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‘Serious concerns’: national assessment reveals rivers flowing into the Great Barrier Reef are getting more polluted

Polluted runoff is still smothering the Great Barrier Reef, our first national assessment of water quality trends in Australian rivers has revealed. The problem on the reef is getting worse, not better, despite efforts to improve farming practices and billions of dollars committed by governments to water-quality improvements.

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Australia tried to influence other countries and Unesco to keep Great Barrier Reef off in-danger list

Exclusive: Documents seen by Guardian Australia show a sustained strategy approved by environment minister Tanya Plibersek

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'Catastrophic' damage to reefs from ocean heatwaves

A marine heatwave has caused "catastrophic" damage to the Great Barrier Reef but another region is also suffering the impacts of rising ocean temperatures.

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‘Catastrophic’: Great Barrier Reef hit by its most widespread coral bleaching, study finds

More than 40% of individual corals monitored around One Tree Island reef bleached by heat stress and damaged by flesh-eating disease

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Australian youth pastor killed in shark attack on Great Barrier Reef

School chaplain remembered as ‘truly a beloved figure’

The Independent UK

'Summer from hell' sparks reef coral bleaching fears

Experts are bracing for the impact of another hot summer on the Great Barrier Reef after it suffered its worst coral bleaching of 2024.

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‘Staggering’ environmental impact on Great Barrier Reef caused by cruise ships, say conservationists

Conservationists say the response by the local authority has been ‘surprising’ and ‘disappointing’

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Cruise ships urged to ‘clean up their act’ amid concerns toxic effluent being dumped on Great Barrier Reef

Environmentalists say marine park waste regulations need updating to limit grey water and exhaust chemicals as passenger cruise numbers rise

The Guardian - AU

Cool water from the deep could protect pockets of the Great Barrier Reef into the 2080s

For coral reefs, climate change is an existential threat. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has endured seven mass bleaching events over the past 25 years. Five have occurred in the past eight years.

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Traditional owners and scientists worked together on ‘coral IVF’ projects. Here’s what we found

The Great Barrier Reef, which supports an estimated 64,000 jobs and has a social and economic value of around A$6.4 billion, is under threat due to human-induced climate change.

The Conversation

Vast seagrass nursery to rejuvenate wild Reef meadows

A huge seagrass nursery has been built in central Queensland to supply food to endangered animals and remove pollutants from the Great Barrier Reef.

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Nearly half of tropical coral species face extinction, report shows

Almost half of all warm-water species of coral are threatened with extinction due to climate change, a new report said on Wednesday. This marked a significant increase from the last assessment in 2008, when a third of all species was listed as threatened.

Radio France Internationale

Rail to the Reef: an easy train journey to one of the greatest natural wonders

A sleeper train with ‘thoughtful touches’ along the Queensland coast offers diverse and diver-friendly access points to the Great Barrier Reef

The Guardian - AU

Scientists discover heat-tolerant corals hidden in plain sight. Could it help protect the Great Barrier Reef?

Just as individual humans handle stress differently, so do corals. Even coral colonies of the same species, growing side by side, vary in their tolerance to pressures such as heatwaves.

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6 of the best cruises in Australia for 2025 and 2026

From snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef to traversing the Outback, here are some of the most incredible Australian cruise itineraries to inspire your next booking

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Window to save Australia's Great Barrier Reef is closing fast, report warns

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is on the brink of irreversible damage due to countries’ persistent failure to address the root causes of climate change, a damning new report by the country's leading reef management agency has warned.

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Anger over handling of major reef health report

The latest government cash splash for the Great Barrier Reef failed to mention a major report about its "very poor" prospects was about to drop.

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‘Humanity is failing’: official report warns our chance to save the Great Barrier Reef is fast closing

The Great Barrier Reef will continue to deteriorate, largely due to climate change, and the window to secure its future is rapidly closing. That is the sobering conclusion of a major new report into the state of the reef.

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Australia Tackles Poor Great Barrier Reef Water Quality

Australia on Friday launched a multi-million dollar effort to stop pesticide runoff and other water quality issues on the Great Barrier Reef, the latest effort to save the ailing natural wonder.

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Pledge sinks in $192m to help keep Barrier Reef afloat

Run-off has threatened the Great Barrier Reef's plants and animal species for years, but this could change as the government funds water quality programs.

LiveScience

'Extremely unusual': Hottest ocean temperature in 400 years threatens the Great Barrier Reef

The sea surface temperature around the Great Barrier Reef this year is the hottest it has ever been in 400 years, posing huge threats to the coral reef ecosystem in the area.

Inverse

The Hottest Ocean Temperatures In 400 Years Are Putting The Great Barrier Reef in Extreme Peril

These multi-centenarian creatures could be gone this generation

The Guardian - AU

Hottest ocean temperatures in 400 years an ‘existential threat’ to the Great Barrier Reef, researchers find

Researchers say coral analysis shows recent extreme temperatures would not have happened without greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels

AAP

Heatwave, cyclones cast doubt on reef coral recovery

Coral cover was up across the Great Barrier Reef before the treasured ecosystem suffered a devastating marine heatwave and two cyclones, scientists say.

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Clearing rates down but Barrier Reef needs more help

Queensland's tree clearing rates have continued to decline but experts say protecting the Great Barrier Reef will require faster action.

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