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Helping coastal managers plan better for future storms
24 April 2018
Researchers from Geoscience Australia have developed a new tool-kit that is helping coastal managers to better understand how beaches are impacted by storm events.Exploring for the Future delivering results for Northern Australia
20 March 2018
New data collected between the world-class mineral-endowed regions of Mount Isa and Tennant Creek shows the South Nicholson Basin is three times larger than previously thought.
Australia leading the world in the latest mineral resource statistics
5 March 2018
The Australian Government has released the latest Australia's Identified Mineral Resources (AIMR) report.
Canberra set to become the sand capital of Australia
12 February 2018
Long summer days and memories of the beach: Canberra is set to become the sand capital of Australia, with Geoscience Australia now housing the most comprehensive set of sand samples in Australia.ELVIS's excellence recognised on world stage
22 January 2018
Geoscience Australia's Elevation Information System (ELVIS) has won the Geospatial World Excellence Award for Application of Geospatial Technology in Open Data Platform at the Geospatial World Awards.Next generation of geoscientists uncover their potential at Geoscience Australia
18 January 2018
Australia's most talented science students are investigating real-world problems at Geoscience Australia throughout January. During their visits they will find and analyse a potential mineral deposit using the same techniques that our scientists use in the field and laboratories.More accurate navigation when Santa comes to town
22 December 2017
It will now be easier for Airservices Australia to track Santa and his crew when he enters Australian airspace this Christmas, thanks to two recent developments by Geoscience Australia and partners.Atmospheric monitoring: When one estimate is not enough
16 March 2018
An atmospheric monitoring experiment has shown that using a combination of techniques provides a more accurate estimate of possible greenhouse gas emissions rather than relying on a single technique.Australia officially moves 1.8 metres northeast
15 December 2017
Australia's coordinates have officially moved 1.8 metres northeast, with Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Matt Canavan today launching Australia's new coordinate reference frame, the Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 (GDA2020).Revealing the secrets of Australia's Antarctic history
8 December 2017
Geoscience Australia is taking the history of Australia's Antarctic science online, with the digital publication of field notebooks documenting the work of our pioneering Antarctic geoscientists from as early as the 1960s.