GREAT BARRIER REEF Top Stories

This luxury Maldives resort is recruiting a bookseller2018-08-21
WPTV: (CNN) -- Luxury resort seeks outgoing person for desert island bookseller position. Must love reading. Yes, you read that correctly. PhilipBlackwell, who previously ran British book retailer chain Blackwells, is recruiting for what surely has to be...
Students clean-up local beach as Guardians of the Reef2018-08-21
Public Technologies: Local school students were joined by Gladstone Councillor Desley O'Grady in cleaning-up marine debris off the beach at Curtis Island, as part of their efforts to protect the Great Barrier Reef. It was just one of a number of activities students from 10 schools...
Great Barrier Reef hiding priceless tech treasures2018-08-21
PhysOrg: Move over Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg – University of Queensland scientists say the humble sea sponge or snail could unlock technological breakthroughs that might alter the course of human existence. ......
Australian Prime Minister Turnbull Drops Legislating Climate Change Targets2018-08-20
WorldNews.com: Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull made another major shift on Monday, retreating from Australia's previous energy policy amid threats to his own role as leader of the country, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. Turnbull removed the climate change targets...
David Jeffery: Success story from ‘the business’2018-08-20
The Signal: David Jeffery is among the legions of Santa Clarita Valley residents employed behind the scenes in “the business.” It is likely many reading this article have enjoyed the results of his creative labors. His industry credits include 12 years as a producer for...
Heat waves put marine life in peril2018-08-20
The Japan News: The Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Even the oceans are breaking temperature records in this summer of heat waves. Off the San Diego coast, scientists earlier this month recorded all-time high seawater temperatures since daily measurements began in 1916....
Why not wreck the planet? It might get you elected2018-08-20
CNN: (CNN)There is a certain mindset in politics, present the world over and across the political spectrum, which distrusts expertise. That mindset is presently revealing itself in Australia, where a small group of conservative-minded MPs is holding the prime...
Meet the 28-year-old innovator who invented a smartphone-operated sea drone that could help save the ocean2018-08-20
Business Insider: Several NGOs in Norway, the US and Australia have already used the startup's prototypes for ocean mapping and cleanups. 28-year-old Christine Spiten from Norway is the co-founder of Blueye Robotics, a startup that develops and sells underwater drones. Founded...
Virtual reality initiative helps scientists map Great Barrier Reef2018-08-20
Xinhua: SYDNEY, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Data experts and marine researchers have asked for the help of citizen scientists in order to better understand Australia'sGreat Barrier Reef, local media reported Monday. Launched as a part of National...
Prime Minister abandons action on climate change2018-08-20
Public Technologies: The AustralianConservation Foundation (ACF) has condemned Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull for putting his own interests ahead of the safety of our community and the resilience of our natural world by abandoning even the weak climate change action proposed for...
Consultation underway2018-08-20
Public Technologies: The opportunity for the public to comment on a proposal is an important part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine ParkAuthority's environmental assessment and consultative processes. Interested parties are invited to contact us for more information, or to make a...
Under the waves in wonderland - the Great Barrier Reef2018-08-20
Irish Independent: Happy man...John watches the sun set on Australia'sGreat Barrier Reef John enjoys the Aussie SwagJohn Greene Twitter Email August 20 2018 2:30 AM 0 Comments Under the waves in wonderland - the Great Barrier Reef Independent.ie The sun came up over the...
As The Turnbull Govt Implodes, It’s Still Making Policy. It’s Just Really, Really Bad Policy2018-08-20
New Matilda: With talk this morning of a possible leadership challenge to the Prime Minister by Home Affairs minister Peter Dutton, Ben Eltham reviews what landed the coalition in trouble in the first place. Covering federal politics is never the most uplifting of tasks,...
Nature's perfect match is breaking down and the reef is in peril2018-08-19
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: A relationship formed over 210 million years ago, around the time dinosaurs first appeared on earth, between coral and algae is under strain and it's transforming the Great Barrier Reef. ......