Abstract
Paleomagnetic and rock magnetic research in Australia has for some time been among the best in the world, mainly through the work of groups at the Australian National University (ANU), the Bureau of Mineral Resources (BMR) and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO). Environmental magnetism is a relatively new field, but one that is developing rapidly in Australia, as elsewhere. This report outlines both past and present research and suggests some future directions.Environmental magnetism in the Australian region began as an adjunct to paleomagnetic studies of lake sediments in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG) [Thompson and Oldfield, 1978; Oldfield et al, 1980] and in Western Victoria [Barton and Polach, 1980]. In both cases, magnetic susceptibility and some remanence measurements were used for core correlation.
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