Forrest calls for global fishing overhaul as Australia backs major treaties at UN summit ()

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Forrest calls for global fishing overhaul as Australia backs major treaties at UN summit

The mining billionaire says “the ocean is in freefall” following a UN conference, where Australia backed a global commitment to marine protection and ending plastic pollution.

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