The 39-year-old was reportedly fishing at Kennedy Shoal between Cairns and Townsville when emergency services alerted about midday
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A bid to clean up shipping industry intensified a coral bleaching event on Great Barrier Reef, study says ⊕⊕
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The removal of sulphur from shipping fuels caused ‘a lot of extra sunlight’ to get through atmosphere and hit reef in 2022
Steps to clean up the shipping industry by removing sulphur from fuels inten…
5 months ago
Great Barrier Reef’s Hamilton Island to be bought by US private equity firm in reported $1.2bn sale ⊕⊕
Blackstone says it has agreed to buy popular Whitsundays island from Australian winemaking family
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7 months ago
Great Barrier Reef may partially recover from 'grim future' if global warming stays below 2C ⊕
A new study has found certain corals are more resilient in warmer waters, giving hope to the world-famous reef.
Great Barrier Reef could recover from rapid coral decline if global heating was kept to 2C, study finds ⊕⊕
University of Queensland modelling warns of ‘grim future’ for corals once global temperatures cross threshold
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Elderly woman left behind by cruise ship on Great Barrier Reef island found dead ⊖
The ship's crew realised the 80-year-old was missing several hours after they had left the island
Woman in her 80s found dead on Great Barrier Reef’s Lizard Island after failing to return to cruise ship ⊖⊖
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Police say death was ‘sudden and non-suspicious’ as investigations into incident continue
A woman in her 80s has been found dead after failing to board a cruise ship anchored off an island in the Grea…
10 months ago
Great Barrier Reef suffers worst coral decline on record ○
Reefs have been battered by cyclones and starfish that eat coral, but heat stress driven by climate change is the main cause of damage.
Great Barrier Reef suffers biggest annual drop in live coral since 1980s after devastating coral bleaching ○
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Researchers warn reef may reach tipping point where coral cannot recover fast enough between major catastrophic events
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British tourists who drowned near Great Barrier Reef were father and son ○
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Queensland Coroners Court names Robin and Owen Reed as the two Brits who drowned in Australia.