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UNESCO recommends listing Great Barrier Reef as 'in danger'

Western Pacific Ocean Coral on the Great Barrier Reef off Port Douglas, QLD

Western Pacific Ocean Coral on the Great Barrier Reef off Port Douglas, QLD Source: AAP

Draft decision says the long term outlook for the reef had deteriorated from 'poor to very poor', but the Government strongly disagrees


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By Abby Dinham

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Draft decision says the long term outlook for the reef had deteriorated from 'poor to very poor', but the Government strongly disagrees



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