Great Barrier Reef

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Ningaloo Reef has suffered a bleaching event.

‘You realise your children are probably never going to see Ningaloo the way you saw it’

The west-coast reef has largely escaped the curse of coral bleaching that has blighted the Great Barrier Reef. This year, that’s changed.

  • Bianca Hall

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Sections of the Great Barrier Reef suffered their largest annual decline in coral cover due to bleaching during 2024.

Great Barrier Reef suffers record coral decline, mass bleaching

Year upon year of marine heatwaves are battering the Great Barrier Reef, the most recent survey of coral coverage shows.

  • Nick O'Malley
The infinity pool has sweeping views.

This Whitsundays resort just got a lavish upgrade

An award-winning makeover has transformed Club Wyndham Airlie Beach’s luxury three-level villas.

  • Sheriden Rhodes
Eli Creek on K’gari is a victim of its own popularity.

Just how eco-friendly is Queensland’s ecotourism plan?

Encouraging more low-impact, nature-based tourism is an excellent proposition. But there’s an oxymoron at the heart of the latest plan.

  • Courtney Kruk
Slipstream Brewing in Yeerongpilly has won a Queensland Day ‘All the Best’ award for the best pub.

Newstead parmis, Wilston beers: Brisbane sweeps ‘best of’ Queensland competition with seven winners

Voted for by the public for Queensland Day, the awards for offerings ranging from burgers to banh mi offered a few surprises.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt and Nick Dent
Natural Bridge in Springbrook National Park

‘Tasmania, we’re coming for you’: 20-year tourism plan to make Queensland No.1

Destination 2045 includes nearly 50 new ecotourism projects to leverage the state’s natural assets.

  • Courtney Kruk
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Coral bleaching threat level March to April.

Great Barrier Reef bleaching turns up heat in key Coalition seat

The second coral bleaching event in as many years is a major threat to the reef, and a wildcard for the major parties battling to win the Leichardt electorate.

  • Mike Foley
Scientists catch, tattoo and release cleaner wrasse fish on Lizard Island as part of a behavioural research project.

The scientists working to keep the ‘lights’ on at the Great Barrier Reef

Mass coral mortality is the worst it has ever been. Some experts say neither side of politics is prepared to reckon with reality.

  • Angus Dalton
Scientists are hoping to find a way to save the coral on the Great Barrier Reef from climate change.

This is the heartbeat of efforts to save a global icon. Is it too late?

A new generation of scientists are refusing to give up on the Great Barrier Reef.

  • Angus Dalton and Janie Barrett
A stop-motion video showcases the short commute to work for researchers on Lizard Island. Vision - Janie Barrett.
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Life on Lizard Island

A stop-motion video showcases the short commute to work for researchers on Lizard Island. Vision - Janie Barrett.