21 October, 2018

Government ditches $10m promotion blitz amid Great Barrier Reef furore

The Morrison government has abandoned plans for a $10 million campaign promoting the Great Barrier Reef's promising future, after a public backlash over its failure to address climate change and protect the natural wonder.
The Morrison government has abandoned a $10
million public relations campaign to raise hopes
 about the future of the reef.
An eminent reef scientist has also slammed as "not scientifically credible" claims by a charity gifted $444 million for reef conservation efforts that it will "climate-proof" the tourism icon.

Fairfax Media has learned the government has scrapped the $10 million reef communication campaign outlined in this year's federal budget.


Read the story from The Age by Nicole Hasham - “Government ditches $10m promotion blitz amid Great Barrier Reef furore.”

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