First data released from National Drilling Initiative’s South Nicholson campaign

20 April 2021

The first data from one of the most promising exploration frontiers in Australia is now available from Geoscience Australia.

Satellite imagery reveals three decades of coastal change

14 April 2021

The evolution of Australia’s coastlines can now be seen in unprecedented scale and detail, via a new tool developed by Geoscience Australia’s Digital Earth Australia (DEA) program.

Trial of Accurate Positioning Technology wins Asia Pacific Spatial Excellence Award!

9 April 2021

Geoscience Australia was proud to accept the People and Community category of the Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards for the Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) Test-bed project.

The Georgetown (iron) meteorite has found its home at Geoscience Australia!

7 April 2021

Thanks to support from the Australian Government, the largest piece of the Georgetown (iron) meteorite ever discovered will educate and inspire new generations of Australians who visit Geoscience Australia.

Mineral exploration spend at highest levels since 2012

12 March 2021

Exploration investment in Australia has boomed, according to a new report launched today by Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt.

New Exploring for the Future projects announced

4 March 2021

Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia, Keith Pitt today announced eight new projects will unlock the potential of Australia’s groundwater, energy and mineral resources during the next four years of the Australian Government’s $225 million Exploring for the Future program.

Australia’s world-leading precompetitive geoscience looking deep undercover

5 March 2021

While the Australian Government’s Exploring for the Future program is successfully driving economic benefits, the internationally recognised science behind it is also some of the first of its kind.

A new frontier for mineral exploration

5 March 2021

The first results from the National Drilling Initiative have highlighted exciting new opportunities for the resources industry in the Northern Territory.

Stratigraphic drilling completed in the East Tennant and South Nicholson

3 February 2021

The Australian Government’s $225 million Exploring for the Future Program, led by Geoscience Australia, has enabled the completion of MinEx CRC’s first National Drilling Initiative campaigns.

SouthPAN to position Australia and New Zealand into the future

11 December 2020

Australia and New Zealand’s operational Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) has officially been named the Southern Positioning Augmentation Network, or SouthPAN.