Great Barrier Reef election explainer: how do the parties compare?

Experts have said this election is the last chance to save the reef. We ask the three biggest parties about their policies to do so

As Australia goes to the polls on 2 July, the Great Barrier Reef will be reeling from its worst environmental crisis in recorded history and experts have said this election cycle is the last chance to save it. Both climate change and water quality need to be tackled quickly and aggressively.

We asked the three parties a series of questions about their positions on the Great Barrier Reef.

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Source: Guardian Environment