Tag: Antarctica
No moves to stop Steve Irwin from refuelling: Gillard
Julia Gillard says there are no plans to stop the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin from docking in Hobart.[MORE]
Steve Irwin offered to help search for missing whaler: captain
The captain of the ship accused of harassing a Japanese whaling ship as it searched for a missing sailor says he has proof on tape of what really happened.[MORE]
Whalers accuse Sea Shepherd of disrupting sailor search
Japanese whalers are accusing anti-whaling ship the Steve Irwin of disrupting attempts to find a missing sailor.[MORE]
Sea Shepherd anti-whalers confident of refuelling
The anti-whaling group, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, says Japan's push to block it from refuelling at Australian ports is unlikely to succeed. [MORE]
Don't let Sea Shepherd ships refuel: Japan
Japan said it would ask Australia and other nations to refuse port calls for refuelling by anti-whaling activists who have been dogging its whaling fleet in the Antarctic.[MORE]
Teams race to South Pole, 98 years after Amundsen
Six ski teams have set off on an international race to the South Pole, nearly a century after Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen beat Britain's Robert Scott to reach it, organisers said.[MORE]
Australia urged to deny access to 'terrorist' anti-whaling ship
Japan's Whaling Association says Australia should close its ports to the Sea Shepherd's anti-whaling vessel.[MORE]
Antarctic passenger flights resume
Passenger flights to Antarctica have resumed this morning after a series of cancellations.[MORE]
Aussie team reaches Antarctic peak
An Australian climbing team has reached the peak of Mt Vinson in the Antarctic and is now making its descent.[MORE]
Sea Shepherd 'chases whalers from Australian waters'
Anti-whaling protesters claim they have chased Japanese whalers out of Australian Antarctic waters.[MORE]
Sea Shepherd clashes with Japanese whalers
Sea Shepherd anti-whaling protesters say they have clashed with a Japanese whaling ship in waters off Antarctica.[MORE]
Casey expeditioners prepare for Christmas feast
Scientists and expeditioners at Australia's Casey station in Antarctica will sit down to Christmas lunch with oysters and prawns.[MORE]
Greenpeace alleges whale meat black market
Greenpeace is urging the Australian Government to question Japan over allegations that its whaling industry is corrupt.[MORE]
Australia urged to condemn Sea Shepherd
Japan, Sea Shepherd exchange verbal barbs as the Southern Ocean whaling season gets underway.[MORE]
Antarctic Division counts flight cancellation costs
The Antarctic Division continues to count the cost following the cancellation of half its planned flights to Casey Station this season.[MORE]
Antarctic expeditioner remains in hospital
An Antarctic expeditioner is still in hospital in northern Tasmania after a quad bike accident near Davis Station last month.[MORE]
Antarctic head steps down
The head of the Australian Antarctic Division is stepping down after 10 years as director of the organisation.[MORE]
2 trillion tonnes of ice gone in 5yrs: NASA
NASA says it has satellite data that shows more than 2 trillion tonnes of land ice in Greenland, the Arctic, Antarctica and Alaska has melted in the past five years.[MORE]
Search on for Mawson's plane
An Antarctic expedition team from the Mawson's Hut Foundation leaves Hobart today on a historical quest.[MORE]
Whaling protest ship heading south
The anti-whaling ship Steve Irwin has docked in Hobart to refuel before heading to the Southern Ocean to intercept the Japanese whaling fleet. [MORE]
Antarctic cruise passengers rescued
More than 80 passengers, including 11 Australians, and some crew members have been evacuated from a luxury Antarctic cruise ship that ran aground during a trip to observe seals, penguins and whales in the area.[MORE]
Stranded cruise ship passengers safe and sound: crew
Passengers from the Argentinian cruise ship that has run aground off the coast of Antarctica are said to be in no danger.[MORE]
Australian ship on standby to help Antarctica cruise ship
An Australian ship is one of a number on standby to rescue passengers from an Argentine cruise ship which has run aground on the coast of Antarctica. [MORE]
Cruise ship runs aground in Antarctica, Aussies on board
An Argentine cruise ship with more than 120 people on board, including 11 Australians, has run aground on the coast of Antarctica.[MORE]
NT doctor finishes gruelling desert foot race
A NT doctor has completed a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.[MORE]
