Browsing The Philippine Star by Place "Great Barrier Reef"

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    • Australia admits neglect of Great Barrier Reef 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, October 4, 2012, on page A-23)
      The Australian government admits the Great Barrier Reef has been neglected for decades after a study showed it has lost more than half its coral cover in the past 27 years. Environment Minister Tony Burke said research ...

    • Crew fined for entering restricted reef area 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, April 17, 2010, on page A-26)
      Australian authorities signaled their seriousness about protecting the Great Barrier Reef with a court issuing fines Friday for a ship that entered a restricted area a day after a coal carrier ran aground and tore a huge ...

    • Shark bites 2 Brits on Aussie's Great Barrier Reef 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, October 30, 2019, on page 18)
      A shark bit off a British tourist’s foot and mauled another British tourist’s leg on Tuesday as the men snorkeled on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, officials said. The men aged 22 and 28 had been on a snorkeling tour in ...