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Rising tides, rising tensions: New research calls for rethink of coastal law

As sea levels rise and coastlines erode, Australia's legal system is struggling to keep up. Longstanding assumptions about who owns the coast—and who should pay when it disappears—are now at the center of growing disputes.

Rising tides, rising tensions: New research calls for rethink of coastal law
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As sea levels rise and coastlines erode, Australia's legal system is struggling to keep up. Longstanding assumptions about who owns the coast—and who should pay when it disappears—are now at the center of growing disputes.

Originally published at Phys.org

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