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Australian Antarctic Division admits to ‘extraordinary overspend’ of $42m before climate projects halted

Greens blast ‘dysfunctional’ governance as division’s deputy secretary tells inquiry of ‘no clear checks and balances’

The Guardian - AU

As Antarctic sea ice continues its dramatic decline, we need more measurements and much better models to predict its future

After two seasons of record-breaking lows, Antarctica’s sea ice remains in dramatic decline, tracking well below any winter maximum levels observed since satellite monitoring began during the late 1970s.

The Conversation

Ill worker rescued from reseach station in Antarctica now in a hospital in Australia

An Australian who fell ill while working at an Antarctic research station is now in a hospital in Australia after being rescued by an icebreaker

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Icebreaker sails to Antarctica to rescue sick Australian expedition member

Exclusive: RSV Nuyina steaming 3,500km to Casey station to pick up the person who needs treatment for a ‘developing medical condition’

The Guardian - AU

I’ve spent 40 years in Antarctic research. Right now it’s facing a climate emergency so we must not put vital science on ice

Antarctica is experiencing disturbing changes – from missing winter sea ice to disintegrating ice shelves – and it’s almost certain things will get worse

The Guardian - AU

Liberals and Greens team up to back inquiry into axed Antarctic climate science projects

Exclusive: Partnership means Senate will investigate $25m budget shortfall that has affected dozens of crucial programs

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s Antarctic program faces $25m cut as Greens warn savings couldn’t come ‘at a worse time’

Operations leader Emma Campbell says cut is due to ending of a temporary budget supplement and an internal efficiency dividend

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Nel Law stowed away on her husband’s ship to Antarctica. She was the first Australian woman to see its ‘crystalline strangeness’

I know many people born in 1961 – they are my contemporaries and friends. It doesn’t seem so long ago. Their lives and experiences seem modern to me. They don’t seem old: certainly, none of them have problems working their iPhones. And yet, 60 years is aeons ago when it…

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Government to implement reforms after a damning review into Australian Antarctic Division culture

An independent review of workplace culture at the Australian Antarctic Division has found one-in-four female staff respondents had experienced workplace sexual harassment, with the majority in Antarctic stations.

ABC News

Landmark study projects 'dramatic' changes to Southern Ocean by 2050

A landmark study projects dramatic changes in ocean circulation in the Southern Ocean over the next three decades, with wide-reaching impacts on weather and fishery populations.

ABC News

Australia to make area the size of Germany a marine park in Southern Ocean

Plan to triple size of Macquarie Island protection zone to shield ‘remote wildlife wonderland’

The Guardian - AU

Government plans to protect marine area the size of Germany around Macquarie Island

An area roughly the size of Germany is set to be added to Australia's protected marine zones, safeguarding the future of millions of penguins, seals and sea birds on Macquarie Island.

ABC News

Bureau of Meteorology's remote observation network braves wind, ice, and snow to measure the weather

To get a full picture of what the weather is doing requires a presence on far away places — and that means things get a little, or a lot, chilly.

ABC News

Australia’s new $528m icebreaker research vessel Nuyina suffers another setback

Macquarie Island resupply mission will now be carried out by a smaller chartered ship, delaying some scientific research

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Head of Australian Antarctic Division to step down

The director of the Australian Antarctic Division, Kim Ellis, has announced his resignation after four years in the role.

The Guardian - AU

Kim Ellis resigns as director of Australian Antarctic Division after four years

In email to staff Ellis references organisation’s cultural overhaul which was in response to allegations of harassment at research stations

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Pope Francis praises Pell’s ‘wisdom’, Albanese’s PNG mission, battle of the sun kings

In today’s newsletter: cathedral in Ballarat to hold mass for late cardinal, PM aims for new security deal in Port Moresby and billionaires fall out over solar farm

The Guardian - AU

Cold, remote and risky: why Australia is turning to robots to boost its presence in Antarctica

Researchers and engineers team up to identify new technologies to safely delve deeper into the icy continent

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Tiny unsung ocean heroes nab research hub

A new research aquarium will be built in Hobart to unlock the secrets of Antarctic krill, a small creature with a giant role in the Southern Ocean's food web.

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Fill-in Antarctic supply ship breaks down

A supply ship chartered by the Australian Antarctic Division to replace out-of-action icebreaker RSV Nuyina has broken down and been forced to return to port.

ABC News

Antarctic resupply ship to replace broken Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina also breaks and returns to port

An Antarctic expedition ship chartered to replace Australia's broken icebreaker limps back to Hobart due to mechanical problems.

The Guardian - AU

Australian scientists observe ‘rapid’ decline in Adélie penguin numbers off Antarctic coast

Ecologists believe population decline near Mawson research station is related to environmental changes that made foraging difficult

The New Daily

Antarctic bases pledge overhaul after report exposes unsafe workplace for women

A new report into the AAD has unveiled the challenging reality many face working on a remote Antarctic base.

ABC News

Antarctic expeditioners complain of 'predatory', widespread sexual harassment as minister, division urge change

A review reveals disturbing reports of a widespread culture of sexual harassment at Australian Antarctic stations, including women being too afraid to disclose their periods for fear of retribution.

The Conversation

Antarctic stations are plagued by sexual harassment – it's time for things to change

In October 2017, Antarctic science had its own #MeToo moment. Science magazine published a piece on allegations of abuse of female geoscientists in Antarctica – the most remote environment in the world.

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