The Latest Breaking News from Great Barrier Reef

Dead coral found at Great Barrier Reef as widespread bleaching event unfolds

Marine park’s chief scientist says aerial surveys so far indicate bleaching worst off Townsville

The Guardian - AU · Mar 18, 2022

Reef in grip of another bleaching event

The Great Barrier Reef is in the grip of another significant bleaching event, with widespread but variable impacts reported so far.

AAP · Mar 18, 2022

Great Barrier Reef facing another severe bleaching event ahead of UN delegation visit

The Great Barrier Reef is being hit with a widespread and severe bleaching event, just three days before a UN delegation is due to arrive to assess the health of the world heritage area.

ABC News · Mar 18, 2022

‘Unscientific’: Morrison government wanted IPCC to say Great Barrier Reef ‘not yet in crisis’

Australian officials attempted to water down language around health of world’s largest coral reef in latest climate change report

The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2022

'Crisis': Climate panel flags Great Barrier Reef devastation

A United Nations report is painting a dire picture of the Great Barrier Reef's future

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022

Window to save ourselves from climate change 'rapidly closing', IPCC warns

The world's scientists declare climate change is now a threat to human wellbeing, warning we are about to miss the window to "secure a liveable and sustainable future for all".

ABC News · Feb 28, 2022

Broken coral fragments now reproducing in major milestone for Great Barrier Reef program

A world-first program to reattach coral to the Great Barrier Reef has reached a major milestone, with the spawning of coral that was once broken.

ABC News · Feb 24, 2022

Reef's ecological vacuum cleaners in peril

Overharvesting has imperilled the Great Barrier Reef's ecologically important tropical sea cucumber populations, say experts from two Australian universities.

AAP · Feb 18, 2022

Queensland boy who got Billie Eilish to help reef program made CoralWatch ambassador

A Queensland boy, who encouraged one of the world's biggest pop stars to get involved in a campaign to protect the Great Barrier Reef, adds another achievement to his impressive record.

ABC News · Feb 16, 2022

How a 'motley crew' of citizen scientists is helping to save the Great Barrier Reef

Volunteers aboard a flotilla of tourist boats, tinnies and superyachts capture more than 40,000 images to create a big-picture snapshot of the reef's health.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2022