New warning over Great Barrier Reef
Earlier this week UNESCO'S World Heritage Centre - the committee charged with protecting the world's most precious and natural sites - sounded a dire warning to Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
The centre's announced if the federal and Queensland governments don't take drastic measures to protect the site, it would be at risk of falling onto the 'in danger' list, after multiple bleaching events in the past decade.
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