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Australia set to host Bangladesh for two-match Test Series in August
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The two-Test series will kick off on August 13 at Marrara Stadium in Darwin, with the second and final Test slated for August 22 at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay. This will mark a historic return of Test cricket to Darwin, which last hosted a five-day international when Australia fa
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers most widespread coral bleaching on
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record in 2024 due to climate change-driven heat stress, with coral cover dropping sharply, especially in the south, Al Jazeera reported. Experts warn urgent emissions cuts are needed to protect the reef's future.
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UNESCO recommends delaying decision on placing Great Barrier Reef on list
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
UNESCO has recommended delaying a decision to place the Great Barrier Reef on a list of "in danger" World Heritage sites, but has emphasised it remains under "serious threat" from climate change and pollution, ABC News reported.
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Adam Zampa takes ICC Men's T20 WC 2022 trophy to Great Barrier Reef
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Over 100,000 international visitors are anticipated to attend the event, which is being played from October 16 to November 13 across seven Australian cities.
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Australia sets 2050 net-zero emissions target ahead of COP26
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], October 26 (ANI): Australia on Tuesday set 2050 net-zero emissions target in the run-up to the UN Climate Conference, COP26, starting in Glasgow at the end of this week.
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Australia to challenge UNESCO proposal to list Great Barrier Reef as 'in d
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], June 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia will challenge UNESCO's draft recommendation to add the Great Barrier Reef to the List of World Heritage in Danger, Environment Minister Sussan Ley told the ABC News broadcaster on Tuesday.
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Experience Australia with the new 8D audio escapes from Tourism Australia
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] October 7 (ANI/NewsVoir): In a first for any tourism organization, Tourism Australia has launched a new series of immersive videos that harness the innovative 8D audio technology and take viewers on a sensory journey of Australia's unique sights, sounds, and t
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Australian court bans shark culling in Great Barrier Reef
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Sept 19 (Xinhua/ANI): The Queensland state government in Australia will be forced to end their shark culling program after a Federal Court banned the practice in protected areas of the Great Barrier Reef.
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Researcher finds extreme mangrove on Great Barrier Reef
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): Researchers discovered "extreme corals" in mangrove lagoons around Australia's Great Barrier Reef, which is yielding important information about how corals deal with environmental stress.
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Protests across Australia against Adani coal mine project
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], October 8 (ANI): A large number of Australians have come out to protest the India-based group, Adani Enterprises' proposed Carmichael coal mine in Queensland state, which is slated to become the country's largest coal mine, but had been delayed for years over environmenta
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Great Barrier Reef not on Unesco's 'list of World Heritage sites
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.] , July 8 (ANI) :United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has released its 'List of World Heritage (sites) in Danger', and Australia's Great Barrier Reef does not feature in it.
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The Great Barrier Reef is in its last stage, claims study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], June 3 (ANI): Last summer, the record high temperatures around the Great Barrier Reef led much of the coral getting bleached, overcooked, diseased and dying off.
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