World Heritage List Push for Great Australian Bight

The Greens are pushing to save the iconic bay of the Great Australian Bight from oil and gas drilling by adding it to the World Heritage List.
The party will introduce federal and state laws to secure protection status to safeguard the unique marine environment from pollution.
“The Great Australian Bight is a precious part of South Australia and it should be protected from oil drilling and pollution forever,” Greens spokesperson for the environment, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, said on Sunday.
“Both the federal and state governments have been too slow in protecting the area.”
The senator says the bay has “global significance” due to the array of marine life inhabiting it, including whale species and sea lions….