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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Martin Farrer

Morning Mail: ‘in danger’ report for Great Barrier Reef, trains take plane fare strain, rental stress soars

The Great Barrier Reef from the air
Australia must commit to reducing greenhouse emissions to protect the reef, experts say in a report recommending it be placed on the world heritage ‘in danger’ list. Photograph: Jumbo Aerial Photography/AP

Morning, everyone. First it was delayed by the Coalition’s climate wars, then the actual war in Ukraine. But a UN-backed mission has finally declared that the Great Barrier Reef should be placed on a list of sites in danger – more than a year after the Morrison government succeeded in persuading the world heritage committee not to do so.

As the final parliamentary week of the year builds to a possible censure of a former prime minister, Anthony Albanese is riding high, according to our latest poll. And media organisations have come together to urge the US not to prosecute the WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange.

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