and mosses on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island are… Read more
![An Adélie penguin colony is watched over by a remote camera](/site/assets/files/20704/odbert-whitney-point-trip-10-oct-2014-36.600x514.jpg)
Secret life of penguins revealed
More than 1.5 million volunteers from around the world have so far… Read more
![Portrait of Leslie Russel Blake](/site/assets/files/20700/13-ww1-leslie-blake_charles-sandell.600x514.jpg)
Australian Antarctic legends and heroes of the Great War
Australia’s Antarctic explorers who lost their lives in World War I and… Read more
![Dr Tony Fleming at the Commonwealth Bay ceremony celebrating the centenary of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition](/site/assets/files/20696/ia49171.600x514.jpg)
Australian Antarctic Division Director steps down
The Director of the Australian Antarctic Division, Dr Tony Fleming, has… Read more
![Dr Jonny Stark lowers the slinky into a semi-enclosed chamber under the ice to increase carbon dioxide concentrations as part of the antFOCE experiment into the effects of ocean acidification](/site/assets/files/20691/rs27.600x514.jpg)
Extreme experiment under the Antarctic ice
A team of researchers diving under the Antarctic ice have completed the… Read more
![Australia’s airbus A319 on the ground in Antarctica](/site/assets/files/20688/plane.600x514.jpg)
United States Antarctic Program trials Hobart-McMurdo flight
Australia’s Antarctic airbus is being used on a trial flight transporting… Read more
![Expeditioner with camera tripod over shoulder walks in front of rising sun](/site/assets/files/20566/img_4070.600x514.jpg)
Shining a light on the Antarctic winter
In this International Year of Light, what role does light play on the… Read more
![The ill expeditioner is transferred from the Aurora Australis](/site/assets/files/20684/1_aa_medivac.600x514.jpg)
Evacuated Antarctic expeditioner returns to Hobart
A seriously ill Antarctic expeditioner has today returned to Hobart aboard… Read more
![Aurora over Mawson station](/site/assets/files/20681/ia31366.600x514.jpg)
Antarctic exhibition finishes traverse of Australia
An exhibition featuring a rare collection of Australian Antarctic… Read more
![The patient being transferred to the Aurora Australis](/site/assets/files/20677/1a_medivackymnewbery.600x514.jpg)
11.00AM UPDATE: Medical evacuation at Australian Antarctic station
A seriously ill expeditioner has been successfully transferred by… Read more
![The Aurora Australis returns to Davis station](/site/assets/files/20674/4_v3-medivac-2015-5.600x514.jpg)
3:00 pm Sunday update: Medical evacuation at Australian Antarctic station
Antarctic expeditioners at Australia’s Davis station are working around… Read more
![Looking over the bow of the ship Aurora Australis at the pack ice](/site/assets/files/20671/ia28492.600x514.jpg)
3:30PM Saturday update: Medical evacuation at Australian Antarctic station
Australia’s icebreaker has made good progress through sea ice reaching… Read more
![Aerial of Aurora Australis in pack ice](/site/assets/files/20667/ia13723.600x514.jpg)
3:30 pm Friday update: Medical evacuation at Australian Antarctic station
Challenging sea ice conditions are slowing efforts to evacuate a seriously… Read more
![Aerial view of Australia’s Davis station, Antarctica.](/site/assets/files/20664/davis-station_glenn-jacobson.600x514.jpg)
3:00 pm Thursday update: Medical evacuation at Australian Antarctic station
A medical evacuation of a seriously ill Antarctic expeditioner at… Read more
![Totten Glacier](/site/assets/files/20659/4_totten_ice_front_by_esmee_van_wijk.600x514.jpg)
Hidden oceanic gateway may be melting Totten Glacier
A previously hidden gateway to the ocean underneath the largest glacier in… Read more
![Blue whales near the Balleny Islands](/site/assets/files/20653/dsc2015paulaolsonjpg.600x514.jpg)
Antarctic blue whale song penetrates the vast Southern Ocean
