Great Barrier Reef valued at $56bn as report warns it's 'too big to fail'
by Australian Associated Press from on (#2TXT3)
Deloitte Access Economics report says reef underpins 64,000 jobs and contributes $6.4bn to economy each year
A new report has valued the Great Barrier Reef at $56bn and warns of vast economic consequences for Australia unless more is done to protect it.
The Deloitte Access Economics report says the world heritage-listed reef underpins 64,000 direct and indirect jobs, and contributes $6.4bn to the national economy each year.
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