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Plastic straws would be banned under new Queensland single-use plastics plan
07 November 2019, ABC News
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Tourism industry breaks silence over shark control programs
04 November 2019, 7News Cairns
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04 November 2019, 10 News First Queensland
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09 September 2019, The Project, Network Ten
Great Barrier Reef Outlook is “very poor”
31 August 2019, BBC News
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in “very poor” condition: agency
31 August 2019, Reuters
31 August 2019, The Australian
Great Barrier Reef long-term outlook ‘very poor’, Federal Government reef report finds
31 August 2019, ABC News
Only 10% of sugarcane growers in reef catchment properly managing runoff
30 August 2019, Guardian Australia
Australia pressures Unesco over impact of climate change on Great Barrier Reef
29 August 2019, Guardian Australia
‘Hero for the Planet’ picks Exmouth Gulf for global publicity campaign
22 August 2019, WA Today
The Shark Show – what do we know? What should we know?
17 August 2019, It’s Just Not Cricket, ABC Radio National
Great Barrier Reef run-off rules riles farmers
10 August 2019, The Australian
COAG agenda covers Great Barrier Reef, infrastructure and recycling
09 August 2019, Cairns Post
Warming waters killing Great Barrier Reef faster than expected
09 August 2019, ABC Radio National, AM
Shark nets catching non-target species
05 August 2019, Sydney Morning Herald
Sugarcane farmers label scientific consensus on reef ‘unsubstantiated scaremongering’
01 August 2019, Guardian Australia
‘Cut greenhouse gases quickly’ to save reef
19 July 2019, The Australian
Great Barrier Reef authority urges ‘fastest possible action’ on emissions
19 July 2019, Guardian Australia
Traditional Owner knowledge pivotal to protecting Great Barrier Reef
17 July 2019, National Indigenous Times
‘What the hell?’ Man’s morbid act after catching tiny hammerhead shark
17 July 2019, Yahoo News Australia
Health check finds Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is in trouble
11 July 2019, 9 News
Great Barrier Reef hard coral cover close to record lows
11 July 2019, Guardian Australia
Carmichael approval a death-knell for the Great Barrier Reef
08 July 2019, Down to Earth (India)
04 July 2019, The Australian
Japan restarts commercial whaling after 31 years
01 July 2019, Financial Times
Japan renews whaling after 30 years
01 July 2019, Triple J Hack, ABC Radio
Demand for whale meat is down. So why did Japan just resume commercial whaling?
01 July 2019, USA Today
Fears northern Australian mangrove forests could ‘drown’ due to rising seas
01 July 2019, ABC News
Humpback whale freed from shark nets in delicate rescue off Broadbeach
27 June 2019, ABC News
Campaign kicks off to make Great Barrier Reef an Australian citizen
26 June 2019, SBS News
Whale food shortage to blame for mass deaths in US
18 June 2019, The World Today, ABC Radio National
Seahorses Under Threat Because of Human Sex Treatment
15 June 2019, 10 Daily
Australia, in a Victory for Coal, Clears the Way for a Disputed Mine
13 June 2019, The New York Times
Adani mine: Australia approves controversial coal project
13 June 2019, BBC News
30 May 2019, Primer
Australian state leader calls for timeline on Adani coal mine approvals
23 May 2019, Reuters
Coral bleaching event underway in French Polynesia despite no El Nino
21 May 2019, ABC, Science
‘Vote for the climate’: NSW demands environmental short film’s removal from internet
18 May 2019, Guardian Australia
30 Sharks from Australia have died in a French Aquarium
15 May 2019, ABC, Triple J Hack
Thirty sharks captured on Great Barrier Reef died in captivity at French aquarium
15 May 2019, 9 News Digital, Guardian Australia
Thirty sharks captured on barrier reef and exported to France all died in captivity
15 May 2019, Guardian Australia
PM’s claim Coalition saved reef from nonexistent ‘endangered list’ condemned as ‘ridiculous’
13 May 2019, Guardian Australia
Conservationists call for ‘true ban’ on super trawlers
07 May 2019, ABC Radio National, AM
Supertrawlers have Aust ‘in their sights’
07 May 2019, SBS News – and other outlets
Plastic pollution features in Australian election
02 May 2019, Plastics News
‘A bigger responsibility’: why sustainable seafood is close to Ben Shewry’s heart
01 May 2019, Guardian Australia
20 April 2019, Sky News Australia
Sustainable seafood on the menu at Australia’s top restaurants
18 April, 2019 – ProBono Australia
Australia’s top restaurants pledge to serve only sustainable seafood
18 April, 2019 – Guardian Australia
What fish should you eat this Easter?
16 April, 2019 – Taste, The Courier-Mail
Pro shark groups blame Palaszczuk government for shark fishing in Great Barrier Reef
11 April, 2019 – The Courier-Mail
Grey nurse sharks discovered in NT waters could be genetic lifeline for species
06 April, 2019 – ABC News
Japan’s war on whales isn’t over – the Australian government must keep fighting
02 April, 2019 – Guardian Australia
Plastic Plan: Bill Shorten will ban single use plastic bags and micro-beads
31 March, 2019 – Nine News
Is your favourite seafood sustainable? Here’s how to find out
23 March, 2019 – ABC Radio National
Shocking photos show dead sharks made to ‘suffer and die’ on baited hooks
20 March, 2019 – The Mirror, UK
Popular shark deterrent actually a great white nope
19 March, 2019 – The Courier-Mail
Threat of sediment runoff to Great Barrier Reef worse than thought
12 March, 2019 – Brisbane Times
Experts warn we’re killing our oceans — and it starts with what you eat
12 March, 2019 – news.com.au
How to swap out your seafood for more sustainable choices
11 March, 2019 – SBS Food
Scientists, conservation groups welcome senators’ call for Great Barrier Reef cash to be returned
15 February, 2019 – SBS News
Calls for inquiry as Adani confirms it released contaminated water
12 February, 2019 – Guardian Australia