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2008

• New Airborne Geophysical Survey underway in NT [PDF 57KB] 28 August 2008
• What's happening on Australian coasts? [PDF 59KB] 19 August 2008
• Community input to unlock tsunami puzzle [PDF 57KB] 4 June 2008
• Australia widens scope for satellite monitoring [PDF 61KB] 12 February 2008 
• Students teaching students 4 January 2008

2007

• Spectral workshops to assist explorers 26 November 2007
• Earthquake near Katanning, WA 10 October 2007
• Earthquake in Flinders Ranges 17 September 2007
• Southern Sumatra struck by large earthquake 13 September 2007
• The hunt steps up for energy resources 24 May 2007
• Australia's Onshore Energy Program underway 23 March 2007
• Tanami 3D map released 21 March 2007
• Magnitude 3.5 earthquake rocks Melbourne 8 March 2007
• Geomagnetic scientists on extra-terrestrial alert 11 January 2007
• Undercover at Mt Isa 10 January 2007
• Students yell "Eureka"  5 January 2007

2006

• The next big thing explained - Interoperability 17 November 2006
• Caulfield rattled 23 October 2006
• Deep seismic survey uncovers Australia's secret past 26 September 2006
• Magnitude 3 earthquake wakes Tasmanian residents 14 September 2006
• Leading international geologist to visit Temora zircon field 31 August 2006
• Minerals beneath the sea - the first map 10 August 2006
• Major earthquake shakes Indonesia 17 July 2006
• Minor earthquake in Kalgoorlie 5 July 2006
• Mt Isa region expands to a third dimension 23 June 2006
• Western Australia community receives a late-night shake up 7 June 2006
• Earthquake in Tonga warrants tsunami warning 4 May 2006
• Dive into Australia's estuaries online 20 February 2006
• Avenel local achieves career goal 7 February 2006
• Young Geologist drawn like a magnet to Geoscience Australia 3 February 2006

2005

• Large earthquake felt in Darwin 21 November 2005
• Early morning jolt starts Katoomba's day 1 November 2005
• Earthquake rolls through Tennant Creek 14 September 2005
• Media Alert 20 August 2005
• Land of opportunity down under 20 August 2005
• Australia's final frontier - the Ocean 19 August 2005
• The search is on for oil 18 August 2005
• What happened that day? 18 August 2005
• Mapping in the 21st century 18 August 2005
• SEEGrid roadshow demonstrates interoperability to industry 26 May 2005
• Earthquake shakes Port Hedland, WA 19 May 2005
• Coral reefs discovered in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria 20 April 2005
• Tsunami danger for Australia passed 29 March 2005
• Very large earthquake off Sumatra has potential for tsunami 29 March 2005
• Search for drowned coral reefs in the Gulf of Carpentaria 18 March 2005
• Minor earthquake felt in Young 8 March 2005
• Major earthquake in Banda Sea shakes Darwin 3 March 2005
• New ACT map to aid in future regional emergencies 15 February 2005
• Major earthquake in coastal area off Vanuatu 9 February 2005
• Earthquakes off north coast of Sumatra, Indonesia 1 January 2005

2004

• Enormous earthquake in Indonesia causes tidal waves (Updated) 26 December 2004
• Enormous earthquake in Indonesia causes tidal waves 26 December 2004
• Macquarie Rise Earthquake 24 December 2004
• Irian Jaya Earthquake 26 November 2004
• West Australian Earthquake 24 November 2004
• New Zealand 23 November 2004
• Earthquake shakes Innisfail 16 June 2004
• Where is the seagrass going? 16 June 2004
• Mount Stromlo back in orbit 1 April 2004
• Timor earthquake shakes Northern Australia  23 April 2004
• Two earthquakes strike Lake Mackay, Northern Territory 12 February 2004
• Quest for a new oil province begins 7 February 2004
• Indonesia struck by another large magnitude 7.2 earthquake 7 February 2004
• Indonesia struck by magnitude 6.8 earthquake 6 February 2004
• New map makes tracks for industry 1 February 2004

