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At least 700,000 years ago, the world's largest sand island emerged as the barrier that helped the Great Barrier Reef form

Scientists had always been puzzled why the Great Barrier Reef formed long after Australia had conditions suitable for reef growth. It turns out the answer might be K'gari (Fraser Island).

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Ancient sand reveals age of K'gari (Fraser Island) and how it helped form Great Barrier Reef

Ancient sand reveals the age of K'gari and how the world's largest sand island — along with the Great Barrier Reef — may have been shaped by a dramatic shift in global climate.

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Fraser Island’s formation over 1m years ago was critical to development of Great Barrier Reef, study reveals

Scientists say the world’s largest sand island helped create clearer water conditions for reef growth

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Researchers believe K'gari shaped reef

Scientists believe K'gari formed between 0.7 and 1.2 million years ago and its formation allowed the development of the southern and central Great Barrier Reef.

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Coal projects in Great Barrier Reef catchments approved without environmental impact statements

Environmental groups call on Queensland government to end exemptions, with six mining ventures already given green light

The Guardian - AU

Cane farmers on Great Barrier Reef adopt irrigation automation to fix rising groundwater, prevent run off

These cane growers hope automated irrigation can slow decades of rising groundwater and prevent runoff from flowing onto the Great Barrier Reef.

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Indigenous women rangers of the Great Barrier Reef make the finals of Prince William's Earthshot Prize Awards

Larissa Hale — who runs a trailblazing network of Indigenous women rangers in Queensland — has been announced as the only Australian finalist in Prince William's Earthshot Prize, which aims to seek out cutting-edge solutions to save the planet.

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World's oldest known manta ray celebrates more than 40 years on Great Barrier Reef

This melanistic ray with its distinct black belly still leaves divers in awe four decades after it was first sighted.

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Autonomous boats the future of Great Barrier Reef research as diving expeditions wind back

The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has revealed plans to wind back diving expeditions within the next decade, with autonomous boats to patrol the reef instead.

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Burnett Heads $250 million luxury marina development to transform fishing village

Developers hope a small town at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef will become a Whitsundays look-alike, but not everyone is happy and there are concerns for the local turtle population.

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Agnes Water and 1770 accommodation providers booked out, as tourists flock for school holidays

Pristine coastline along the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef is drawing in tourists from around the world — and accommodation providers are cashing in.

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Australia travel guide: Everything you need to know before you go

Cooler than cool cities like Sydney and Melbourne, sublime surfing beaches, the Great Barrier Reef, the Red Centre and the Outback – Australia’s diverse charms make for a trip like no other

The Independent UK

What happened to Steve Irwin's children 16 years after his tragic death?

Zookeeper and national treasure Steve Irwin tragically died 16 years ago after he was attacked by a stingray while filming a documentary on Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Daily Mirror

Mouse plague eradicated on North West Island in the southern Great Barrier Reef

An island in the Great Barrier Reef was facing an ecological crisis as mice took over. But plummeting seabird numbers have levelled out after authorities took action.

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‘Completely laughable’: claims that a mine will create ‘more jobs per hectare’ than the Great Barrier Reef derided

Clive Palmer’s Central Queensland Coal suggested proposed coalmine is a ‘greater economic powerhouse’

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Great Barrier Reef health survey analysed using artificial intelligence, citizen science

After being swamped with thousands of photos of the Great Barrier Reef by citizen scientists, researchers turned to artificial intelligence to get a big-picture snapshot of its health.

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Researchers achieve first out-of-season coral spawning, giving hope to Great Barrier Reef

Queensland researchers have made coral reproduce in the middle of winter, providing a breakthrough in the race to restore the reef.

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Great Barrier Reef's Master Reef Guides help map, explore greatest uncharted region on Earth

Master Reef Guides are modern day explorers who share their experience of a spectacular underwater wilderness.

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Australia's largest land-based coral farm records 'amazing' spawning event

A bundle of eggs have been released during an "amazing" coral spawning event that took place in captivity. And it is one that offers a possible solution to any decline in the reef.

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Great Barrier Reef’s record coral cover is good news but climate threat remains

The world heritage site still has some capacity for recovery but the window is closing fast as the climate continues to warm

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Record coral cover doesn't necessarily mean the Great Barrier Reef is in good health (despite what you may have heard)

In what seems like excellent news, coral cover in parts of the Great Barrier Reef is at a record high, according to new data from the Australian Institute of Marine Science. But this doesn’t necessarily mean our beloved reef is in good health.

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Parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef show fragile comeback

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

The Independent UK

Australia to protect Barrier Reef by banning coal mine

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

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Tanya Plibersek proposes blocking Clive Palmer's Queensland coal mine on environmental grounds

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.

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Coral levels in some parts of the Great Barrier Reef are at the highest in 36 years

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.

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