Fifty years after Jaws we finally have a shark movie that’s almost as good

Fifty years after Jaws we finally have a shark movie that’s almost as good

A shark in Paris’ Seine? A stubborn mayor who refuses to acknowledge the problem? Sign me up.

  • byNell Geraets

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Tiger shark shocks scientists with echidna meal reveal

Tiger shark shocks scientists with echidna meal reveal

It was just another day for a group of scientists – until a tiger shark threw up an echidna off the Queensland coast.

  • byLaine Clark
Sydney’s shark nets will be removed for winter. They should not be reinstalled
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Marine life

Sydney’s shark nets will be removed for winter. They should not be reinstalled

The nets are outdated,provide little protection,and have killed thousands of marine creatures.

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‘Pointless killing’:Tangled dolphin at Bondi dies days before shark net removal
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Marine life

‘Pointless killing’:Tangled dolphin at Bondi dies days before shark net removal

A dolphin that died off Bondi Beach has become an unintended victim of this season’s shark net program.

  • byAngus Dalton
Jurien Bay sea lion tours under investigation after shark attack

Jurien Bay sea lion tours under investigation after shark attack

An investigation has been launched into WA’s sea lion tours after an international tourist was mauled by a tiger shark in waist-deep water off Jurien Bay in Western Australia on Monday.

  • byHeather McNeill andConnor McGoverne
Woman on sea lion tour attacked by shark off Jurien Bay
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Woman on sea lion tour attacked by shark off Jurien Bay

The 46-year-old woman was airlifted to Royal Perth Hospital after being bitten while in waist-deep water off Sandland Island.

  • byHeather McNeill
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Would you swim in the Brisbane River?
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City life

Would you swim in the Brisbane River?

The Greens want to follow Paris’s lead and make the Brisbane River swimmable in time for the 2032 Olympics,but do locals want to take the plunge?

  • byCourtney Kruk
Australia had more fatal shark attacks than anywhere in the world last year. Here’s why

Australia had more fatal shark attacks than anywhere in the world last year. Here’s why

The data,published by the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File,found that surfers were slightly more prevalent in the data than people swimming or wading.

  • byLaura Chung
The deadly sharks becoming more common in Sydney waters

The deadly sharks becoming more common in Sydney waters

Tiger sharks and bull sharks are swimming further along the NSW coast as ocean temperatures increase,expanding their range south and coming closer to shore.

  • byLaura Chung andAngus Dalton
Paramedic behind leaked photo of shark attack survivor’s leg

Paramedic behind leaked photo of shark attack survivor’s leg

NSW Ambulance confirmed a staff member was responsible for the breach of Lauren O’Neill’s privacy.

  • byJessica McSweeney andClare Sibthorpe
Why surfers and divers return to the water after a shark attack

Why surfers and divers return to the water after a shark attack

The “Jaws effect” seems to be abating,but it still fuels the fears of non-beachgoers.

  • byAngus Dalton