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Coral protest takes aim at needless reef harvesting

Chipping off healthy Great Barrier Reef corals to sell to private aquariums no longer passes the pub test, according to a green group opposed to the practice.

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FED:In danger: more reef funding amid dreaded ruling threat

Another rescue plan for the Great Barrier Reef has been unveiled as critics warn new mining approvals are fuelling destructive marine heatwaves.

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Morning Mail: PM offers ‘profound’ apology over Bondi attack; Europe told to stand up for itself; bid to clean up shipping ‘intensified coral bleaching’

Australians reflect in sorrow on national day of mourning after Bondi attack; Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Europe is in ‘Greenland mode’; removing sulphur from fuels allowed more sunlight to hit Great Barrier Reef

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A bid to clean up shipping industry intensified a coral bleaching event on Great Barrier Reef, study says

The removal of sulphur from shipping fuels caused ‘a lot of extra sunlight’ to get through atmosphere and hit reef in 2022

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Great Barrier Reef’s Hamilton Island to be bought by US private equity firm in reported $1.2bn sale

Blackstone says it has agreed to buy popular Whitsundays island from Australian winemaking family

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Heatwave, disease 'catastrophic' combo for hardy corals

A sturdy type of coral that usually withstands bleaching has been hit hard by a combination of heat stress and a disease rarely seen in the Great Barrier Reef.

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We watched these coral colonies succumb to black band disease. 6 months later, 75% were dead

During the last global coral bleaching event in 2023 and 2024 , the Great Barrier Reef experienced the highest temperatures for centuries and widespread bleaching. With bleaching events becoming more frequent, the very existence of coral reefs is under threat.

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Legal loopholes threaten reef, ex-Treasury boss warns

Closing well-known loopholes that allow widescale clearing of native vegetation is vital if the Great Barrier Reef is to be saved, a policy heavy-hitter warns.

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Scientists thought Great Barrier Reef doomed if global temperatures rise 1.5C – but a new study finds hope

University of Queensland modelling says reef will suffer ‘rapid coral decline’ in coming decades but could still recover if targets met

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Cruise passenger, 80, found dead after being abandoned on Great Barrier Reef island

An 80-year-old cruise passenger has been found dead on a Great Barrier Reef island after being accidentally left behind by the ship's crew

The Independent UK

Elderly Woman Found Deceased On Great Barrier Reef Island After Being Abandoned By Cruise Ship

The 80-year-old woman had joined a group of hikers to the highest peak on the island. However, she struggled to keep up with the group.

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Half a century ago, the Great Barrier Reef was to be drilled for oil. It was saved – for a time

At the end of the 1960s, there was every expectation the Great Barrier Reef would be drilled for oil.

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‘If the reef had a voice, it would sing’: could legal personhood help the Great Barrier Reef?

As the natural wonder faces mounting ecological threats, traditional owners and environmental lawyers are calling for a radical new approach

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Pretty bloomin’ what? The Great Barrier Reef is a picture of health, The Australian assures us

The News Corp broadsheet puts a Pollyannish spin on study that found a record decline in world’s largest coral reef. Plus: Grok goes woke

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Queensland land-clearing figures show state remains ‘deforestation capital of Australia’, conservationists say

Overall clearing was up 3%, with almost half in Great Barrier Reef catchment areas while 21% was remnant woodland, government data shows

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Great Barrier Reef records largest annual coral loss in 39 years

Australian authorities say the Great Barrier Reef has experienced its greatest annual loss of live coral in four decades

The Independent UK

Great Barrier Reef sees sharpest annual coral decline in nearly four decades

Researchers say reef may reach a ‘point from which it cannot recover’

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Great Barrier Reef on the Brink: Australia's Natural Wonder Suffers Worst Coral Collapse in History

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered its steepest coral cover decline in nearly four decades, with heatwaves, storms and starfish outbreaks pushing the World Heritage site towards an irreversible tipping point.

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World’s biggest coral survey confirms sharp decline in Great Barrier Reef after heatwave

Official analysis of 124 reefs on the Great Barrier Reef shows coral cover has dropped sharply after a record-breaking marine heatwave in 2024, prompting grave fears over the trajectory of the natural wonder.

International Business Times

Great Barrier Reef Suffers Most Widespread Bleaching On Record

Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, according to a government report released Wednesday that warns the natural wonder is in dire health.

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Report critical test of Great Barrier Reef's health

Conservationists have warned Australia is falling short on protecting the Great Barrier Reef as the nation prepares to table another report into its management.

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Will surging sea levels kill the Great Barrier Reef? Ancient coral fossils may hold the answer

In the 20th century, global sea level rose faster than at any other time in the past 3,000 years. It’s expected to rise even further by 2100, as human-induced climate change intensifies. In fact, some studies predict a rise of up to 1.6 metres and possibly more due to the…

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UNESCO expresses ‘utmost concern’ at the state of the Great Barrier Reef

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has again raised grave fears for the future of the Great Barrier Reef, highlighting the problems of water pollution, climate change and unsustainable fishing.

The Independent UK

Tributes to two Brits who drowned while swimming near Great Barrier Reef

The Coroner’s Court of Queensland saidthe two deaths had been reported to the court

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Sixth mass bleaching event strikes reef since 2016

Climate change-fuelled ocean warming and floods have been bleaching corals in the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef.

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