K'gari/Fraser Island

Australia live news update: fifth child airlifted to hospital with irukandji jellyfish sting; Albanese and Dutton trade insults over Indigenous voice
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Stephanie Convery (now) and Royce Kurmelovs (earlier)
08, Jan, 2023 @5:30 AM

Wong urged to raise human rights concerns on Beijing trip – as it happened
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Elias Visontay and Natasha May (earlier)
19, Dec, 2022 @7:28 AM

Fraser Island’s formation over 1m years ago was critical to development of Great Barrier Reef, study reveals
Scientists say the world’s largest sand island helped create clearer water conditions for reef growth
Donna Lu
14, Nov, 2022 @4:00 PM

Four charged over fire that ravaged Australia's Fraser Island
Men to face Queensland court over fire that sparked immense blaze and fears of ecological disaster
Graham Readfearn and Australian Associated Press
22, Dec, 2020 @1:56 AM

Fighting for Fraser Island: how tourism and climate change put an ancient environment at risk
Campaigners who helped end logging and mining in the spectacular paradise of lakes, rainforests and beaches now fear global heating
Graham Readfearn
11, Dec, 2020 @7:00 PM

'Catastrophic' bushfire burns half of Queensland's Fraser Island and threatens ecological disaster
The fire on the world’s largest sand island, also known as K’gari, has been burning for six weeks and is encroaching on areas with 1,000-year-old trees
Graham Readfearn
01, Dec, 2020 @5:55 AM

Fraser Island dingo attack: boy in hospital after running into pack of wild dogs
Six-year-old in hospital with leg injuries after being bitten by a dingo on a sand dune
Ben Smee
19, Jan, 2019 @11:33 PM

Crews battle New South Wales bushfires amid 'catastrophic' conditions
Rural Fire Service says 2,500 firefighters in the field, with the situation most serious around Port Macquarie, Dunedoo, Mudgee, Boggabri and Kempsey
Melissa Davey and agencies
12, Feb, 2017 @8:20 AM

Paradise restored: K'gari native title success the start of a new story for Fraser Island
After two decades of struggle, the Butchalla people have won an important battle in the campaign to rename Queensland’s tourism hot spot
Joshua Robertson
24, Oct, 2014 @1:50 AM
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