Three people in orange high-vis vests stand beside a red ship

Antarctic season begins

RSV Nuyina has set sail for Davis research station, marking the start of Australia's Antarctic summer season. Read more
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Molecular monitoring for marine change and threats

DNA technology promises to improve efforts to monitor marine life in the Southern Ocean, and detect the presence of non-native… Read more

Three people working on the Antarctic ice, alongside a red and white twin turboprop aircraft.

Understanding Antarctica’s contribution to sea level rise

Within the next decades to centuries, will melting of the Antarctic Ice… Read more
A man holds a white, hydrogen-filled balloon above his head, standing on snow in front of a blue building.

World Ozone Day

The ongoing recovery of the ozone layer is being monitored by Australian… Read more
Four astronauts in white suits standing in front of a rocket at night.

Antarctic research supports healthy space for astronauts

Today, four astronauts are orbiting Earth on the Polaris Dawn mission… Read more
Different plants growing in mounds on gravelly soil.

First fuel spill clean-up targets identified for Macquarie Island

Australian scientists have developed the first environmental standards for… Read more
A red icebreaker ship cuts a swathe through ice

AAD calls for public comment on draft Initial Environmental Evaluation: Operation of RSV Nuyina and science systems

The Australian Antarctic Division is calling for public comment on a draft… Read more
A blue and white line drawing showing two krill performing part of a mating dance, based on video imagery captured by a deep-sea camera.

Celebrating World Krill Day

It's World Krill Day and we’re celebrating the big role these tiny… Read more
Iridescent clouds over icebergs and an orange sunset

Rare iridescent clouds appear over Mawson

Antarctic expeditioners at Mawson research station have had front row… Read more
Macquarie Island research station's isthmus with buildings, including a satellite dome, in the background.

Nuclear scientists inspect new building for test ban monitoring site at Macquarie Island

If a nuclear weapon is tested anywhere in the world, a global monitoring… Read more
People in orange high vis vests stand around a parts of a scientific instrument on display in a warehouse

High-tech towers to monitor Antarctic biodiversity

One of a planned 20-strong network of Antarctic observing towers… Read more
Crew members on the deck of a ship haul an oceanographic instrument used to record underwater sound through the water to bring it aboard.

Sound science delivers whale symphony

A passive listening device recording whale calls and other underwater… Read more
A sunrise casts an orange glow on a wooden sign saying 'Welcome to Davis'.

The sun rises on Antarctica

After five weeks of winter darkness, Davis research station is basking in… Read more

Antarctic rivalries get pushed to the limit

Expeditioners across all four Antarctic and sub-Antarctic research… Read more
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Calls for public comment on plans to expand the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve

The public is being urged to have input on plans to expand the Heard and… Read more

Macquarie Island research station prepares for busy year ahead

Extra tradespeople are on Macquarie Island this year to work on major… Read more
Frosty patterns on a soap bubble light from behind with a torch

Antarctica in miniature

Antarctica in a soap bubble. Tiny, jewel-like worlds, frozen in a bubble. Read more

Arts Fellows seek inspiration from Macquarie Island

Botanical illustrator Maura Chamberlain and writer Favel Parrett spent… Read more
Two people look at a square hole in the ice with dark blue water in it.

Midwinter celebrations mark turning point for expeditioners

Antarctic and sub-Antarctic expeditioners are preparing to mark the… Read more
Eight people stand alongside a rectangular metal corer containing a four-metre long core of ocean sediment.

Ship’s systems ready for science

Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina is preparing for an ambitious marine… Read more
Rodents were predating on invertebrates and eggs, and hillside erosion – exacerbated by rabbits – was leading to landslides that in one instance, killed hundreds of king penguins at Lusitania Bay. Acknowledging the seriousness of that threat, in 2007 the Tasmanian and Federal governments funded an ambitious three-year, $25 million campaign to wipe out all three pest species at once. It relied on a targeted strategy of aerial baiting, release of the calicivirus, and dogs to ensure the last of the rabbits and rodents were eradicated. Dogs and their handlers scoured the island twice over, covering more than 90,000km until in 2014, no rat, mouse or rabbit had been seen for the required two-year period and the island was declared pest free.

