The Latest Breaking News from Great Barrier Reef

Two-thirds of the Great Barrier Reef sees the largest amount of cover in 36 years, new report says.

Australia’s new government plans to prevent development of a coal mine because of its potential impact on the nearby Great Barrier Reef

Tanya Plibersek proposes rejecting Clive Palmer's Central Queensland Coal Project on the grounds it is likely to damage the Great Barrier Reef. It is the first time in Australian history a federal environment minister has set the wheels in motion to reject a coal mine.

While higher water temperatures led to a coral bleaching event in some areas in March, the temperatures did not climb high enough to kill the coral, according to the Australian government.

Australia’s environment minister says billionaire Palmer’s Central Queensland Coal proposal would likely have ‘unacceptable impacts’ on reef

Sydney (AFP) - Parts of Australia's beleaguered Great Barrier Reef now have the highest levels of coral cover seen in decades, a government report said Thursday, suggesting the aquatic wonder could survive given the chance.

By Sonali Paul and James Redmayne

In some exciting news for the Great Barrier Reef a monitoring program has found it has a record amount of coral, and rebel Liberal MP Bridget Archer will cross the floor to vote for Labor’s climate bill.

Fast-growing species of branching and plate-like corals push cover up but are also the preferred prey for crown-of-thorns starfish

Record coral cover is being seen across much of the Great Barrier Reef as it recovers from past storms and mass-bleaching events. But the new coral taking over is leaving the reef more vulnerable to future devastating impacts, according to the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS).

Coral is making a comeback across much of the Great Barrier Reef but the record resurgence could be quickly undone, scientists warn.