2003

• Central California shaken by earthquake 23 December 2003
• Magnitude 4.3 earthquake hits region 11 December 2003
• Reducing Perth's natural hazard vulnerability 8 December 2003
• New EDGE for Australian exploration 26 November 2003
• Hawker rocked by earth tremor 23 November 2003
• Coastal estuaries and chambers of secrets 18 November 2003
• Kids map hazards in space for GIS Day 6 November 2003
• Ghostly skies on the horizon 31 October 2003
• Temora rocks tick like clockwork 15 October 2003
• Ancient mutant pollen tells a tale... 9 October 2003
• Australia's geoscience database goes international 9 October 2003
• The silent danger below 24 September 2003
• What's in the dirt? 23 September 2003
• e-map of Australia one step away 22 September 2003
• Australia's estuaries at the click of a mouse 16 September 2003
• How big was that earthquake? 10 September 2003
• Earthquake waves surf to Sydney 1 September 2003
• New Zealand hit by magnitude 7.5 earthquake 22 August 2003
• The tall and thin of it... 22 August 2003
• Open Day at Geoscience Australia celebrating the Australian Science Festival 19 August 2003
• Garnets are your best friend if you're looking for diamonds 19 August 2003
• Scientist with a deeper view 19 August 2003
• Biggest earthquake this year 16 July 2003
• Earthquake hits Sutton, near Canberra 5 July 2003
• Toowoomba woken by Earthquake 25 June 2003
• Earthquake hits south of Canberra  12 June 2003
• Ancient underwater sandstorms and lost cities  10 June 2003
• Young rocked by earthquake boom  29 May 2003
• Rising seas or sinking islands?  28 May 2003
• Magnitude 7 earthquake shakes Indonesia 27 May 2003
• Magnitude 2.8 earthquake hits Port Hedland 26 May 2003
• Magnitude 2.6 earthquake hits Snowy Mountains 17 May 2003
• Voyage to solve riddle of the shifting sands 2 May 2003
• Are the Flinders Ranges moving? 2 May 2003
• Earth moves this week 22 April 2003
• Amy wins her place in geology 21 April 2003
• First New Zealander joins Graduate Program 21 April 2003
• Hooked on geology 21 April 2003
• Turramurra man wins place on Graduate Program 21 April 2003
• Longest official name in Australia 8 April 2003
• Newcastle man's fossil find 2 April 2003
• Meckering Earthquake 24 March 2003
• Overseas Earthquake 10 March 2003
• Cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 50% 10 March 2003
• Geoscientists look at mud for environmental answers 20 February 2003
• Maiden voyage to find lost volcanoes 19 February 2003
• Queensland airborne magnetic data and map release 17 February 2003
• Tanami airborne geophysical data release  17 February 2003
• Geophysicists converge on Adelaide 14 February 2003
• Satellite imagery reveals scars of bushfire 4 February 2003
• Fire damage at the click of a mouse 31 January 2003
• Ghostly glows and magnetic storms 30 January 2003

2002

• Seismic activity in Sutton area 2 December 2002
• Australian earthquake - Brisbane Qld 15 December 2002
• Large overseas earthquake - Banda Sea 2 November 2002
• Major overseas earthquake - West coast of Sumatra, Indonesia 2 November 2002
• Bugs and mud have never been so interesting 31 October 2002
• Kids-induced earthquake today at Parliament House 16 October 2002
• "Kids Quake" in Australia 15 October 2002
• Could life exist on far-flung Quaoar? 11 October 2002
• Managing Earthquake Risk in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie 12 September 2002
• Government and Spatial Information Industry Forge Closer Links 31 July 2002
• Queensland as you've never seen it 16 July 2002
• Tallest waterfalls in Australia 03 July 2002
• Oz science smorgasbord - at upcoming geological convention 01 July 2002
• Where on Earth is...(Gazetteer of Australia)
• Attracting Oil Exploration Investment 14 May 2002
• Virtual Science Centre a World's First 19 April 2002
• Are Oz rocks leading stressful lives?
• Australian Oil and Gas Discoveries show promise 19 April 2002
• Tassie quake where hotspot snoozes 08 April 2002
• Australian earthquake - Burakin, WA 31 March 2002
• Australian earthquake - Burakin, WA 25 March 2002
• Australia's role in climatic history 12 March 2002
• Peeping into our planet's depths 27 February 2002
• Great Barrier Reef: no buried treasure 08 February 2002
• Australia's Petroleum Reserves Increase 24 January 2002

2001

• Project LAVA - teachers on an active volcano 20 December 2001
• Pure Gold 20 December 2001
• Continental drift secret to mineral deposits 20 December 2001
• Earths Natural Radiation Leak 20 December 2001
• The Big Extinction 20 December 2001
• Pollen Thermometers 20 December 2001
• The Real Australia 20 December 2001
• Australian Earthquakes in 2001 20 December 2001
• Spots on the Sun 20 December 2001
• Australia's pristine estuaries 20 December 2001
• Centre of Australia 19 December 2001
• Launch of Geoscience Portal - attracting exploration and foreign investment
• Overcoming the Tyranny of depth
• Founding father inducted into "Mining Hall of Fame"
• Reducing Perth's risk to natural hazards
• Geological solution to a global issue
• Rock onto the GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA Open Day