The Latest Breaking News from Great Barrier Reef

As experts gather at a UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world is facing an "ocean emergency". In Australia, the Great Barrier Reef recently suffered another mass bleaching event, just months after a UNESCO committee recommended the World Heritage Site be listed as…

A major new climate case to stop Woodside’s controversial Scarborough gas project going ahead has been filed by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) in the federal court this week. ACF lawyers argue that the potential for the project’s emissions to harm the Great Barrier Reef must be assessed.

Probiotics are often promoted as a way to improve gut health, but scientists say they could also play a vital role in boosting the immunity of coral transplants on the reef.

Reef restoration is critical to healthy oceans and marine life. Here’s how a surprising partner is making it possible.

Marine scientists say they hope a new-look parliament will lead to more ambitious climate targets amid more frequent coral bleaching events.

Historians of tomorrow will puzzle over why an election preceded by fire and floods hasn’t centred on the future to which both parties are committing us

In recent years, the Great Barrier Reef off Australia’s northeast coast has seen multiple events of mass coral bleaching as human-caused global warming has driven sustained high temperatures in the ocean.

Scientists compare findings of tree study to mass coral bleaching in Great Barrier Reef

Despite the magnitude of Australia’s environmental decline, we still have the opportunity and ability to turn things around