The latest news and comment on the world's largest coral reef system, the Great Barrier Reef
July 2024
As record heat risks bleaching 73% of the world’s coral reefs, scientists ask ‘what do we do now?’
A vast array of solutions are being worked on but experts urge a ‘fundamental rethink’ as temperatures are forecast to climb even higher in coming decades
June 2024
Who says the Great Barrier Reef is not ‘in danger’?
UNESCO … and Gary the crab
‘Most of it was dead’: scientists discover one of Great Barrier Reef’s worst coral bleaching events
Analysis of high-resolution drone imagery concludes 97% of corals died at a Lizard Island reef between March and June this year
Australia news live
Labor says ‘no mandated sanction’ after senator crosses floor – as it happened
Set more ambitious climate targets to save Great Barrier Reef, Unesco urges Australia
One man dead and two rescued after yacht capsizes on Great Barrier Reef
May 2024
I weep for the corals, but what I saw on the Great Barrier Reef gives me hope
Kerrie Foxwell-Norton
Australia news live
Lawyers granted more time to consider appeal – as it happened
April 2024
Great Barrier Reef’s worst bleaching leaves giant coral graveyard: ‘It looks as if it has been carpet bombed’
Seascape: the state of our oceans
Scientists’ experiment is ‘beacon of hope’ for coral reefs on brink of global collapse
Extreme coral bleaching could spell worst summer on record for Great Barrier Reef, authority says
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Aerial video shows mass coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef amid global heat stress event – video
Global heating pushes coral reefs towards worst planet-wide mass bleaching on record
Great Barrier Reef suffering ‘most severe’ coral bleaching on record as footage shows damage 18 metres down
Great Barrier Reef suffering ‘most severe’ coral bleaching on record – video
Great Barrier Reef discovery overturns belief Aboriginal Australians did not make pottery, archaeologists say
First Dog on the Moon
Today we are getting an update on the Great Barrier Reef. No I don’t want to either
March 2024
‘Tourists ask a lot of questions’: Great Barrier Reef guides face up to bleaching tragedy
Tour boat divers have long borne witness to mass bleaching events. Once reluctant to wade into discussions about global heating, they are now opening up
On the Great Barrier Reef and in denial: some would rather get crabby than face the facts
Coral bleaching is not a conspiracy!
Almost half of cane growers sceptical of science behind laws protecting Great Barrier Reef
Review found ongoing ‘mistrust’ among farmers, including many who remain unconvinced by need for pollution regulations
