Australia accused of trying to block Unesco process that could put Great Barrier Reef in danger list

A dozen countries block Morrison government's highly inappropriate' push to suspend process for adding sites to world heritage in danger' list

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A dozen countries have accused the Australian government of trying to hit pause on a process that could still lead to the Great Barrier Reef being placed on a list of world heritage sites in danger".

But a global climate change policy to guide how more than 190 countries deal with the crisis affecting some of the world's most special places, couldn't be agreed on at a major international meeting in Paris.

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