Environment Minister Greg Hunt says more than a quarter of Labor's pledge towards the Great Barrier Reef will be squandered on bureaucracy.
The Liberal frontbencher told reporters in Sydney that $100 million of the $377 million promised by Labor would be set aside "for more bureaucracy" instead of frontline services.
"That seems like an incredible wasted opportunity," Mr Hunt said on Monday.
Mr Hunt also said Labor would have to cut $123 million from an existing reef program as part of their pledge.
"We'd like to know which reef program, whether it's gully protection, wetlands conservation, what it is they're axing," he said.
Labor's cash injection will go to improving water quality, streamlining management and science, according to the party.
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