Essays & reportage
6 December 2024
A centennial re-watching of the cinema of ice
Essays & reportage
4 March 2020
As the season’s last scientific resupply journeys are made to Antarctica, a visitor observes the deepening impact of climate change
Books & arts
3 December 2013
In his desire to find the evil in Douglas Mawson, David Day overlooks the awkward tenderness and vulnerability that may lie at the heart of this flawed and driven man, writes…
Essays & reportage
24 February 2012
On board the Aurora Australis as it sailed to Commonwealth Bay to commemorate the centenary of Douglas Mawson’s historic expedition, our correspondent witnesses a…
Essays & reportage
4 December 2009
As the world talks about climate change, the Antarctic Treaty shows how politics and science can work together with enduring results, writes Tom Griffiths