The Latest Breaking News from Great Barrier Reef

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.

ABC News · Aug 20, 2022

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.

ABC News · Aug 13, 2022

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 · Aug 5, 2022

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.

WEKU · Aug 4, 2022

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

The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2022

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

By Sonali Paul and James Redmayne

Reuters · Aug 4, 2022

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

The Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2022

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).

ABC News · Aug 3, 2022

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…

The Conversation · Jul 25, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jul 23, 2022