Paradise Lost: The shuttered resorts of the Great Barrier Reef

The Barrier Reef is a jewel in the crown of Australian tourism, but a handful of islands on the reef that once boasted opulent resorts now lie abandoned, with decrepit villas, hotels and empty pools lined with sludge.Lindeman Island, Brampton Island, Great Keppel and Dunk Island are among a group of island resorts, former household names of Queensland tourism,  that now lie neglected, but not forgotten.The Queensland Government has begun a process of trying to get the owners to take responsibility for the islands, some of which have been damaged by a record run of cyclones in recent years.