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Out of danger because the UN said so? Hardly – the Barrier Reef is still in hot water

Today is a good day to be Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek. UNESCO, the United Nations body expected to vote on whether to list the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger”, instead deferred the decision for another year. This, an insider told French newspaper Le Monde, was largely due to the…

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Australia welcomes lifting of UNESCO threat to list Great Barrier Reef as World Heritage in danger

The Australian government has welcomed a draft UNESCO decision to a lift a threat of downgrading the Great Barrier Reef to an endangered World Heritage site

The Independent UK

Unesco recommends against Great Barrier Reef ‘in danger’ listing but Australia warned more action needed

UN scientific advisors stressed the reef was under ‘serious threat’ in a report detailing progress on protecting the world heritage site from the climate crisis

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Marine heatwave off north-east Australia sets off alarm over health of Great Barrier Reef

Experts fear for health of corals and other marine life as about 1m sq km of ocean experience prolonged elevated temperatures

The Guardian - AU

The Great Barrier Reef is far from dead — how you can help it thrive

As the FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off Down Under, Abha Shah dives into the action happening off the pitch on the Great Barrier Reef

Evening Standard

Warm is the new norm for the Great Barrier Reef – and a likely El Niño raises red flags

The Bureau of Meteorology this week declared a 70% chance of an El Niño developing this year. This raises concern for the health of the Great Barrier Reef, which is under continuing threat from climate change.

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Gill net fishing to be banned on Great Barrier Reef by mid-2027

Conservationists have applauded a commitment to phase out gill net fishing on the world heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef.

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Conservationists welcome gillnet fishing ban in Great Barrier Reef world heritage area

The federal environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, announced the $160m plan on Monday afternoon

The Guardian - AU

Suspected suspicious fire burning on Great Barrier Reef 'sensitive' marine site, home to threatened species

Rangers are continuing to battle what they believe is a suspicious fire in an area that is a crucial habitat for threatened species.

ABC News

Woppa-Great Keppel Island leases back in state government hands

Tourism operators on the Great Barrier Reef's Great Keppel Island cautiously welcome news that the state government is taking back control.

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Endangered species found dead on north Queensland beach prompts calls for gillnets ban in reef waters

A local living near the Great Barrier Reef has taken a series of photos showing the damaged carcasses of a range of sea creatures.

ABC News

Deserted islands: the push to make owners responsible for ‘derelict’ Queensland resorts

Bonds, insurance, fines or mandatory remediation are being considered as part of a plan to restore Great Barrier Reef islands smashed by cyclones and left abandoned

The Guardian - AU

What a tourist flying from Newcastle to Whitsundays can enjoy

Fly AB919, stay at Airlie Beach, visit the Great Barrier Reef

Newcastle Herald

Meet the Townsville scientists helping to save the Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is an Australian treasure and our best marine experts are working towards its healthy future.Scientists are finding innovative new ways to regenerate and protect the reef, and in many ways taking the experiences of visitors into their monitoring programs.

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International High Seas Treaty a 'huge leap forward' for marine conservation

Australian conservationists and researchers are celebrating an international agreement to protect the ocean and its animals.

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Decades after Eddie Mabo's historic native title case, a new court victory brings his dream full circle

When five Indigenous groups came together on a native title claim, their traditional singing was crucial evidence. Now they're celebrating a landmark legal outcome.

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Great Barrier Reef's Pumpkin Island, once won in a poker game and used in beer commercials, on the market

This little-known island resort "like a secret kept between the families" is just one of several Great Barrier Reef islands for sale with a colourful history.

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Life on Curtis Island alongside three liquefied natural gas plants

Curtis Island, in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, is a major habitat for vulnerable species. It is also home to three liquefied natural gas plants that export roughly five per cent of the world's LNG.

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Clive Palmer responds after federal government rejects central Queensland coal mine

A mining magnate says he will take action after the federal government rejected his coal mine project near the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.

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Tanya Plibersek killed off Clive Palmer's coal mine. It's an Australian first – but it may never happen again

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has formally rejected mining magnate Clive Palmer’s proposed Central Queensland Coal Project. Her decision was based on the risk of damage to the Great Barrier Reef, freshwater creeks and groundwater.

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Coal mine rejection not broad precedent, says minister

Tanya Plibersek has defended her decision to block Clive Palmer's proposed coal mine in Queensland on the edge of the Great Barrier Reef.

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Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek blocks Clive Palmer's Central Queensland coal mine

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek cites national environmental laws as the reason for rejecting Clive Palmer's Central Queensland coal mine project.

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Top videos: Young spearfisher’s scary encounter with Barrier Reef shark

A young spearfisher has remarkably emerged unscathed after an encounter with a nippy shark in the Great Barrier Reef.

Daily Mirror

Young boy savaged by shark as he tries to climb onto boat in horror scenes on family trip

Eight-year-old Manni Alam was ambushed by a shark which savaged him in front of his dad as he tried to scrambled onto a boat after proudly showing off his catch on the family fishing trip off the Great Barrier Reef

The Guardian - AU

After the flood: what an El Niño might mean for Australia’s ecosystems

Scientists are fearing the worst, predicting dangerous bushfire weather, fiercer heatwaves and severe coral bleaching across the Great Barrier Reef

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