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The Latest Breaking News from Great Barrier Reef

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.

ABC News

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.

ABC News

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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.

ABC News

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’

The Guardian - AU

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

The Guardian - AU

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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Tanya Plibersek says she will block Clive Palmer’s proposed coalmine near Great Barrier Reef

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

Reuters

Parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef show highest coral cover in 36 years

By Sonali Paul and James Redmayne

The Guardian - AU

Record coral cover on parts of Great Barrier Reef, but global heating could jeopardise recovery

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

ABC News

Great Barrier Reef coral cover at record levels after mass-bleaching events, report shows

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).

The Conversation

December global biodiversity summit at risk of failure

Rarely does a week go by without a new scientific study addressing the deteriorating condition of life on Earth. Globally, with more than 70 per cent of land and sea having already been significantly altered by humans, one million species are threatened with extinction. An alarming number of ecosystems are…

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Crown-of-thorns starfish predator hunted by University of Queensland researchers

University of Queensland scientists look for a solution to the crown-of-thorns starfish plaguing the Great Barrier Reef by seeking out a natural predator to the rampant invertebrate.

Daily Record

Small Scottish town named 'one of world's greatest places' by Time magazine

Portree is rubbing shoulders with the likes of the Great Barrier Reef, Galapagos Islands, and San Francisco.

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