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A marine expert says Australia’s iconic World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef will become little more than a mass of seaweed if the development of coal ports on

Australia’s federal Labor government is strengthening its protection of the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef to prevent the United Nations from stripping it of its status. However, the

Multinational chemical company Orica has been fined almost $500,000 over the release of cyanide off the central Queensland coast. Orica, which has a long history of environmental problems at

A massive $23 billion gas project in the northern Australian state of Queensland is to be expanded, creating an extra 2000 jobs in rural areas. The owners of the

A United Nations report has warned the Great Barrier Reef could be listed as a World Heritage site in danger unless high-risk coastal developments including new ports are

The chairman of Queensland’s Gladstone Ports Corporation says he's insulted by suggestions from the conservative Liberal National state premier, Campbell Newman, that it has been mismanaged. Mr Newman has

A new study has revealed that humpback whales could be a casualty of Queensland's booming coal industry. The study, published in the Marine Ecology Progress Series journal, identifies a

Dredging, not floods, is to blame for a mystery fish disease at central Queensland’s Gladstone Harbour, according to an independent scientific report. Lawyers bringing a potential $20 million compensation

The environmental lobby group WWF has issued a scorecard for the political parties contesting the Queensland state election and says the Great Barrier Reef would fare best under