Expert panel calls for dramatic re-think on Reef

By Adam Morton
Updated May 21 2017 - 5:53pm, first published 5:49pm
The Great Barrier Reef 2016. Divers on the outer Great Barrier Reef off the off Port Douglas. 5th November 2016. Photo by Jason South. Photo: Jason South
The Great Barrier Reef 2016. Divers on the outer Great Barrier Reef off the off Port Douglas. 5th November 2016. Photo by Jason South. Photo: Jason South

A handpicked expert panel advising the federal government on its plan to protect the ailing Great Barrier Reef has warned the strategy does not address the greatest threat facing the natural wonder - greenhouse gas emissions - and has called for a significant overhaul.

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