The Latest Breaking News from Lissa Schindler

Progress and poor marks: Reef earns a mixed report card

Efforts to cut pollution in waterways feeding Australia's Great Barrier Reef are making progress but still falling short of targets.

AAP · Aug 13

Reef dodges 'in danger' World Heritage listing again

United Nations' concern over the water quality on the Great Barrier Reef has triggered a call for action from environmentalists.

AAP · Jul 4

Time running out for 'irreplaceable' $95b reef

The Great Barrier Reef is an ecological and economic jewel, but a growing body of research shows it will be lost without swift and decisive action.

AAP · Oct 27, 2025

Great Barrier Reef bleaching crisis 'like a bushfire underwater'

It’s too soon to tell if the heat-stressed corals of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef will survive their fifth mass bleaching in eight years, but the marine scientists who monitor the reef’s health are already despairing.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 2, 2024

Great Barrier Reef suffering ‘most severe’ coral bleaching on record as footage shows damage 18 metres down

Marine researcher ‘devastated’ by widespread event that is affecting coral species usually resistant to bleaching

The Guardian - AU · Apr 11, 2024

Australia welcomes lifting of UNESCO threat to list Great Barrier Reef as World Heritage in danger

The Australian government has welcomed a draft UNESCO decision to a lift a threat of downgrading the Great Barrier Reef to an endangered World Heritage site

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

Nation put on high alert as El Nino warnings heat up

More extreme weather is forecast as Australians braces for warmer, drier conditions this summer after heavy rain and record floods.

AAP · Jul 5, 2023

Cooler change forecast for Queensland after record-breaking far north heat

Several centres in Queensland experienced their warmest average overnight temperatures for October last month, while some other hot weather records were also broken.

ABC News · Nov 1, 2022

Scientists warn government must aim for faster transition to net zero to save Great Barrier Reef

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

ABC News · May 24, 2022

‘Devastating’: 91% of reefs surveyed on Great Barrier Reef affected by coral bleaching in 2022

Report reveals extent of sixth mass bleaching event with worst-affected reefs between Cape Tribulation and Whitsundays

The Guardian - AU · May 10, 2022