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The Australian Antarctic Division
Administering Australia's wide-ranging activities in antarctic and subantarctic regions is the responsibility of the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), a part of the Australian Government's Department of the Environment and Heritage.
The AAD seeks to advance Australia's antarctic interests in pursuit of its vision of having "Antarctica valued, protected and understood". It does this by conducting antarctic research and other activities aimed at achieving the Government’s antarctic goals, and by administering and maintaining a presence in Australian antarctic and subantarctic territories. The AAD manages Australian government activity in Antarctica, provides transport and logistic support, maintains the four permanent Australian research stations, and conduct and manages scientific research programs both on land and in the Southern Ocean.