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	Australia’s Antarctic gateway to host 2012 Treaty meeting The Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts and the Minister for Foreign Affairs today announced that Hobart will host the 35th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in 2012. more »
	Antarctic Whale Expedition Returns The world's largest non-lethal whale research expedition has returned with a wealth of new information. more »
	Australian seabird ecologist wins prestigious marine conservation award Seabird ecologist, Dr Ben Sullivan, has won a $150 000 PEW Fellowship in Marine Conservation. more »
	Australian Antarctic pioneer dies at 97 The Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts, Peter Garrett, today paid tribute to Dr Phillip Law whose foresight and drive forged the beginnings of Australia's very successful Antarctic program. more »

Cool Science

	Getting to the core of climate How do scientists extract 3000 years of climate history from an ice core? more »
	Dr Tony Worby Meet sea ice physicst and Acting Program Leader of the Ice, Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate science program, Dr Tony Worby. more »
	Southern Ocean whale expedition Marine Biologist Dr Nick Gales explains the aims of a joint Australia-New Zealand whale expedition in the southern ocean this summer. more »

Day to day: Casey Davis Macquarie Island Mawson

Missives from the Aurora Australis See some of the spectacular scenery encountered on Voyage 3 during their 'short cut' between Davis and Mawson stations. more »