Nearly two thirds of the corals in the world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have died after it was hit by an unprecedented ...

Immigration Minister Chris Evans conceded Australians had "a real problem on our hands" and vowed to get tougher on people smugglers. About 45 refugees injured in Thursday's boat blast - some ...

THE life and death risks faced by navy sailors who confront sabotaged asylum seeker boats, such as SIEV 36, are highlighted in a new book. Keogh survived and received a bravery medal for his courage ...

Lead author Carra Williams, a PhD student in geosciences at the University of Sydney, here holds a fossilised coral core that has undergone neutron scanning. A University of Sydney student has ...

SYDNEY, 12th August, 2025 (WAM) -- A marine heatwave off the Western Australian coast was the longest, largest, and most intense on record for the area, scientists said on Tuesday. The heatwave ...

In context: Located off the coast of Queensland, Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the world's most expansive coral reef system, spanning more than 2,300 kilometers and comprising 2,900 individual ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Great Barrier Reef has experienced its greatest annual loss of live coral across most of its expanse in four decades of record-keeping, Australian authorities say.

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Great Barrier Reef has experienced its greatest annual loss of live coral across most of its expanse in four decades of record-keeping, Australian authorities say. But due ...

Parts of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, famed for its stunning colors and biodiversity, suffered the biggest decline of coral on record last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast swathes ...

SYDNEY, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered the largest decline in coral cover in two of its three regions over the last year, research released on Wednesday showed, ...