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A popular NSW beach has been shut down after a morning surf almost ended in tragedy, just weeks after a teen was mauled.

Shark attacks surfer at notorious NSW beach

A popular NSW beach has been shut down after a morning surf almost ended in tragedy, just weeks after a teen was mauled.

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STRAHAN, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - 14 DECEMBER, 2024: The Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits the Tassal salmon pens in Strahan, Tasmania. Picture: NewsWire / Supplied

‘Shameful’ move in Aussie salmon industry

Expansion of the salmon industry in one Aussie state has been halted in a major decision slammed as being “shameful” and “strangling growth”.

A surfer has had a close call with a shark at Cabarita Beach, weeks after a teenage boy was bitten at the same break. Picture: Facebook

Pic shows surfer’s lucky escape from shark

A surfer has come within inches of being the second shark bite victim at a NSW beach in the space of two months.

The new discovery could change everything. Picture: Supplied

Black hole discovery changes history

Astronomers have just discovered the largest black hole in the history of space and the stunning find is rewriting all we know about our universe.

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A manhunt is under way after two puppies were found with tape over their mouths in regional bushland in Queensland. Picture: RSPCA

‘Disturbing’ discovery in bushland

The RSPCA described it as “one of the most disturbing cases of abandonment” it had witnessed and said it was “utterly unacceptable”.

Melbourne Zoo snow leopards get spicy

Melbourne Zoo snow leopards get spicy

Spices are a sensory delight for cats of all shapes and sizes, including Melbourne Zoo’s Snow Leopards!

More than 200 birds, including native corellas, were found dead outside a shopping centre in Springvale over the weekend. Picture: Facebook

‘Doomsday-like scenes’ as birds drop dead

A wildlife crisis has unfolded in one major city where more than 200 birds were found dead in a suspected poisoning incident.

$SPOILER: Although it didn’t make the top 20 this year. the Exorcist still holds strong in the top 50., proof it hasn’t lost its power to disturb. What's terrifying about this chilling flick is that the shoot itself was so extreme that star Linda Blair fractured her back filming one violent sequence. Knowing the real-life pain adds to the film’s legend. Photo: Warner Bros.$

Actress’s back snaps in brutal scene

Science has spoken. These are the 50 scariest movies of all-time – according to an experiment that tracks heart rates.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JULY 14 , 2025: L to R: Retruning Plasma donor Mat Higgs donating at the Red Cross Life blood donation centre. From Monday 14 July, thousands of gay and bisexual men, along with transgender people, Australian people on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and sex workers will be able to donate plasma for the first time, as Australian Red Cross Lifeblood drops most sexual activity wait times. Australia will become the first country to remove sexual activity wait times for plasma donation, and to allow those on PrEP to donate. Picture: NewsWire / John Appleyard

World-first move for gay blood donors

Rules that have restricted members of the LGBTQIA+ community from donating blood in Australia for decades have just been lifted.

Surfing seal rides waves like a pro

Surfing seal rides waves like a pro

A seal made the most of a swell at a beach off the coast of Te Awanga on the North Island of New Zealand

Surfing seal rides waves like a pro

Surfing seal rides waves like a pro

A seal made the most of a swell at a beach off the coast of Te Awanga on the North Island of New Zealand

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5yo girl in hospital after vicious dog attack

A little girl is recovering in hospital after she was mauled by a dog on Sunday afternoon.

Supplied image of Red Fire Ants from the Invasive Species Council of Australia. An outbreak of fire ants has hit BHP's Broadmeadow Mine in Central Queensland. Red imported fire ants are an invasive ant species that can infect painful stings on people and animals Picture: Supplied

Fury as fire ants hit major coalmine

A fire ant outbreak has hit a coalmine in a major mining state, with environmentalists calling the discovery a “spectacular failure”.

This handout image released by Simon Fraser University/James Cook University on January 16, 2023, shows bull sharks in the waters off Fiji. - Nearly two thirds of the sharks and rays that live among the world's corals are threatened with extinction, according to new research published on January 16, 2023, in the journal Nature Communications. Coral reefs, which harbour at least a quarter of all marine animals and plants, are gravely menaced by an array of human threats, including overfishing, pollution and climate change. Shark and ray species -- from apex predators to filter feeders -- play an important role in these delicate ecosystems that

‘Year-round’: New Sydney shark warning

An aggressive shark species could be staying for longer in the world-famous Sydney Harbour, new research has warned.

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