Whose Independence Day?

Asia Calling by Asia Calling

Aug 11, 201726:27News & Politics

From Australia, plans to build the country’s biggest ever coal mine have ignited a fierce debate. At stake is the future of one of the country’s best known marine environments, The Great Barrier Reef, and concerns over c...

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