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Great Barrier Reef A $42 Billion Asset ‘too Big To Fail’

Australia's under-pressure Great Barrier Reef is an asset worth Aus$56 billion (US$42 billion) and as an ecosystem and...

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Brazil, Argentina Set For Money-Spinning Australia Showdown

Argentina's Superclasico showdown with arch-rivals Brazil is set to pump tens of millions of dollars into the...

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Chemicals Are Found In the Blood of Turtles From Great Barrier Reef

Chemicals from human cosmetics and drugs have been found in the blood of turtles living in Australia's Great Barrier...

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Chemical Cocktail Found In Barrier Reef Turtles

Human medicines and household substances have been discovered in the blood of green turtles in Australia's Great...

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Great Barrier Reef Can No Longer Be Saved

The Great Barrier Reef can no longer be saved in its present form and is damaged beyond repair, scientists have warned....

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Vinegar Offers Hope In Barrier Reef Starfish Battle

Coral-munching crown-of-thorns starfish can be safely killed by common household vinegar, scientists revealed Thursday...

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Reef Damage Could Cost Australia A Million Tourists

Mass coral bleaching on Australia's Great Barrier Reef could cost the region more than a million tourists a year and up...

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‘Underwater Wasteland’ Worries After Cyclone Hits Barrier Reef

A powerful cyclone that smashed into northeastern Australia could have caused further damage to the under-pressure...

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Great Barrier Reef At Risk of WORST-EVER Coral Bleaching This Year

The Great Barrier Reef could be struck by its worst-ever blast of coral bleaching as early as this year, experts have...

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Plan To Save Great Barrier Reef Set Back Decades

Australia's plan to rescue the beleaguered Great Barrier Reef has been set back at least two decades after the fragile...