The ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics represents the co-operation of physicists from across Australia, in partnership with key international researchers and institutions, to pursue the discovery and understanding of the nature of Dark Matter. The Centre is pleased to announce that $35m of Australian Research Council (ARC) funding has been awarded, under the ARC’s Centre of Excellence program (please see here for more information). This is a major boost to Australia’s capacity in the area of Dark Matter research, and provides a solid foundation for consolidating our capabilities and expertise, not only in theoretical and experimental topics immediately connected to the investigation of Dark Matter, but also in many related scientific, medical and engineering topics.