58 stories
TOWNSVILLE: The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia said the attack on Reef science, being encouraged by the CANEGROWERS organisation, disregards Townsville’s...
16 August 2019
WWF says CANEGROWERS org's attack on Reef science is hypocritical because cane growers have received $ millions to reduce runoff and improve productivity based...
12 August 2019
A new study finds on average people could be ingesting approximately 5 grams of plastic every week, which is the equivalent weight of a credit card.
12 June 2019
Plastic trash found on remote Great Barrier Reef island drives home plastic issue.
5 March 2019
Global wildlife populations have fallen by 60% since 1970, but koalas are now declining at an even faster rate.
30 October 2018
These are the dramatic before and after pictures that drive home the sediment and farm chemical problem plaguing the Great Barrier Reef.
26 October 2018
WWF-Australia today said there was a risk of increased pollution to the Great Barrier Reef attached to the LNP’s promise to build new dams in Queensland.
3 November 2017
"It beggars belief to say the Reef improved following devastating mass bleaching mortality."
24 October 2017
WWF-Australia said the draft Reef Water Quality Improvement Plan, released today by the Queensland and Australian governments, is far too vague and ignores...
30 August 2017
Australia’s Environment Minister has approved 1 million cubic metres of dredging in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
22 December 2015
New laws banning the sea dumping of industrial dredge spoil have passed in the Queensland Parliament in one of the most significant conservation victories ever...
12 November 2015
New laws to restrict sea-dumping and port expansion in the Reef World Heritage Area will be voted on in Queensland Parliament next week.
4 November 2015