Two-thirds of Australians think reef crisis is 'national emergency' – poll

Overwhelming majority of people agree the government should legislate to stop chemicals polluting the Great Barrier ReefMore than two-thirds of Australians think the condition of the Great Barrier Reef should be declared a “national emergency” and support much stronger measures to protect it than are now being considered.The results came as the government released its report on the reef to Unesco, which was a condition of the reef being excluded from the UN body’s “world