Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia’s environmental policies have changed “for the better” under a Labor government after the UN no longer classified the Great Barrier Reef as ‘in danger’.
“My government has invested a record $1.
2 billion into the reef – the policies of the former coalition government failed to protect the reef,” Mr Albanese said during a press conference on Tuesday. “My government is getting on with the job, and we’re making up for lost time. “Labor’s policies are making a real difference.”
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