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Wednesday, 06/01/2016 9:53:57 PM

Wednesday, June 01, 2016 9:53:57 PM

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Australia scrubbed from UN climate change report after government intervention

Exclusive: All mentions of Australia were removed from the final version of a Unesco report on climate change
and world heritage sites after the Australian government objected on the grounds it could impact on tourism

Revealed: Guardian Australia has obtained the Unesco report Australia didn’t want the world to see. Read it now
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/27/revealed-the-report-on-the-great-barrier-reef-that-australia-didnt-want-the-world-to-see


The Great Barrier Reef is in the midst of its worst crisis in recorded history. Unusually warm water has caused 93%
of the reefs along the 2,300km site to experience bleaching. Photograph: XL Catlin Seaview Survey/AFP/Getty Images

Michael Slezak @MikeySlezak

Friday 27 May 2016 06.07 AEST
Last modified on Saturday 28 May 2016 07.00 AEST

Every reference to Australia was scrubbed from the final version of a major UN report on climate change after the Australian government intervened, objecting that the information could harm tourism.

not a good look .. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/27/australia-scrubbed-from-un-climate-change-report-after-government-intervention

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