Sharks
Sea of mourners gather around Charlize’s family
Twenty-four hours after local lifesaver Charlize Zmuda was fatally attacked by a shark at a popular Bribie Island beach, more than a thousand locals gathered at a vigil for the teen.
- Courtney Kruk
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The water is so warm, even whale sharks are heading south for summer
The ocean giants are commonly seen at Ningaloo Reef in WA. Astonishingly, one turned up on the NSW coast.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
- Updated
- Animal attacks
Teenage girl killed in shark attack off popular beach identified
Photos online show she had her school formal in recent days and was a keen member of the island surf lifesaving club.
- Sean Parnell and Cloe Read
Warmer Sydney waters mean longer shark season
Climate change is raising sea temperatures and making conditions more hospitable to bull sharks and tiger sharks.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘It went for me’: Albany surfer describes narrow escape after fending off shark
An Albany surfer has described fending off a shark underwater while tangled in his leg rope after it charged at him and bit into the board he was attempting to use as a shield.
- Andrew Du and Jesinta Burton
- Opinion
- Shark debate
Shark hysteria only diverts attention from the real danger at our beaches
“Nanny state” wokeism versus Trumpy libertarian defiance. Shark safety is making waves in the surf community.
- Malcolm Knox
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- Perth
Shark freed from Cottesloe Beach barrier after 27-hour operation
A two-metre bronze whaler inside a new shark barrier at Cottesloe Beach has been freed after a 27-hour operation, but the probe into the animal allegedly being shot with a speargun continues.
- Jesinta Burton
- Analysis
- City life
Why shark nets might not return to Sydney’s beaches next summer
The science has been clear for some time that the mesh nets do little to protect humans, yet do much harm to non-target animals. The politics is finally catching up.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Close encounter with ‘Trevor’ the tiger shark prompts call for quicker Perth beach warnings
A number of tiger sharks were spotted by a keen wildlife videographer last week, who even used his drone to warn a woman that she was dangerously close to one of them.
- Rebecca Peppiatt and Andrew Du
Preventing shark attacks with a clever trick of the light
Australian scientist Laura Ryan thought she could save surfers by fooling sharks. She spent months throwing boards into shark-infested waters to prove it.
- Jordan Baker
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