Editing Great Barrier Reef (section)

====Pollution from mining====
Mining company Queensland Nickel discharged nitrate-laden water into the Great Barrier Reef in 2009 and 2011 – on the later occasion releasing {{convert|516|t}} of waste water. The [[Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority]] (GBRMPA) stated "We have strongly encouraged the company to investigate options that do not entail releasing the material to the environment and to develop a management plan to eliminate this potential hazard; however, GBRMPA does not have legislative control over how the Yabulu tailings dam is managed".<ref name="Clive Palmer's nickel refinery pumped toxic waste into Great Barrier Reef park">{{cite news |last=Milman |first=Oliver |title=Clive Palmer's nickel refinery pumped toxic waste into Great Barrier Reef park |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/12/cliver-palmers-nickel-refinery-pumped-nitrogen-great-barrier-reef-park |access-date=12 February 2014 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=12 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223012657/http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/12/cliver-palmers-nickel-refinery-pumped-nitrogen-great-barrier-reef-park |archive-date=23 February 2014 }}</ref>