Scott Reef is, in the words of author Tim Winton, the last “unspoiled” clear-water coral reef in Australia. It’s also near the site of a major gas-drilling proposal.
The wild Scott Reef, off the north-west coast of Western Australia, is so remote it would take you a four-hour flight and a three-hour bus trip, and then an 18-hour boat journey to get there from Perth.
“Scott is looming as a pretty significant inflection point in the climate struggle, by which I mean, the struggle against climate chaos or climate breakdown.” Woodside’s proposed Browse project, which is fiercely opposed by environmental groups, would be one of the biggest oil and gas projects in the nation, but whether it can go ahead will in part depend on government approvals.
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