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Cover story: Crumbling Coast

Our coastal lifestyle is under threat, and there are warnings we need to prepare for worse to come.

Australians are drawn to live by the sea and for many the ultimate dream is a beachfront property. But in locations around Australia that dream is being washed away as coastal erosion and the encroaching sea put property and even lives at risk. For some, the dream has become a nightmare. [Read magazine article in PDF 405 kb or Text-only version.

These issues were also presented in the About the House TV segment presented here. This program was first broadcast in September 2009 [See also: transcript]

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