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Future of Australia's Great Barrier Reef hangs in the balance

As experts gather at a UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world is facing an "ocean emergency". In Australia, the Great Barrier Reef recently suffered another mass bleaching event, just months after a UNESCO committee recommended the World Heritage Site be listed as…

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Why this new climate case against the high-polluting Scarborough gas project is so significant

A major new climate case to stop Woodside’s controversial Scarborough gas project going ahead has been filed by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) in the federal court this week. ACF lawyers argue that the potential for the project’s emissions to harm the Great Barrier Reef must be assessed.

The Conversation

Morning mail: bid to halt $16bn gas project to protect Great Barrier Reef, questions over Barilaro job

Wednesday: Activists are seeking to put a stop to the Scarborough development in WA. Plus: Elon Musk warns of US recession

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Conservationists in court bid to halt $16bn Scarborough gas project citing damage to barrier reef

Australian Conservation Foundation says global heating from fossil fuel development will compound coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef

The Guardian - AU

Conservation group seeks injunction to stop Woodside gas project to protect Great Barrier Reef

A massive Woodside gas project approved in the Western Australia will contribute to damage to the Great Barrier Reef, conservation lawyers will argue.

ABC News

‘A reason to get up … and it’s free’: a volunteering holiday in the Whitsundays

Sorting piles of garbage isn’t a typical tropical escape, but on the Great Barrier Reef Joe Hinchliffe finds purpose in paradise

The Guardian - AU

Probiotics could be used to help in Great Barrier Reef coral transplants

Probiotics are often promoted as a way to improve gut health, but scientists say they could also play a vital role in boosting the immunity of coral transplants on the reef.

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Why one cat food brand has made it a priority to bring life back to our reefs

Reef restoration is critical to healthy oceans and marine life. Here’s how a surprising partner is making it possible.

The Guardian - AU

Scientists warn government must aim for faster transition to net zero to save Great Barrier Reef

Marine scientists say they hope a new-look parliament will lead to more ambitious climate targets amid more frequent coral bleaching events.

ABC News

This election, are the teals ready to take on the fossil fuel lobby that’s captured the major parties?

Historians of tomorrow will puzzle over why an election preceded by fire and floods hasn’t centred on the future to which both parties are committing us

The Guardian - AU

Climate change is killing trees in Queensland's tropical rainforests

In recent years, the Great Barrier Reef off Australia’s northeast coast has seen multiple events of mass coral bleaching as human-caused global warming has driven sustained high temperatures in the ocean.

The Conversation

Australia’s tropical rainforests have been dying faster for decades in ‘clear and stark climate warning’

Scientists compare findings of tree study to mass coral bleaching in Great Barrier Reef

The Guardian - AU

We must end our command-and-control relationship with the environment if we are to arrest its destruction

Despite the magnitude of Australia’s environmental decline, we still have the opportunity and ability to turn things around

The Guardian - AU

I want my vote to count for nature: how do the major parties stack up?

The animals and plants at risk of extinction finally made it onto the political agenda last week, as Labor and the Greens launched biodiversity policies ahead of the federal election.

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The Conversation

What the next Australian government must do to save the Great Barrier Reef

Widespread coral bleaching has now occurred on the Great Barrier Reef for the fourth time in seven years. As the world has heated up more and more, there’s less and less chance for corals to recover.

AAP

PM pivots to counter character attacks

Scott Morrison has acknowledged he'll have to change the way he approaches the prime ministership if his government is returned.

The Guardian - AU

Labor pledges millions in funding to protect threatened species and Great Barrier Reef

Opposition says it will also provide a response to the Samuel review into Australia’s national environmental laws

ABC News

Labor pledges more money to protect Great Barrier Reef from climate change if elected

Federal Labor announces an additional $194 million over four years to protect the Great Barrier Reef from climate change if it wins government on May 21.

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Australia says most Great Barrier Reef coral studied this year was bleached

Australian scientists confirm the mass bleaching, yet are hopeful the world's largest coral reef ecosystem can recover.

The Independent UK

Most Great Barrier Reef coral studied this year was bleached

Australian government scientists say 91% of the Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth mass event in seven years

ABC News

Great Barrier Reef bleaching occurred on over 90 per cent of reefs this summer, report reveals

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority annual snapshot details how the 2021-22 summer led to a mass bleaching event of coral.

The Guardian - AU

‘Devastating’: 91% of reefs surveyed on Great Barrier Reef affected by coral bleaching in 2022

Report reveals extent of sixth mass bleaching event with worst-affected reefs between Cape Tribulation and Whitsundays

ABC News

Darumbal Aboriginal people celebrate historic sea country agreement on Great Barrier Reef

The Darumbal people will manage more than 36,000 square kilometres of sea country off the central Queensland coast, using methods based on cultural lore and science.

The Conversation

Scorched dystopia or liveable planet? Here’s where the climate policies of our political hopefuls will take us

The federal election campaign takes place against a background of flooding on Australia’s east coast, where some residents remain in temporary accommodation a month after the disaster. It’s just the latest reminder Australia is set to become a poster child for climate change harms.

The Guardian - AU

Leading scientist calls for Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching report to be released before election

‘We’re not supposed to live in a secret society,’ expert says after agency delays publishing maps of damage

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