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

World-famous coral reefs along Western Australia's (WA) coast have suffered the worst bleaching on record after the state's "longest, largest and most intense" marine heatwave, scientists say. Between ...

The boat was stopped last night near West Island at Ashmore Reef. Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor said the latest arrival would not sway the Government from its strategy for dealing with the ...

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A BOATLOAD of 77 suspected asylum seekers has appeared in territorial waters near Ashmore Reef off Australia's northwest coast, the 13th such arrival this year. The vessel is believed to be carrying ...

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) issued a media release stating that it coordinated the rescue of 77 persons from waters north of Ashmore Island after their vessel broke up. The ...

Australia's Minister for Environment Tanya Plibersek speaks at a press conference at Parliament House. The Australian government on Tuesday heralded a draft report of the United Nations Educational, ...

The relatively pristine coral populations of WA's inshore Kimberley region are better equipped to survive ocean warming than the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Marine Park, according to a new study.

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's environment minister said Tuesday her government will lobby against UNESCO adding the Great Barrier Reef to a list of endangered World Heritage sites, arguing that ...

THREE men who pleaded guilty to people smuggling after being intercepted on boats in Australian waters have each been sentenced to jail. In sentencing Aldo Loak, Radit Gunawara and Rufman Rufman today ...