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Showing posts with label #Great Barrier Reef. Show all posts
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The problem with allowing coal port expansions on the Great Barrier Reef

By Kelly Nguyen | 25 August 2023

A massive coal boom is amongst us and in the process it is turning our beloved Great Barrier Reef into a massive industrial estate. On the 31st of January 2014, the Environmental Minister, Greg Hunt and environmental authorities have approved the expansion of mining and coal ports located along the Great Barrier Reef, commonly known as Abbott Port.[1]