The Australian Antarctic Program and the Australian Defence Force are celebrating 10 years of collaboration in Antarctica through Operation Southern Discovery.

Situated in an area of the low, rocky Windmill Islands and peninsulas, Casey is perched on the edge of the massive Antarctic ice cap. With more than 50 islands in the group, the Windmill Islands are ...

Antarctica is an environment where conditions can change rapidly, and the consequences of a poor decision can be serious. Strong winds, extreme cold, sea ice, crevasses, whiteouts, and isolation all ...

This last week at Casey Station felt like a bit of a gear shift as we move into the ramp-up for the next part of the season. The Wilkins crew packed up and headed up the hill to Wilkins Aerodrome to ...

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water to remove Australian Antarctic Program expeditioners from sub-Antarctic island as H5 bird flu threat approaches 28 August 2026 ...

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AADC) holds current and historic maps of Heard Island and McDonald Island (HIMI). Staff in the AADC Mapping Program manage additional collections of remote ...

For many decades, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Antarctic Flight assisted the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) to explore, map and survey using a variety of fixed ...

The ANARE Reports was a peer reviewed series of about 147 reports from 1950 to 2002 for manuscripts considered too lengthy or detailed for journal publication.

The icebreaker, RSV Nuyina, is the main lifeline to Australia’s Antarctic and sub-Antarctic research stations and the central platform of our Antarctic and Southern Ocean scientific research. Nuyina ...

Fifteen years ago, sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island was so badly ravaged by rabbits, rats and mice that its wildlife populations were fighting for survival. Rodents were predating on invertebrates and ...