Word on the Reef
Diving into marine science on the Great Barrier Reef and beyond!
Podcasting since 2024 • 24 episodes
Word on the Reef
Latest Episodes
S2 E9: Catching Air, Calling for Action: A Tour Operator's Plea to Save the Great Barrier Reef
Brett Wright has spent the past 30 years taking visitors to the Great Barrier Reef from Port Douglas with his tour company Windswell Adventures—and he's seen the changes up close. From worsening coral bleaching to the devastation of extr...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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S2 E8: Who Will Protect the Great Barrier Reef in the 2025 Australian Federal Election?
In this special Election Edition of Word on the Reef, Tanya Murphy and Brett Goodban dive into one of the most critical questions facing Australians ahead of the Federal Election: Who has the best plan to save the Great Barri...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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S2 E7: Australia's Federal Election and the Sixth Mass Coral Bleaching Event in 9 Years on the Great Barrier Reef
The federal election is just two weeks away — and it turns out some politicians are still floundering when it comes to climate change. While the Reef suffers, some parties are busy serving up red herrings instead of real solutions.
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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46:57
S2 E6: Coral Bleaching on Western Australia's World Heritage Listed Ningaloo Reef
This week, our guest is West Australian coral ecologist Associate Professor Zoe Richards, who's had some extraordinary adventures—diving with crocodiles, discovering new coral species and surveying nuclear bomb sites!We'll journe...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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44:37
S2 E5: Lizard Island's Sixth Consecutive Coral Bleaching Event: What Happens when Bleaching Becomes Annual?
This week we're heading back to spectacular Lizard Island to uncover what’s changed since last year’s record-breaking coral bleaching event. New research station co-director Dr David Abrego takes us a vivid tour of this world...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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37:49
