Australia yesterday approved a controversial port expansion to support mining projects and the dredging of 1.1 million cubic metres of spoil, despite fears that it threatens the Great Barrier Reef.
Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority announced on Friday it had approved an application by North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation to dispose of dredge spoil at a deepwater location offshore of Abbot Point in the Marine Park area.
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