Evegreen Editor Rachael Thompson travelled to the world's largest coral reef system for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

The Australian government on Wednesday turned down a proposal for a new open-cut coal mine near the Great Barrier Reef ... from the reef on the Queensland coastline, about 700 kilometers (435 ...

The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most unique and diverse ecosystems in the world. Located off the coast of Queensland, ...

Because Cairns is the tourist hub of Queensland (and a convenient point from which to explore the reef), many Great Barrier Reef visitors ... by carriers like Virgin Australia Airlines, Jetstar ...

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia for the first ... citing the open-pit mine’s potential harm to the nearby Great Barrier Reef. The government is under pressure to curb climate change by ...

Most visitors head to Cairns when they want to explore the reef, so it's hardly surprising that one of Queensland's most ... array of local brews at Cairns' Barrier Reef Brewing Co. For those ...

One of the seven wonders of the natural world, the Great Barrier Reef lies in the clear blue waters off the northeast coast of Australia. Spanning 14 degrees ... Located in Townsville, Queensland, ...

Australia’s new government rejected plans for a major coal project near the Great Barrier Reef, marking a sharp ... tycoon Clive Palmer’s Central Queensland Coal project due to the likelihood ...

Australia's environment minister on Wednesday declined to grant permission for a new thermal coal project owned by mining magnate Clive Palmer near the Great Barrier Reef. The Central Queensland ...

Two British tourists have drowned off the coast of a popular tourist town at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef ... in Queensland named for the year Captain James Cook arrived in Australia.