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Environment
Tracey Ferrier

Barrier Reef waters still loaded with farm pollutants

Targets designed to protect reef health, including corals and seagrasses, won't be met by 2025. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Water on the Great Barrier Reef is still loaded with harmful farm pollutants and sediment despite efforts to fix it, a report card shows.

The new assessment, released by the federal and Queensland governments, comes as Australia fights to keep the reef off the list of World Heritage sites in danger.

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