The government's report on the Great Barrier Reef is a 'dog ate my homework' moment | Larissa Waters

The federal and Queensland governments are risking the reef being put on Unesco's in-danger list with their coal obsession and shoddy progress report

If you've ever visited the Great Barrier Reef, or are one of the 70,000 people whose job relies upon it, you know why it's considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

Yet it faces more pressure than ever before, from global warming, water quality, industrialisation of the coastline, and ever more extreme weather.