Protection for the Great Barrier Reef strengthened
The long term protection of the Great Barrier Reef will be significantly strengthened under legislative changes introduced into Federal Parliament today by the Minister for the Environment Peter Garrett.
Government beefs up reef protection Updated: 16:44, Friday February 1, 2013 The federal government is beefing up its protection of the Great Barrier Reef to prevent the United Nations from stripping it of its world heritage status.