The Australian Antarctic Division has appointed its Station Leaders for the 2026/27 season at Casey, Davis and Mawson ...

'How long will I be away?' and 'Do I have to have my appendix out?': Frequently Asked Questions about working for the Australian Antarctic Program 21 September 2026 ...

With spring officially sweeping across the frozen continent, the vacuum cleaners are roaring and the mop buckets are earning their keep as Casey Station launches into a massive, station-wide spring ...

The Australian Antarctic Program’s (AAP) annual recruitment campaign is open, presenting Australians with a life changing ...

The Head of the Australian Antarctic Division, as delegate for the Director of National Parks, is inviting comments on the ...

I wonder to myself as I stare at a room that has been my own for the last 12 months, while sizing up a selection of plastic tubs that seem inadequate for the amount of UPE (Unaccompanied Personal ...

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 ...

Do you have what it takes to live and work in Antarctica? The Australian Antarctic Division is preparing to launch its annual recruitment drive for 29 different roles, from tradespeople and voyage ...

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is temporarily withdrawing staff from Macquarie Island research station due to the psycho-social risk to expeditioners of a ...

Australian Antarctic Program scientists are contributing to global understanding of the spread of H5 avian influenza (bird flu) with the release of findings from recent voyages to the remote ...

Greenhouse gases trapped in 3,000 year-old Antarctic ice are being extracted and analysed for clues to Earth’s climate past. The gases – carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide – were trapped as ...

The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has awarded Master Planner, Environmental Impact Assessor, and Cost Planner contracts for the Macquarie Island Station Project (MISP). In 2024, the Federal ...