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$1 billion pledge to help protect the Great Barrier Reef
28/01/2022
An extra $1 billion dollars is being promised to help protect the Great Barrier Reef.
The federal government says the funding, to be spent over nine years, will improve water quality, reduce the threat of invasive species and prevent illegal fishing.
The reef has lost around half its coral since 1995.
The natural wonder is still facing the prospect of being listed as “in danger” with a United Nations report on its health due next month.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison told Neil Breen the investment will go towards improving water quality and keeping the threat of invasive species at bay.
“We’ve got the best reef scientists in the world, we’ve got the best reef managers in the world, and what we are doing is we are backing them in to ensure they can do the best possible job for their fellow Queenslanders up there … and the reef that depends on them.”
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