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Labor pledges $500M for Great Barrier Reef if elected

A stretch of bleached coral in the Great Barrier Reef
A stretch of bleached coral in the Great Barrier Reef Source: AAP

Labor has pledged half-a-billion dollars to protect the Great Barrier Reef from threats, including climate change, if its elected to government. Day 22 of the federal election campaign saw the opposition leader return to Queensland, while the Prime Minister made a second visit to western Sydney with promises of more funding for an initiative linking schools with private business. Aaron reports.


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Labor has pledged half-a-billion dollars to protect the Great Barrier Reef from threats, including climate change, if its elected to government. Day 22 of the federal election campaign saw the opposition leader return to Queensland, while the Prime Minister made a second visit to western Sydney with promises of more funding for an initiative linking schools with private business. Aaron reports.



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