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Great Barrier Reef park directors still face conflict of interest questions
Posted by Guardian: Bridie Jabour on February 4th, 2014
Guardian: Two of the board members who approved the dumping of 3m cubic metres of dredging spoil on the Great Barrier Reef are still under investigation for potential conflicts of interest including links to mining companies
The environment minister, Greg Hunt, ordered a probity inquiry last October into the appointments of former Townsville mayor Tony Mooney and Queensland public servant Jon Grayson to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) by the former Labor government.
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Australia: Crocodiles shot in hunt for missing boy, 12, in Kakadu national park
Posted by Guardian: Bridie Jabour on January 27th, 2014
Guardian: Two crocodiles have been shot in the hunt for a missing 12-year-old boy in the Northern Territory.
It is believed the boy was taken by a crocodile while swimming in a billabong with a group of other boys on Sunday afternoon in Kakadu national park.
His friend, also 12, was bitten on the arm by the crocodile and managed to get away from it.
Northern Territory police and park rangers have been searching the park by boat and land and on Sunday night shot two crocodiles, one 4.3m long and the...