Meraiah Foley

Australia encourages barrier reef oil exploration

Australia has increased tax concessions to encourage oil exploration in the far reaches of the Great Barrier Reef, angering environmentalists who warn an oil spill could destroy the world’s largest living reef system.

June 22, 2004

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