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If you can't beat 'em, erect a coral reef on their doorstep. That's what Greenpeace activists in Australia did overnight in a bid to confront politicians with the realities of climate change.。

The protest held at Parliament House (Australia's Whitehouse) depicted a faux-coral reef in neon white, representing the coral bleaching occurring on the Great Barrier Reef; the only coral reef in the world to be granted World Heritage status.。

"Almost a quarter of the reef's coral died this year," Greenpeace Australia Pacific campaigner Nikola Casule told。 "Almost a quarter of the reef's coral died this year," Greenpeace Australia Pacific campaigner Nikola Casule told 。Fairfax Media。

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Greenpeace Australia Pacific commissioned a study in May 2015, which claimed 85 percent of Australian people feel that the government is prioritising the coal mining industry over Australia's environment. Hence the protest slogan "choose the reef, not coal."
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