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Environment
Abe Maddison

INSANE: Time running out for irreplaceable 95b reef | Rare Historical Photos

Australians believe losing the Great Barrier Reef would be a national tragedy, a study shows. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

The Great Barrier Reef is worth $95 billion and contributes $9 billion to the nation annually, but the precious asset will be lost without urgent action, economic research warns. 

And a separate study shows rampant deforestation in Queensland is stripping hundreds of thousands of hectares of native bushland.

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