The reef tour operators here in Cairns are mighty pizzed off with this talk from Shorten and the Greens.
The reef is fine, as good as it was 50 years ago.
The James Cook University funds itself, and it's Vice Chancellor's million dollar salary , by promoting problems, to ensure plenty more tax payer funding.
Ask the locals, they'll tell you the star of thorns starfish has far more impact than the natural occurrence of coral bleaching.
