Australia yesterday pledged half a billion dollars to restore and protect the Great Barrier Reef in what it said would be a game-changer for the embattled natural wonder, but conservationists were not convinced. The World Heritage-listed site is reeling from significant bouts of coral bleaching due to warming sea temperatures linked to climate change, and man-made disaster.
12:00 AM, April 30, 2018 / LAST MODIFIED: 12:49 AM, April 30, 2018