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Plane crashes on Great Barrier Reef resort island

A child was among the nine passengers on board when the plane overshot the runway.

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Multiple people were injured when the plane crashed on Lizard Island.

Tragic details emerge as tourist dies while snorkelling on Great Barrier Reef

She is the second person to die while visiting the reef in recent weeks.

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A woman has died while snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns.

Holiday nightmare: Man dies as tour group ‘swept away’ on Great Barrier Reef

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An investigation is underway into the death of SA man Adrian Meyer on the Great Barrier Reef.

Entire island on the market for less than price of a house

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Temple Island is listed for sale for $1.75 million.

Not a single Aussie reef could survive 1.5C warming. A dire warning says that’s less than a decade away

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New research shows global warming of 1.5C will be catastrophic for almost all coral reefs worldwide, even sites scientists once thought of as refuges.

UNESCO pushes ahead with plans to classify the Great Barrier Reef as 'endangered'

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UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee is pushing ahead with plans to classify the Great Barrier Reef as an endangered.