After the devastating bushfire season of 2019-2020, the Australian Space Agency led the establishment of a Bushfire Earth Observation Taskforce. 

Partners on the taskforce included CSIRO, Geoscience Australia and the Bureau of Meteorology. 

The Taskforce examined the decisions required to undertake bushfire risk management. It then analysed the satellite imagery data needed to support those decisions.

The latest from the Australian space sector

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Third National Indigenous Space Academy cohort depart for US and UK space experience

NEWS • Inspire

4 September 2025

Eight First Nations STEM scholars will participate in the 10 week overseas space education program, led by Monash University with support from the Australian Space Agency and CSIRO.

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Have your say: Flight Safety Code

NEWS • Space activities

1 September 2025

The Australian Space Agency has opened consultations on proposed updates to the Flight Safety Code, which underpins the nation’s space safety framework.

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Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science Tim Ayres along with Head of the Australian Space Agency Enrico Palermo and two prototypes of Australia's lunar rover.

Mission confirmed: Aussie Moon rover ready to roll

NEWS • Industry growth

29 August 2025

Roo-ver will be carried to the lunar surface on CT-4 around the end of this decade. Its journey to the Moon will be delivered through NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - January 28, 2017 : Sunset over skyscrapers of Melbourne downtown, Princess Bridge and Yarra River. Long exposure By Nick Fox

From the archives: Australia hosts its first IAC in Melbourne

NEWS • International Astronautical Congress 2025

28 August 2025

As we inch closer to IAC 2025, let's revisit some key Australian space milestones from the 1980s to the early 2000s.

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Outback To Orbit Episode 2

NEWS • Australian Space Agency

19 August 2025

In this episode, we meet two Australian companies headed for the Moon, as their cutting-edge technologies help shape the future of space exploration with support from our grant programs.

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Australian Government grants to help advance space research-industry partnerships

NEWS • Industry growth

19 August 2025

$150 million in grant funding is available to universities and their industry partners through two streams as part of Australia's Economic Accelerator program.

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Our department recognises the First Peoples of this Nation and their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to the lands, waters, seas, skies, and communities.

We Acknowledge First Nations Peoples as the Traditional Custodians and Lore Keepers of the oldest living culture and pay respects to their Elders past and present. We extend that respect to all First Nations Peoples.