Since the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788,Australia has lost about 100 unique flora and fauna species. We lose another one or two animals every decade.
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek warns the world is heading down an “unsustainable” path but doesn’t want Australia singled out on the Great Barrier Reef.
Like so many others,I thought we had more time to save the Great Barrier Reef. I was wrong.
UNESCO singled Australia’s World Heritage site out for a stern warning and the Albanese government rejected the special treatment.
A United Nations-backed mission says Australia has failed to adequately address climate change and other key threats to the reef.
You might forgive restaurants and taxi drivers for charging extra to recover some losses,but not the companies that enjoyed super profits during the pandemic.
The Indigenous Women of the Great Barrier Reef project is among 15 to be named as nominees for the Earthshot Prize - the pet project of climate advocates including Prince William and Cate Blanchett.
A toy unicorn is the latest – and possibly most unusual – character to join Tourism Australia’s official campaign to get international visitors back.
The coral reef at Lizard Island,270 kilometres north of Cairns,has been hit by four mass bleaching events in six years. Marine biologists are hopeful about its future,but much scepticism remains about its long-term survival.
The increased frequency of mass coral bleaching events was “uncharted territory” for the reef following the fourth mass bleaching in seven years.