Businessman Clive Palmer's plan to mine coal near the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area has been condemned by Commonwealth-appointed experts who say they see no way to remove the proposal's threat to the reef. Key points: The IESC "cannot envisage" mitigation measures that could safeguard the Great Barrier Reef It says the mine risks causing "significant and irreversible damage" …
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