Club chief says ‘anodyne acknowledgments’ can be ‘overworked’. Follow today’s news live
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
The federal environment minister, Murray Watt, will use a speech later today to lay out Australia’s credentials in protecting the Great Barrier Reef before a meeting of the world heritage committee in July.
Global heating remains the reef’s most significant threat, Watt will say, along with impacts from severe weather events, fishing, outbreaks of coral-eating starfish and poor water quality related to clearing of vegetation on land. At an event hosted by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, Watt will say:
Faced with these challenges, humankind must be at its best. That’s why we are taking up the fight to protect the Great Barrier Reef for future generations.
This is a plan the prime minister should pick up today. No excuses, no delays. If fuel stops, Australia stops. It’s that simple. Trucks don’t move, supermarkets don’t stock, businesses shut their doors.
We are putting forward a practical plan to make sure that never happens. More fuel in reserve, more storage on the ground and a country that can stand on its own two feet.
Continue reading...
Club chief says ‘anodyne acknowledgments’ can be ‘overworked’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal environment minister, Murray Watt, will use a speech later...
See more
