A collage of different photos of women doing things in Antarctica.

International Women's Day 2026

On International Women’s Day 2026 we’re celebrating 50 years of women’s participation in the Australian Antarctic Program. Read more
Black and white photo of three men in three-piece suits, talking and smiling

Memorial stone placed at grave of Antarctic pioneer, Captain John King Davis

Antarctic navigator and mariner, Captain John King Davis, has had a memorial stone and plaque added to his grave at the Melbourne… Read more

A piece of sponge being inserted into a small plastic ball with holes in it. The ball is the size of a golf ball.

e-DNA surveys could improve marine biosecurity

Antarctic scientists have trialed a DNA ‘barcoding’ technique that could… Read more
Three people working to remove an ice core from a metal drill barrel, lying on a horizontal bench.

Ice Age drillers

The second season of drilling for the Million Year Ice Core project has… Read more
A red and white ship to the right, with clouds overhead and snow capped mountains in the distance

RSV Nuyina heads home from Heard Island

Heard Island expeditioners are on their way home. Read more
A rocky island with a pointy rock in the foreground

Science work and clean-up continues on Heard Island

This week at Heard Island, project teams installed an autonomous weather… Read more
A collage of photos of different women doing things in Antarctica.

Ice Breakers - celebrating 50 years of women in Antarctica

This year we're celebrating 50 years of women's participation in the… Read more
A group of people stand on a black volcanic field with a snow covered volcano behind them and bright yellow and orange tents around

Scientists study wildlife, landscape on second voyage to unique Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Scientists working with the Australian Antarctic Program have returned to… Read more
Three people move an metres-long ice core barrel from the end of a drill.

Australia’s deep drill cuts its first Antarctic ice core

The Australian Antarctic Division’s bespoke ice core drill, designed to… Read more

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