But Australia has three lower profile reefs that are also World Heritage listed—Ningaloo and Shark Bay in Western Australia, and Lord Howe Island, 600 kilometers off the New South Wales coast ...

Sydney: Lizard Island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered one of the world's worst coral die-offs, with 92 per ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering a mass bleaching event, the reef’s marine park authority confirmed Friday, the result of soaring ocean temperatures caused by the global climate ...

Australia's environmental minister argued that the country has already addressed several of the report's concerns over the world's largest coral reef.

One of Australia’s most iconic landscapes has been given just six months to turn its future around as it continues to battle environmental disasters.

(CNN) — Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering another mass bleaching event, the reef’s managers confirmed Friday, the result of soaring ocean temperatures caused by the global climate ...

Researchers have discovered remains of a massive coral reef in a desert plain they previously thought was featureless.

Australia's environment minister says her government will urge against the U.N. adding the Great Barrier Reef to a list of endangered sites, saying worries are a reflection of the previous government.