Australia is the only island continent on the planet which means that changes caused by planet-warming pollution - warmer seas which can drive stronger storms and more acidic oceans which wreak havoc on the food chain - are even more deadly here.

President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet. My promise... is to help you and your family.

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

Before computers telephone lines and television connect us we all share the same air the same oceans the same mountains and rivers. We are all equally responsible for protecting them.