Wednesday: Support grows to keep the Great Barrier Reef off the world heritage ‘in danger’ list. Plus: billionaire celebrates ‘best day ever’
Good morning. Millions of Australians are waking up in lockdown as the latest Covid outbreaks continues to grow. South Australia and parts of regional New South Wales are the latest to enter lockdown. Meanwhile, critical decisions on the future of the Great Barrier Reef and Brisbane’s Olympics bids are expected shortly as lobbying efforts for both intensify.
Australia’s global lobbying offensive to keep the reef off the world heritage “in danger” list has secured support from at least nine members of the 21-member committee that will make the decision, according to a diplomatic email seen by Guardian Australia. Australia’s Paris-based ambassador to Unesco, Megan Anderson, said in the email she believed the government had won enough support to delay the decision on the “in danger” listing until at least 2023.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jul/21/morning-mail-leys-reef-lobbying-brisbanes-olympic-fate-bezos-in-space
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