‘A reason to get up … and it’s free’: a volunteering holiday in the Whitsundays
Sorting piles of garbage isn’t a typical tropical escape, but on the Great Barrier Reef Joe Hinchliffe finds purpose in paradise
January 2022
‘We take turns peering into a plastic bucket. Inside is a batch of freshly hatched turtles’
Natasha Cica and a group of sea turtle-saving volunteers gently float away from daily life and find something exquisite off Magnetic Island in north Queensland
June 2020
Great Barrier Reef's Museum of Underwater Art is ready for divers – in pictures
British artist Jason deCaires Taylor’s submerged art and sculpture installation off the Queensland coast is designed to help regenerate the Great Barrier Reef
November 2019
Sleep with the fishes: Australia's first underwater hotel rooms open on Great Barrier Reef
Beneath the surface of the $10 million Reefworld Pontoon lie Australia’s first undersea hotel rooms
September 2019
Five affordable alternatives to Australia’s extravagant luxury lodges
Destination resorts may be expensive – but the destinations themselves don’t have to be
June 2017
The Guardian view on pricing the Great Barrier Reef: a dangerous absurdity
Editorial: There are things that money just can’t measure, and nature is valuable because it can’t have a price
February 2017
Innovations in renewables
Big tourism must demand action to save the reef – its business depends on it
David Ritter
As the Great Barrier Reef faces the return of coral bleaching, why are Mantra, Accor and Marriott still silent on Adani?
August 2016
Guardian Environment Network
Visitors rush to the Great Barrier Reef to catch it before it’s gone
Climate Home: Survey finds that 69% of visitors to the world’s largest coral reef system are motivated by the fear that it might disappear
June 2016
Great Barrier Reef: scientists ask Malcolm Turnbull to curb fossil fuel use
International Society for Reef Studies presidents say prime minister should prioritise reef after ‘devastating’ damage
May 2016
Great Barrier Reef: tourism operators urge Australian government to tackle climate change
Letter calls for rapid shift to renewable energy after natural wonder affected by worst coral bleaching event yet seen
December 2015
Holiday guides
Great Barrier Reef, Queensland: where to dive, snorkel and stay
Why I love …
'It is fantastic, better than travelling to the moon' – David Attenborough returns to the Great Barrier Reef
March 2015
48 hours in far north Queensland: what to do and where to go
From lush forests to coral reefs, it’s a cacophony of sounds and colours. Jessica Reed spends 48 hours in a region bigger than life
November 2014
Travel blog
Cairns mudflats reveal the world's most incredible long-distance voyagers
Travel blog
Great Barrier Reef: forget the fish, there are 20,000 birds on this island alone
July 2014
Great Barrier Reef ‘whale zones’ proposed to reduce deadly ship strikes
Conservationist urge boat speed limits as report reveals whales suffering propeller lacerations, blunt trauma and severed spines
December 2013
Southern crossroads
Has the Great Barrier Reef just been approved for destruction by the Australian government?
Alexander White: One of the natural wonders of the world is about to have 3 million cubic metres of seabed dumped on top of it.
June 2013
Great Barrier Reef on the brink as politicians bicker
With just eight sitting days left, Labor produces its parliamentary bucket list
February 2013
Environment blog
Mining - not agriculture - is the major worry for the Great Barrier Reef
Jon Brodie for The Conversation: Pollutant run-off from agriculture is a well-known cause of reef damage, but the expansion of ports for coal export along the Queensland coast is now having a serious impact
