The Great Barrier Reef news

Updated Reef 2050 Plan released for public comment

A draft of the updated Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan has been released for public comment. The six-week public consultation period closes on 30 September 2020. Read more: Reef 2050 plan

Report from the Hon. Warren Entsch MP, the Special Envoy for the Great Barrier Reef

January-June 2020 report to the Minister for the Environment. Read more: Report to the Minister for the Environment the Hon. Sussan Ley MP — January - June 2020

$150 million to drive innovations to boost Reef resilience

An initial $150 million will be invested in the new phase of the government’s Reef Restoration and Adaptation work, following the government’s endorsement of a two-year feasibility study led by the…

Report from the Hon. Warren Entsch MP, the Special Envoy for the Great Barrier Reef

June–December 2019 report to the Minister for the Environment. Read more: Report to the Minister for the Environment the Hon. Sussan Ley MP

State Party Reports on the state of conservation submitted to the World Heritage Committee for the Great Barrier Reef, Tasmanian Wilderness

Australia’s latest reports to the World Heritage Committee outline the comprehensive action being undertaken by the Australian and state governments to protect and sustain the Great Barrier Reef and…