News archive (November 2013 to July 2023)
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Shaking up Australia's earthquake sizes
11 May 2016
As a result of a global project to more accurately measure historical earthquakes, Australia's list of largest recorded earthquakes has dramatically changed.
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Exploring for the Future
4 May 2016
The Australian Government's 2016-17 Budget brings a boost for Geoscience Australia through funding of a new programme Exploring for the Future.
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The Budget 2016-17
3 May 2016
Geoscience Australia's budget information is published in the Industry, Innovation and Science Portfolio Budget Statements.
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Geoscience Australia welcomes new Antarctic icebreaker
2 May 2016
Geoscience Australia welcomes the Government's investment in a new world-leading Antarctic icebreaker for Australia.![Sentinel-2A captured Lake Amadeus in Australia¿s Northern Territory on 19 December 2015.](https://www.ga.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0008/37898/Lake_Amadeus-100px.jpg)
Establishment of a satellite data hub to benefit Australia and international partners
5 April 2016
Australia will have assured access to reliable and operational satellite data from the European Union's Sentinel satellites under the terms of a technical cooperation arrangement signed between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Geoscience Australia on 30 March 2016.![](https://www.ga.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0007/37555/BMR_Journal-thumb.jpg)
Celebrating 70 years of trusted geological advice
18 March 2016
Geoscience Australia is celebrating 70 years as the nation's trusted geological advisor, marking the decision to establish the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics (BMR) on 20 March 1946.
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Milestone visit for Geoscience Australia's Education Centre
19 February 2016
Geoscience Australia's Education Centre celebrated a significant milestone this week by welcoming a very special student visitor through its doors.
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Student scientists unlock the secrets of the Earth
28 January 2016
Students from across Australia have been welcomed to Geoscience Australia in January, as part of the annual National Youth Science Forum (NYSF).![](https://www.ga.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0007/35089/darwin-thumb.jpg)
Secrets of Darwin Harbour - from sand waves to shipwrecks
1 December 2015
Darwin is world renowned for its rich and diverse landscapes, but as a scientific exploration party has just discovered, there is an equally diverse and until now undiscovered region of Darwin under the sea.![](https://www.ga.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0018/34632/Australian-desert-from-space-thumb.jpg)
Australia and the European Union enter historic arrangement on Earth observation
5 November 2015
Australia's access to vital satellite data has been assured through the signing of a cooperation arrangement in Brussels today between the Australian Government and the European Commission.