A person in orange PPE stands on a beach with dead seals and live king penguins

Australian Antarctic Program scientists finalise H5 bird flu findings from Heard Island and McDonald Island voyages

Australian Antarctic Program scientists are contributing to global understanding of the spread of H5 avian influenza (bird flu)… Read more
Sea ice scientist Dr Rob Massom in a yellow Antarctic jacket standing beside a rocky hill. Some snow is covering the dark rocks.

From flooding to ‘greening’ – how ocean waves contribute to the seasonal melting of Antarctic sea ice

A possible “missing link” in the drivers of Antarctic sea-ice melt has been identified. Australian Antarctic Program scientists… Read more

A man looking at a flask containing a small piece of ice. A heat lamp is casting an orange glow across the ice and his face.

Analysing ancient air in Antarctic ice cores

Greenhouse gases trapped in 3,000 year-old Antarctic ice are being… Read more
A view of the Macquarie Island research station from the top of a nearby hill

Key contracts awarded for the Macquarie Island Station Project

AAD takes next step for the new research station on Macquarie Island Read more
Green, red and yellow station buildings on the snow under a dusky sky with moon

AAD calls for public comment on draft Initial Environmental Evaluation: Antarctic Infrastructure Renewal Program – Davis Critical Infrastructure Works

The Australian Antarctic Division invites members of the public to submit… Read more
Mountain peaks on an island with sea in the foreground

Australian Antarctic Program completes landmark Heard Island and McDonald Islands Campaign

The Australian Antarctic Program has completed two environmental… Read more
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… 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… 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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