Antarctic marine scientists eavesdropping on the world’s largest creature… Read more
![An octopus with eggs in a glass preserving jar](/site/assets/files/20561/image003.600x514.jpg)
Bottled octopus from the bottom of the ocean
A glass preserving jar containing an octopus with a clutch of eggs was a… Read more
![Emperor penguin pair and large chick at Auster Rookery](/site/assets/files/20649/ia2538.600x514.jpg)
Emperor penguins – survival through the ages
The Ross Sea in Antarctica could have acted as a refuge for emperor… Read more
![A group of temporary buildings used by the Brazilian Antarctic Program on the site of the old station destroyed by fire in 2012, at Admiralty Bay, King George Island.](/site/assets/files/20556/temporary-modules2.600x514.jpg)
Australia-Brazil environmental exchange
A Brazilian Environmental Analyst will use her experiences of Australia’s… Read more
![Australian Antarctic Division molecular ecologist Dr Simon Jarman](/site/assets/files/20644/simon-jarman.600x514.jpg)
Scholarship to study DNA clues of whale age
Australian Antarctic Division molecular ecologist Dr Simon Jarman has been… Read more
![Mechanical team stands in front of refurbished red Hägglunds](/site/assets/files/20856/hagglunds-team-thumbnail.600x514.jpg)
New heart for an old faithful
Three revamped Hägglunds vehicles, up to at least 40% more fuel efficient… Read more
![Blue whales off the bow of the Tangaroa](/site/assets/files/20639/bluewhales_kymcollins.600x514.jpg)
Blue whales delight scientists
Blue whales in the Ross Sea have delighted and captivated scientists with… Read more
![View of the Jökulhlaup at Robinsons Ridge, near Australia’s Casey station](/site/assets/files/20636/jokulhlaup_ph_1_lowres.600x514.jpg)
Rare Antarctic sub-glacial eruption
Australian scientists are hoping a rare sub-glacial water eruption near… Read more
![An expeditioner downloads data from an Automatic Weather Station](/site/assets/files/20851/6-greg-stone-the-data-download-begins.600x514.jpg)
Adding value to research data
The Australian Antarctic Data Centre has recently become a ‘recommended… Read more
![An Antarctic blue whale surfaces for air](/site/assets/files/20627/08-blue-whale-blowhole_kylie-owen.600x514.jpg)
Sound science finds Antarctic blue whale hotspots
Australian Antarctic researchers have used underwater acoustic technology… Read more
![The directional sonobuoy used to listen for blue whale songs](/site/assets/files/20620/ia44517.600x514.jpg)
Scientists voyage to Antarctica for whale research
A voyage focussed on top predators in the Antarctic departs Wellington at… Read more
![Totten Glacier](/site/assets/files/20615/2_tottenglacieresmee_van_wijk.600x514.jpg)
Warm ocean water melts largest glacier in East Antarctica
Warm ocean water is melting the largest glacier in East Antarctica from… Read more
![Expeditioner looking out across the Antarctic ice](/site/assets/files/20610/ia48000.600x514.jpg)
Jobs on ice
More than 100 jobs are on offer for the 2015/16 Antarctic season. Read more
![A green aurora over Davis station, intersected by the green laser beam from the stations light detection and ranging instrument.](/site/assets/files/20602/aurora_nickroden_aurora.600x514.jpg)
Bright start to the International Year of Light
The United Nations’ International Year of Light was launched in Paris, the… Read more
![Sea ice](/site/assets/files/20599/sea-ice.600x514.jpg)
Icebreaker procurement process update
Latest developments in the icebreaker procurement process. Read more
![The site of the experiment at O'Brien Bay near Australia’s Casey station](/site/assets/files/20593/kristin-raw-28.600x514.jpg)
Future ocean experiment — under ice and underway
A maze of ducts, tubes, thrusters and chambers have been carefully lowered… Read more
![Casey station expeditioners celebrate New Year’s Eve](/site/assets/files/20589/bill2.600x514.jpg)
Happy New Year from Antarctica
Hundreds of Australian Antarctic expeditioners have welcomed in the New… Read more