Australian court revokes environmental approval for Adani's Carmichael coal mine

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 5, 2015, 07:15

Australia`s Federal court on Wednesday overturned government environmental approval for the Carmichael coal mine under construction in the Australian outback by Indian conglomerate Adani Mining .

Adani suspends Australian project's engineering work over delay in approvals

Last Updated: Monday, June 29, 2015, 14:31

Adani Enterprises on Monday said it has suspended engineering work at USD 16.5-billion Carmichael mine in Australia on account of delay in approvals.

Hopeful of Unesco nod for $16 billion Adani coal project: Australia

Last Updated: Friday, June 5, 2015, 23:18

Land issues should be resolved in 2-3 months for the USD 16 billion Adani Carmichael coal project, which is at the centre of a controversy over the green lobby apprehending danger to the Great Barrier Reef, Australian High Commissioner Patrick Suckling said Friday.

Australia state poll, reef risks cast shadow over Adani, GVK ventures

Last Updated: Thursday, February 5, 2015, 09:10

A shock state election result in Australia`s coal-rich Queensland state and heightened pressure to protect the Great Barrier Reef have thrown new doubts over plans by Indian firms to build two huge mines.

Aus claims substantial progress on reef protection

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 12:28

Australia said that it had made substantial progress on the UN request for better protection of the Great Barrier Reef and the world heritage site should not be listed among "in danger".

Approved port expansion plans threaten existence of Great Barrier Reef

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 14:41

The government agency that oversees Australia`s Great Barrier Reef has given its nod to a plan to dump about 3 million cubic metres of dredged mud on the reef as part of a major coal port expansion , which conservationists say will endanger its fragile ecosystem.

Tour operators fume over Great Barrier Reef dumping plan

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 13:16

Furious tourism operators on the Great Barrier Reef on Saturday threatened legal action after approval was given to dump of up to three million cubic metres of dredge waste in park waters.

Coal port plan will kill Great Barrier Reef: Activists

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 09:17

Conservationists on Wednesday slammed Australia`s approval for an Indian firm to expand a major coal port on the Great Barrier Reef coast, warning it would hasten the natural wonder`s demise.

Fish larvae sniff their way back home

Last Updated: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 13:18

Reef fish larvae can smell the presence of coral reefs from as far as several kilometres offshore and use this odour to find home, according to a new study.

Australia Navy finds bombs dropped by US on Barrier Reef

Last Updated: Friday, August 16, 2013, 16:15

Australia`s Navy said it had found four bombs dropped by US forces on the Great Barrier Reef during a training exercise last month.

World-first study tracks dwarf minke whales

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 14, 2013, 21:54

Dwarf minke whales have been tagged and tracked in Australia`s Great Barrier Reef in a world-first pilot study which hopes to solve the mystery of where they spend the summer.

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef corals lead to super sunscreen

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 19:31

In a step forward in the fight against skin cancer, scientists in Australia claimed to have developed a super sunscreen which mimics the natural sun protection used by Great Barrier Reef corals.