Transforming the national picture of Australia’s geology
Science that creates impact and drives innovation
Informed decisions
Effective evidence-based decision-making between landholders, traditional owners, public, government and industry.
Prosperity
Growing economic prosperity and social well-being through resource development, investment in resource exploration, new job creation and responsible agricultural planning.
Water security
Improved water security for households, agriculture and industry.
2023 Showcase
The Australian Government’s Exploring for the Future program, led by Geoscience Australia, held an online public Showcase on 15-17 August 2023. Geoscience experts shared the latest program activity, scientific results and precompetitive geoscience outputs with the minerals, groundwater and energy sectors, state/Northern Territory and Australian government, academia, research, colleagues, collaborators and the public. View the presentations and data releases.
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Exploring for the Future Data Discovery Portal
Geoscience Australia's Exploring for the Future Data Discovery Portal provides public access to historical as well as new geoscience data and tools acquired and developed during the Exploring for the Future program. Curated subsets of the Portal known as personas and tools, provide targeted access to Portal’s features for government planners and regulators, academia and industry to access data and information and apply a range of assessment tools to support evidence-based decisions.
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