Jano Gibson is the ABC's Antarctic reporter, based in Hobart, Tasmania.
Jano previously worked at the ABC's bureau in Darwin, and at the Sydney Morning Herald.
He was twice named NT journalist of the year.
He was also the recipient of a Churchill Fellowship to research the use of virtual reality, augmented reality and 360-degree videos in international news organisations.
You can contact Jano at [email protected] or via encrypted email at [email protected]
You can also follow him on X/Twitter at @janogibson
Three Australians have been in space. Polar explorer Eric Philips is about to become the fourth — thanks to a cryptocurrency entrepreneur.
The development application for a proposed multi-purpose stadium in Hobart has been lodged, with construction expected to cost $60 million more than previously estimated.
Tasmania has built a brand off it's clean, green identity. But a new state of the environment report — the first in 15 years — paints a different picture.
Tasmanian 40-year-old John Oldfield Nettleton has been jailed for committing dozens of "abhorrent" sexual abuse offences against children overseas over a two-year period.
A Tasmanian man who previously stabbed an ex-partner multiple times has been sentenced to jail for violence and intimidation against another partner.
Millions of birds and mammals have already died across the world but the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu is yet to reach Australia or its Antarctic territories. A team is preparing for when, not if, that happens.
A new exhibition amplifies the voices of women involved in Antarctica, a place that "gets under your skin".
Tasmania's port operator is facing problems at both ends of the state with ageing infrastructure, including some over 100 years old, leading to safety concerns and costly upgrades.
Plans for a major wharf upgrade for Australia's Antarctic icebreaker have been scaled back after the initial $515 million cost estimate was deemed "exorbitant", an inquiry has heard.
In 1968, an aircraft flew over the Larsen B ice shelf in Antarctica. More than six decades later, photos taken on that flight have been used to create a 3D model of the region's melting glaciers.
Wilkes Station in Antarctica has been abandoned since 1969. The site, with its old fuel drums, asbestos buildings and other waste, has been described by a French inspection team as "concerning" to the local environment.
A long-awaited coroner's report into a veteran pilot's death is handed down, deeming it a "tragic" accident — with one of his daughters just "weeks away" from "following in her dad's footsteps" by getting her own commercial helicopter licence.
Before botanical illustrator Maura Chamberlain made her way to Macquarie Island, her experience with sub-Antarctic plants was limited to those in the local botanical gardens. Now she knows what it's like to walk through them.
Tasmanians who were abused as children in the notorious Ashley youth detention centre reach an in-principle agreement to settle their class action with the state government.
In the wake of tensions between the federal and Tasmanian governments over the redevelopment of the RSV Nuyina's base in Hobart, WA says it's open to discussions about the future of the Australian Antarctic Program.
Newly released documents show the Australian Antarctic Division issued a stern rebuke to Serco, the private operator of the RSV Nuyina, for failing to comply with strict COVID vaccination rules on a voyage to Antarctica, where an infection could have severe consequences.
A man officially categorised as a "high-risk offender" pleads not guilty to threatening to kill two women in Tasmania, but pleads guilty to separate charges of breaching bail conditions.
After weeks of planning, a RAAF C-17 Globemaster has completed a 10,000-kilometre mission to Antarctica to drop off essential cargo to expeditioners who were left with limited supplies after a recent voyage by Australia's icebreaker didn't go to plan.
A newly released report shows Australia's icebreaker, the RSV Nuyina, is facing a $100 million cost blowout by 2030 due to rising crew, fuel and maintenance costs.
It's been 10 years since Macquarie Island was declared pest free. Scientists say the transformation of the World Heritage-listed area has been extraordinary, but new threats are on the horizon.
Expeditioners at Australia's research station on Macquarie Island sometimes have to stay in mouldy, asbestos-riddled accommodation blocks. To improve conditions and enhance scientific capabilities, a major upgrade costing hundreds of millions of dollars is underway.
International student Devarshi Deka had high hopes when he came to Australia. But an alleged assault has left him unable to walk, and his family is appealing for support so returning to India isn't his only option.
A Senate inquiry into funding issues at the Australian Antarctic Division releases its final report, which calls for Australia to consider a second resupply vessel to ensure the significant scientific capabilities of the nation's trouble-plagued icebreaker are not wasted.
Tasmanian government minister Nic Street announces he has "increasingly struggled" in recent weeks and is taking a break for his mental health.
When the wind blows in from the Southern Ocean, the north-western tip of Tasmania receives the purest air on the planet. For scientists, it's the perfect place to resolve a puzzle that's messing with climate models.