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The good, the bad and the unnecessary of plastic packaging: inaugural Unpackit Awards winners
Trade wars and soaring airfares are reshaping how Canadians travel this summer
Maugean skates make bittersweet return home to a harbour still in crisis
Death by a thousand hammer blows: Great Barrier Reef’s coral exported by truckload 
Timmy the stranded whale is dead. Please, let’s put animal welfare first and human emotion second
Never Seen Before Valerie Taylor Work On Display
No Reprieve For Great Barrier Reef Last Summer
Inpex pursues world’s biggest carbon dumping experiment off NT coast
Govt’s proposed National Environmental Standards fail ocean and wildlife
Ocean conservation groups welcome historic High Seas Treaty ratification by Australia
Addressing Achilles’ Heel Of Marine Protected Areas
AIMS scientists help take Great Barrier Reef restoration approaches global
Global Conservation Target Risks Livelihoods In Pacific
Sawfish at risk with 80% of NT Barra Gillnet Fishing Left Off Camera
Two Years On, No Update On Actions To Reduce Salmon Biomass In Skate’s ‘Roadmap’ To Recovery
Endangered marine life is being caught in fishing nets, but it doesn’t need to be
Undersea Vehicles To Accelerate Seagrass Revival In Cockburn Sound
Mapping the path to protecting the world’s threatened sharks and rays – Important Shark and Ray Areas identified in Australian waters
Science Clear, Action Missing: Skate Remains Endangered
Seismic blasting proposal rejected in major win for whales and coastal communities
Australia submits Reef report to UNESCO, but gaps remain on climate and local threats
MR 01 26 National Heritage assessment announcement for Exmouth Gulf, Ningaloo: Warmly welcomed by conservationists
The most exciting hotel openings coming to Dubai in 2026
Our Victorian Public Service Medal Winners 2026
Day In Life: Supporting Science At Sea
QLD trawl cameras a vital step forward, but Government plan falls short for Reef protection
Ghost net funding lifeline for remote Rangers in northern Australia
Endangered whale habitat at risk as government greenlights new offshore gas exploration release
Global Trade Crackdown an early Christmas present for Australia’s Sharks & Rays
Broad support for new laws closing Reef tree clearing loopholes
WA Government commitments a once in a generation opportunity to recover iconic demersal reef fish
Dolphins Saved By Shut-down Of Damaging WA Fishery
Protecting fish on the Great Barrier Reef helps prevent crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks
Protecting fish on the Great Barrier Reef helps prevent crown-of-thorn starfish outbreaks
Albanese Government and Greens secure stronger ocean, reef and coastal protection – with important gaps to fill
New report provides turning point for managing water pollution in the Great Barrier Reef
Researchers Help Advance Timor-Leste’s Blue Economy
Ditch Red, Go For Green-Listed Seafood This Christmas
HX Expeditions Launches ‘Silent Science Boats’ in the Antarctic and Arctic to Reduce Underwater Noise
ACCC approves flawed soft plastics scheme, flags virtually no environmental benefit
Illegal seafood still on the menu despite government announcement
Australia’s four major supermarkets fail audit into plastic use, worrying signs in online groceries
Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 premieres at the Australian National Maritime Museum
Nature Laws Fall Short For Ocean And Marine Life
Nemo nursery expands to save more clownfish and grow young scientists
EPBC: Leading scientists call for nature law reforms to strengthen Great Barrier Reef protection
Tree clearing still rampant in Great Barrier Reef catchments – report warns of World Heritage danger
After two years of delays, the government’s strategy to reduce water pollution in the Great Barrier Reef says little and promises even less

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