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AIR Alliance agreement kickstarts major upgrades at Davis research station

The Australian Antarctic Division is embarking on the most significant station upgrades since the 1970s and 80s, starting with… Read more
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2025 Australian Antarctic Medals announced

A geoscientist and medical practitioner have been awarded the prestigious Australian Antarctic Medal in recognition of their… Read more

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Australian Antarctic Program appoints Chief Scientist

Professor Nerilie Abram from the Australian National University has been… Read more
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AAD calls for public comment on draft Initial Environmental Evaluation: Australian Antarctic Program Aviation Operations 2025-2030

The Australian Antarctic Division is calling for public comment on a draft… Read more
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Antarctic ice cores returned to Australia

The first 150 metres of a planned 3000 metre-long Antarctic ice core has… Read more
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Denman Marine Voyage returns after critical research voyage to glacier

After years of planning, and two months near the Shackleton Ice Shelf, the… Read more
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Testing new ways to monitor biodiversity in seawater on RSV Nuyina

Scientists on an Australian Antarctic Program voyage to the Denman Glacier… Read more
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Denman Marine Voyage update

The Denman Marine Voyage is now at the Shackleton Ice Shelf and science… Read more
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Call for public comment on draft Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation: Proposed construction and operation of new Chinese research station

A draft comprehensive environmental evaluation (CEE) for the proposed… Read more
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‘The key question is what’s driving the changes we’re seeing in the satellite record?’: Research voyage heads to Denman Glacier

The Denman Marine Voyage includes 60 scientists from a range of… Read more
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Public comment opens for draft Heritage Management Plan, Mawson's Huts Historic Site, 2025

A new draft Heritage Management Plan for Mawson's Huts Historic Site is… Read more
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Decadal Strategy to guide Australian Antarctic science through unprecedented change

The Australian Antarctic Science Council has released its priority plan… Read more
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Antarctic biodiversity database has ice-free areas covered

Scientists have released the most comprehensive database of species living… Read more
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Sinking better than swimming on the Southern Ocean’s carbon export highway

Antarctic krill migrating between the Southern Ocean’s surface and… Read more
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Australia's search for Antarctica's oldest ice

Drilling has begun in Australia’s quest for the oldest, continuous ice… Read more
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Little things make big ice shelves melt

At thousands of kilometres long and hundreds of metres deep, Antarctic ice… Read more

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