Sydney Morning Herald: The effects of coral bleaching include the formation of an insidious layer of slime, now coating a vast area of the Great Barrier Reef, scientists say.
A thumping majority of Australians want the health of the Great Barrier Reef prioritised over coal mining, according to a survey of more than 63,000 Fairfax Media readers.
People living in mining states, the lower-educated, older people and men were less likely to agree to such a trade-off.
Queensland's Abbot Point, surrounded by wetlands...