Macquarie Island’s astounding recovery, ten years on from rats, mice and rabbits

It's ten years since a world-first eradication campaign rid Macquarie… Read more
A man looks into a clear perspex tank containing some tiny, transparent jellyfish-like plankton floating around.

Antarctica’s fragile plankton ready for research

New fragile and exotic marine creatures, captured in waters off Antarctica… Read more
Adélie penguin at historic hut

Call for community comment: Review of Mawson’s Historic Site Management plan 2013–2018

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is… Read more
A snowy mountain range and rough seas with a bird in the foreground.

Snow, swell and 50 knot winds: A late May resupply in the Furious Fifties

The Macquarie Island resupply is underway, with half the cargo now… Read more

Message in a satellite tag

A satellite tag, originally attached to a deep-sea skate off Heard Island… Read more
Two Antarctic expeditioners outside at Davis research station.

Antarctic veteran works with both sons on assignment down south

In 2016, Flinders Johnston and Cathy Hawkins were the first mother and son… Read more

Australian Antarctic scientists in bid for NASA space mission

Two Antarctic scientists in Tasmania are part of an international team… Read more
Aerial view of an Antarctic blue whale with a puff of aerated water rising like a cloud from its blow hole.

Listening to giants – the search for the elusive Antarctic blue whale

Antarctic scientists have released a comprehensive snapshot of blue whales… Read more
A group of people stand smiling in front of the icebreaker RSV Nuyina, with Murphy the guide dog and a plastic collection dog.

Much loved station mascot returns to sub-Antarctic

Stay was a well-travelled Antarctic mascot who helped raised thousands of… Read more

Modern mapping at Mawson

Seafloor features and potential shipping hazards on the approach to Mawson… Read more
High up view of Macquarie Island station with narrow isthmus in the foreground and high hills at the back

Seismic rumbles send Macquarie Island expeditioners up the hill

Expeditioners at Macquarie Island have been rattled by several earthquakes… Read more
A woman in red Antarctic gear and an AAP beanie smiling into the camera

Seabird, seal monitoring crucial as Avian Influenza reaches Antarctica

Seabird and seal monitoring has taken on new urgency after Avian Influenza… Read more
Thick sea ice blanketing the southern ocean.

The lows and lows of Antarctic sea ice

It’s the third year in a row Antarctic sea-ice extent has dropped below… Read more
The Continuous Plankton Recorder being retrieved from the Southern Ocean by RSV Nuyina

Nuyina joins Southern Ocean plankton survey

Australia’s Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina has made its first… Read more
Three figures walk along a mountain ledge covered in snow

Tonnes of rock and ice samples on the way back to Australia as landmark campaign wraps up

Edgeworth David Base camp has been packed up and all the scientists and… Read more
A cluster of brightly coloured buildings with the sea in the background and snow covered hills

AAD calls for public comment on draft Initial Environmental Evaluation: All Stations Operations Activities

The AAD is calling for public comment on a draft Initial Environmental… Read more
Aerial view of sea ice with cracks revealing a dark ocean beneath

Antarctic sea ice in crisis

Antarctic sea ice is in crisis, with a sudden decline recently observed… Read more
An aerial view of a ship in an ice-filled harbour surrounded by dark rock, with a snow-covered hill rising behind and mountains in the distance.

Nuyina’s Mawson voyage to make history

Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina will set sail for Mawson for the first… Read more
Two people in bright yellow outdoor gear stand on a rocky hillside with snow all around.

Denman Terrestrial Campaign enters final weeks after blue skies, blizzards and long days on the ice

The Australian Antarctic Program's collaborative deep field science… Read more
Six people standing between Australian and Danish flags on a rocky outcrop in Antarctica.

The ICECAP-EAGLE has flown

Australian, Danish and American scientists are flying geophysical surveys… Read more
A coloured map of underwater terrain off the Antarctic coast, with colours representing different depths

Antarctic canyon discovered during wild weather

A massive underwater canyon has been discovered in Antarctica by… Read more

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