YOU WONT BELIEVE: 15 - What They Never Told You

Queensland boy who got Billie Eilish to help reef program made CoralWatch ambassador

A Queensland boy, who encouraged one of the world's biggest pop stars to get involved in a campaign to protect the Great Barrier Reef, adds another achievement to his impressive record.

ABC News · Feb 16, 2022

How a 'motley crew' of citizen scientists is helping to save the Great Barrier Reef

Volunteers aboard a flotilla of tourist boats, tinnies and superyachts capture more than 40,000 images to create a big-picture snapshot of the reef's health.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2022

Australia is spending billions on the Great Barrier Reef. Will it do any good?

Another $1bn has been committed, the latest of many funding pledges. But the reef’s biggest threat – global heating – overshadows everything

The Guardian - AU · Feb 12, 2022

Mass bleaching predicted for reefs

The largest coral reef in the world is at risk of becoming dead and barren

Salon · Feb 2, 2022

Coral reef safe zones set to plummet, while potential bleaching events loom in Qld, WA

Bleaching-free coral reefs are expected to plummet as we head towards 1.5C of warming, as scientists anxiously watch for another bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef.

ABC News · Feb 1, 2022

The $1 billion Great Barrier Reef funding is nonsensical. Australians, and their natural wonder, deserve so much better

Today, the federal government is due to report back to UNESCO on its efforts to protect the Great Barrier Reef. The government’s announcement last week of A$1 billion of additional funding is welcome, but it will do little to allay UNESCO’s concerns.

The Conversation · Feb 1, 2022

Yikes: The Great Barrier Reef Could Potentially Be About To Face Another Mass Bleaching Event

Give Crush a break!!!

Pedestrian.tv · Jan 29, 2022

NSW has deadliest day of pandemic; widespread flooding causes damage – as it happened

NSW records 49 Covid deaths, Victoria 31, Queensland 12 and South Australia five. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU · Jan 28, 2022

Cindy Wockner: With an election looming, Morrison & Co suddenly discover the Reef is in trouble

Why does it take a threat of an endangerment listing and a looming federal election for the government to do something to restore the Great Barrier Reef?

The New Daily · Jan 28, 2022

Great Barrier Reef on verge of another mass bleaching after highest temperatures on record

Exclusive: ‘Shocked and concerned’ US government scientists say heat stress over Australia’s ocean jewel is unprecedented

The Guardian - AU · Jan 28, 2022