The head of Unesco has praised the Albanese government for making new commitments to protect the Great Barrier Reef, signalling Australia could avoid seeing it being placed on a list of world heritage sites in danger.
Unesco’s director general, Audrey Azoulay, was commenting on a letter from the environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, that outlined new commitments to improve water quality and reduce the stress from commercial fishing over the reef.
