Guardian: It might be regarded as some sort of sick joke that the Great Barrier Reef happens to nestle beside the heart of Australia's fossil fuel export boom.
When the coal ships leave the Queensland ports, the two become one as the captains make passage through the 2300 kilometre/1430 mile-long reef the world's largest.
Now environment groups and the United Nations World Heritage Committee have decided this joke just isn't funny any more.
WWF Australia, the Australian Marine Conservation Society...