Tell the Minister: count the true cost of Browse

Tell the Minister: count the true cost of Browse

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Scott Reef, off the Kimberley Coast of WA, is one of the wildest places left in Australian waters.

Woodside’s Browse gas project threatens this underwater marvel—proposing to drill for gas just 3km from the Reef.

But that’s not all. Thousands of kilometers away, the Great Barrier Reef faces an extra 29.35 million dead coral colonies during every future bleaching event due to the climate pollution caused by the Browse project, which is estimated to emit a staggering 1.6 billion tonnes of emissions over the lifetime of the project.

The government has agreed to accept public submissions on whether …

Scott Reef, off the Kimberley Coast of WA,  is one of the wildest places left in Australian waters.

Woodside’s Browse gas project threatens this underwater marvel—proposing to drill for gas just 3km from the Reef.

But that’s not all. Thousands of kilometers away, the Great Barrier Reef faces an extra 29.35 million dead coral colonies during every future bleaching event due to the climate pollution caused by the Browse project, which is estimated to emit a staggering 1.6 billion tonnes of emissions over the lifetime of the project.

The government has agreed to accept public submissions on whether it should consider the impacts of climate pollution from the Woodside gas project on the Great Barrier Reef.

We say it’s a no brainer. The government must take this significant impact on both iconic reefs into consideration. Add your name to our submission today to amplify our voices.

Submissions close 22 July 2026.

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Add your name to our submission and call on Environment Minister Murray Watt to properly weigh Browse's cost to both reefs before sealing their fate.

Add your name to the Wilderness Society’s submission calling on Minister Watt to consider: 

  • New science links Browse directly to Reef damage. A first-of-its-kind expert report shows Browse's ~1.6 billion tonnes of lifetime emissions would cause an extra 29.35 million dead coral colonies in every future mass bleaching event, even though the project sits thousands of km away off WA. Emissions don't respect state borders.
  • The 2019 approval never assessed this harm. Because the climate-Reef link was not properly considered, the Minister must revoke the original decision and issue a new one that accounts for it.
  • Repeated international warnings. UNESCO put Australia on notice again in July 2026 (the 4th warning since 2022) over risking an "in danger" listing. Approving Browse contradicts that.
  • Browse’s threat to WA's own marine environment: Scott Reef (spill risk), Sandy Islet turtle nesting (subsidence), and pygmy blue whale migration routes (noise/shipping) on top of its Reef impact.

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