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| UpdatedA Queensland man who was bitten on the leg by a shark on Saturday remains in a critical but stable condition following emergency surgery.
Topics: shark, animal-attacks, human-interest, cardwell-4849, cairns-4870
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The friends of a man who was bitten multiple times on the leg by a shark in waters off far north Queensland saved his life with their rapid first aid response, paramedics say.
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| UpdatedThe friends of a man who was bitten multiple times on the leg by a shark while spearfishing off Hinchinbrook Island in far north Queensland saved his life with their rapid first aid response, paramedics say.
Topics: shark, animal-attacks, human-interest, cardwell-4849
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Bycatch from shark nets almost doubles in the second month of trials, with dolphins, turtles and rays caught and killed.
Topics: shark, endangered-and-protected-species, marine-biology, marine-parks, ballina-2478, evans-head-2473, lismore-2480
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Surf lifesavers in Geraldton are concerned shark hunters are luring predators closer to a busy beach.
Topics: shark, fishing-aquaculture, geraldton-6530
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| UpdatedA NSW man takes photos of his 10-year-old son unknowingly surfing over a great white shark.
Topics: surfing, shark, community-and-society, swimming, anna-bay-2316, newcastle-2300
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A Liberal Party election vow to erect a shark net at a popular regional beach in Western Australia is met with surprise by locals and described as "pork barrelling" by a political commentator.
Topics: shark, lifestyle, states-and-territories, elections, geraldton-6530, wa
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| UpdatedA man who was bitten by a shark while diving on the Great Barrier Reef is now in a stable condition in hospital, after waiting more than eight hours for a medical team and helicopter to reach him.
Topics: animal-attacks, shark, torres-strait-islands
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| UpdatedOnly two months after shark nets were installed at Ballina, the Greens call for the NSW Government to phase out its entire Shark Meshing Program in response to new data.
Topics: shark, animal-attacks, state-parliament, nsw
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| UpdatedA leopard shark in a Queensland aquarium shocks scientists by becoming the first in the world to give birth without a male, after previously mating in the usual way.
Topics: shark, human-interest, animals, science-and-technology, biology, marine-biology, townsville-4810
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The recent string of shark sightings in Australia has closed beaches and seen experts scramble for answers, writes Brendan McAloon. And yet there are no simple solutions to this complex clash of man versus wild.
Topics: animal-attacks, shark, animals, oceans-and-reefs, australia
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The intense publicity generated by a series of shark attacks on the New South Wales North Coast this season is testing the resilience of communities that rely on tourism to the region.
Topics: shark, human-interest, animal-attacks, ballina-2478, byron-bay-2481, forster-2428, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedTwo South Australian fishermen landed a surprise catch when a 3.2-metre thresher shark jumped into their small dinghy during a weekend fishing trip.
Topics: shark, fishing-aquaculture, port-macdonnell-5291
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| UpdatedSurfers says the constant real-time monitoring of shark movements along Australia's coast has led to a more anxious mentality among surfers.
Topics: surfing, community-and-society, environment, shark, newcastle-2300, ballina-2478, sydney-2000, melbourne-3000, perth-6000
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| UpdatedTwo beaches were temporarily closed on Victoria's south west coast this morning after a shark was spotted, the latest in a number of sightings on the state's beaches this season.
Topics: shark, animals, human-interest, safety, torquay-3228, jan-juc-3228
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| UpdatedA spearfisherman diving off the far north Queensland coast shares vision of the moment a bull shark races at him and becomes impaled on his gun.
Topics: shark, animals, animal-attacks, human-interest, qld
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As the weather heats up, the number of bull shark sightings up and down the Brisbane River is also on the rise.
Topics: shark, animals, human-interest, weather, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedThe recent flurry of shark sightings along Victoria's coastline is unusual, authorities have said, as vision emerges of a woman pushing a stranded shark into deeper water at St Kilda beach.
Topics: animals, community-and-society, shark, fairhaven-3231, vic
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| UpdatedIs technology in the ocean keeping us safer, or just making us more frightened?
Topics: shark, environmental-technology, coffs-harbour-2450
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| UpdatedThe sightings of dozens sharks at popular spots along Victoria's surf coast sees swimmers ordered out of the water at Fairhaven beach along the Great Ocean Road.
Topics: community-and-society, travel-health-and-safety, lifestyle-and-leisure, safety, shark, fairhaven-3231, anglesea-3230, vic
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It is surprising to see so many great white sharks off the New South Wales far north coast this late in the year, a senior research scientist from the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) says.
Topics: shark, marine-parks, science-and-technology, biology, marine-biology, ballina-2478, lennox-head-2478