Geoscience Australia’s 10 year priorities

20 December 2019

We have chosen to refresh our organisational design with a new structure and governance. This structure includes two new scientific divisions, a new corporate division, and the ongoing Office of the Chief Scientist

The beauty of Earth observations – art that informs our modern world

20 December 2019

We have been observing the Earth and its processes for centuries to understand the world around us and how it’s changing.

Change in forecast for GPS signal data

11 December 2019

Data on the delay of Global Positioning System (GPS) signals reaching Australia is being used to help improve the accuracy of rainfall predictions.

30 years of Australia at its barest

4 December 2019

Geoscience Australia and the Australian National University (ANU) are celebrating a collaborative effort to create a single cloud-free image of Australia’s soil and rock cover – effectively stripping our landscape bare.

US-Australia partnership on critical minerals

19 November 2019

Collaboration between Australia and the United States on critical minerals is now even stronger through the signing of a project agreement today.

Geoscience Australia secures new international agreements

15 November 2019

Geoscience Australia confirmed its role as a leading global collaborator last week at one of the world’s largest gatherings of Earth observation practitioners and policy makers – GEO Week 2019.

Ever-present risk of tsunami highlighted by near-miss in Broome

5 November 2019

Today (5 November) marks World Tsunami Awareness Day and experts from the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre are reminding those living near coastal areas to recognise the natural warning signs for tsunami and to know how to respond.

New data to bridge gap in frontier oil and gas regions

4 November 2019

Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Matt Canavan, and the Northern Territory Minister for Primary Industry and Resources, Paul Kirby, today announced a new seismic survey in the Northern Territory’s Barkly region will wrap up this week.

40 years of Landsat in Australia

4 November 2019

Geoscience Australia’s Alice Springs satellite ground station hosts two 9 metre antennas, a 2.4-metre antenna, and associated infrastructure. The satellite ground station is one of three forming a global Landsat satellite ground station network and has been in operation since 1979.

Gravity: More than meets the eye

29 October 2019

Ever opted to take the stairs over the lift for the sake of additional exercise? You’ll be pleased to know that on reaching the top, you’ll appear to weigh an average 100 mg less than what you did at the bottom!