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Shark bites are becoming more common – but a cull won’t work
With Saturday’s shark attack and a horror summer, it is hard as an ocean-loving Sydneysider not to feel under siege.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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‘It just turned into havoc’: Woman in critical condition after shark attack at Coogee Beach
Witnesses have described the terrifying scene when a woman was bitten by a three-metre shark at the popular eastern suburbs beach.
- Julie Power, Jessica McSweeney, Kate Aubusson and Rachel Rasker
Toddler bitten on neck in dog attack
The girl was rushed to hospital in a serious condition, as local authorities were yet to determine the animal’s fate.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
Big-bellied crocodile airlifted to solve mystery of missing man
A South African police officer had to brave crocodile-infested waters as the search for a missing businessman led to a grim finding.
- Nick Squires
CCTV captures horror dog attack in Perth’s north
Shocking footage shows a Dianella woman fending off two large dogs as it mauls and kills her beloved pet.
- Indigo Lemay-Conway
CCTV captures horrific Perth dog attack
A Perth woman's beloved pet has died after being attacked by two other dogs in Dianella.
Four seriously injured after dog attack in Melton home
Two dogs have been seized by a council ranger as the four people, including two teenagers, remain in hospital with serious injuries.
- Isabel McMillan
Beach closed after shark knocks surfer off board
A surfer has been knocked off their board at a beach south of Byron Bay as new details emerge about the death of a boy in Sydney Harbour.
- Jack Gramenz
Shark attack victim Nico Antic, 12, dies in hospital
The 12-year-old was mauled by a shark in the first of several attacks in Sydney this week and has died in hospital despite heroic attempts to save him.
- Jack Gramenz and Amber Schultz
Woman killed in suspected mountain lion attack while hiking on remote trail
Two hikers encountered a cougar near the woman’s body. They threw rocks to scare it away so they could try to help her.
- Matthew Brown