Warren Entsch declares war on plastic in new Great Barrier Reef envoy role

Veteran Liberal MP is aiming to rid beaches of plastics, micro and nano plastics, but won't commit to a ban

The Liberal MP Warren Entsch has launched a crusade against single-use plastics as part of his new role as special envoy for the Great Barrier Reef.

Entsch told Guardian Australia he was inspired by the 10-year-old campaigner Molly Steer - who convinced Cairns to phase out single-use plastics - comparing her example favourably with activists who he accused of "frightening the living Jesus out of kids" to recruit school students to climate strikes.