'Hearts are hurting':Tributes flow for shark victim as Fraser community reels
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'Hearts are hurting':Tributes flow for shark victim as Fraser community reels

Sunshine Coast father Matthew Tratt,36,was spearfishing off Indian Head when he was grabbed by the leg on Saturday afternoon.

  • byMatt Dennien

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Spearfisher killed in Fraser Island shark attack
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Spearfisher killed in Fraser Island shark attack

An off-duty doctor and nurse gave the 36-year-old first aid while a rescue helicopter rushed to Indian Head just after 2pm on Saturday.

  • byJocelyn Garcia andMatt Dennien
'He started screaming':Surfer punches shark near Bells Beach and escapes with stitches

'He started screaming':Surfer punches shark near Bells Beach and escapes with stitches

French surfer Dylan Nacass,23,was surfing at Southside beach near Bells Beach on Friday when a shark latched onto his leg.

Wildlife officer killed in shark attack at Great Barrier Reef
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Wildlife officer killed in shark attack at Great Barrier Reef

The 23-year-old man suffered severe injuries to his leg,hand and elbow in the attack near North West Island.

  • byToby Crockford andTracey Ferrier
Shark! All hail the emperors of the deep

Shark! All hail the emperors of the deep

Are sharks blood-crazed man-eaters,or more like curious dogs? Before you go back in the water,try looking at yourself through the eyes of a great white.

  • byWilliam McKeever
Shark nets and culls don't necessarily make Australian beaches safer

Shark nets and culls don't necessarily make Australian beaches safer

Since the Queensland Shark Control Program began in 1962,more than 50,000 sharks have been removed from Queensland beaches at a cost of some A$3 million per year.

  • byGeorge Roff andChristopher Brown
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WA Fisheries minister pledges 1000 more shark shields

WA Fisheries minister pledges 1000 more shark shields

Mr Kelly pledged an additional 1000 rebates as part of the state government's world-first personal shark deterrent subsidy scheme,the equivalent to $200,000 in subsidies,on Monday.

Queensland govt fights for shark culls to'protect human safety'

Queensland govt fights for shark culls to'protect human safety'

The Queensland government has a back-up option if its shark control program appeal tanks.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Great Barrier Reef shark control program hangs in the balance

Great Barrier Reef shark control program hangs in the balance

Environmentalists have argued drones and education are a better way of protecting swimmers from shark attacks.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Shark bites woman on leg in far north Queensland

Shark bites woman on leg in far north Queensland

She was transferred to Cairns Hospital by the Royal Flying Doctor Service in a serious condition.

  • byToby Crockford
Grey nurse'responsible'for shark'bite'off Manly beach

Grey nurse'responsible'for shark'bite'off Manly beach

A man suffering"superficial wounds"reported he was bitten on Tuesday morning but the experienced swimmer managed to get out of the water.

  • byJenny Noyes