Sharks
Since Jaws we’ve been obsessed with shark movies. What makes them so compelling?
Whether it’s Jaws or The Meg, there are four essential elements all shark films need to reel in viewers.
- by Nell Geraets
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WA surfer survived Margaret River shark attack by ‘punching its head’
Jack Frost was surfing at a popular break when he was knocked from underneath his board by what turned out to be a great white shark.
- by Holly Thompson
Would you swim at a Sydney beach without a shark net?
The high number of non-target species caught in shark nets this year has renewed calls from experts to ditch the nets.
- by Laura Chung
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Police
WA shark attack caught on film as surfer ‘rescued himself’ by swimming 600m
Authorities are investigating a suspected shark bite at a popular surfing beach near Margaret River on Monday morning.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
From the Archives, 1962: Shark bites hole in boat, 5 overboard
On March 24, 1962, five people swam for their lives after a 15ft bronze whaler shark bit a hole in the bottom of their plywood boat off Norah Heads, NSW.
- by Staff writers
Shark attacks surf-skier off coast near Albany
Just before 8am on Thursday a shark reported to be between 5 and 6 metres long bit the woman’s surf ski and she fell into the water.
- by Daile Cross
Swan River bull sharks to be tagged after DNA confirms fatal attack
Perth teenager Stella Berry was attacked by a bull shark, prompting Fisheries to add the species and the Swan River to their shark tagging program.
- by Heather McNeill
‘Yeah, a shark took part of my leg. But it gave me so much more’
A leg rope tourniquet saved Brett Connellan’s life. He now spends it taking on 54-kilometre open water paddles and proving that a fateful shark attack was only the beginning of his story.
- by Dan Walsh
Perth shark attack victim to be farewelled in private funeral
Loved ones of Stella Berry will gather at a Perth school chapel on Sunday to say goodbye to the 16-year-old, who died on February 4.
- by Heather McNeill
Family mourns Sydney man killed by shark in New Caledonia
Chris Davis, who was attacked while holidaying in Noumea, has been described by family as “beloved husband and father”.
- by Olivia Ireland