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At the far northern tip of Australia is one of the country’s least-visited and least-understood regions. But that’s about to change, thanks to local Indigenous entrepreneurs like Fraser Nai.

More than a dozen of the coral islands that mark Australia's maritime boundaries are at risk of disappearing, a study has found. Multiple stresses including rising sea levels threaten their existence.

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