Ningaloo Reef is one of the best preserved reefs left out there. Tourism Western Australia Every grade schooler knows that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest. The stuff of ...

Coral has recovered from storms and bleaching to record levels across much of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, a survey has found. Find out more here.

The Great Barrier Reef starts 30 nautical miles offshore of Port Douglas, and parts of the reef can be reached in as little as 15 minutes via boat or 10 minutes if you go by helicopter.

Cairns, the gateway town to the Great Barrier Reef and home to more than 150,000 people, received around 600 mm (24 inches) of rain over 40 hours through early Monday morning.