PM's claim Coalition saved reef from nonexistent 'endangered list' condemned as 'ridiculous'

Scott Morrison says government took reef 'off the endangered list' - despite no such list existing

Scott Morrison has credited his government with having "saved" the Great Barrier Reef, a claim rejected as "ridiculous" by scientists, environmental groups and the Queensland government.

At the Liberal party's campaign launch in Melbourne on Sunday, Morrison thanked the former environment ministers Greg Hunt and Josh Frydenberg for their work on reef issues.