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Time for all parties to recognise what’s at stake on the Reef
The Australian Marine Conservation Society has urged all Australians to stand up and fight for the Great Barrier Reef - given the disappointing policies and actions of the countries’ major parties on the issue of industrialising one of the wonders of the world to date.
Forty day countdown for Minister Burke to determine which future for the Reef
Another mega port for the Reef could be decided in the next 40 days, as plans to dredge three million of tonnes of seafloor and dump it in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef have landed on Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke’s desk today.
Burke gives green light for additional 152 ship movements through the Great Barrier Reef
The Federal government’s approval of the Embley bauxite mine and port project in western Cape York will mean up to 900 additional ship movements through the Great Barrier Reef, increasing the risk of accidents and spills.
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