The spectacular site is home to more than 1,000 species, including the endangered pygmy blue whale. But a Woodside gas project would put it all at risk, conservationists say
A dozen marine scientists, film-makers, musicians and conservationists, including Tim Winton, John Butler and Dr Ben Fitzpatrick, have made an epic voyage to Scott Reef, one of Australia’s wildest and most remote coral reefs, to document the threats posed by Woodside’s Browse gas proposal.
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