Great Barrier Reef
Funding for Great Barrier Reef water quality falls despite 'crisis'
Commonwealth funding to arrest declining water quality on the Great Barrier Reef has dropped by more than $11 million a year.
- by Nicole Hasham
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Great Barrier Reef
Queensland's Bob Marley water spider makes international top 10 marine species list
Queensland’s very own marine spider named after reggae legend Bob Marley has made it to the worldwide top 10 list of remarkable species discovered in 2017.
- by Amy Mitchell-Whittington
Great Barrier Reef
Final moments of US newlyweds' Whitsundays helicopter crash revealed
The pilot saw a warning sign flash and felt a "thud" before the aircraft hit the water, according to a report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
- by Amy Mitchell-Whittington
Queensland
Prince Charles issues fresh plea for Great Barrier Reef
Prince Charles is calling for the Great Barrier Reef to be at the heart of plans for a new "blue economy" that seeks to harness the world's oceans for economic growth.
- by Belinda Tasker
Great Barrier Reef
Cyclone Debbie's damage still being felt by resort
A year on from catastrophic cyclone Debbie, Daydream Island has still not reopened its doors.
- by Laura Polson
Science
'Spray-on umbrella' could protect coral from mass bleaching
A team of researchers are trialling a liquid spray that could help protect coral along the Great Barrier Reef from extreme bleaching events.
- by Amy Mitchell-Whittington
Environment
Labor and Greens lose bid to stop overhaul of sensitive marine zones
The protracted battle to prevent the Turnbull government's proposed cuts to marine park protections has been lost in the Senate.
- by Nicole Hasham
Great Barrier Reef
Fatal Whitsundays chopper crash victims were on 'dream honeymoon'
An American couple from Hawaii who died when their helicopter crashed into waters near Queensland's Whitsunday Islands have been named as Peter and Sue Hensel.
- by Ruth McCosker
Great Barrier Reef
Whitsundays helicopter crash pilot helped pull US tourist from chopper
"Something went wrong and the consequences are tragic."
- by Jorge Branco
Queensland
Climate change to hurt Queensland tourism, report warns
Queensland's top tourist destinations are under threat from climate change, according to the latest report from the Climate Council.
Great Barrier Reef
Boat noise could be distracting young reef fish and getting them eaten
Young reef fish exposed to motorboat noises find it harder to recognise predators compared to those who grow up in quieter conditions, Queensland-based research has found.
- by Amy Mitchell-Whittington