How Do You Fight Off A Shark?

IT'S summer - and that means sandflies, sunburn and shark scares at our beaches.

Some Suspect Seal To Blame, Not Shark

THEY'RE best known for their playful antics and cute faces, so could a seal really have been responsible for the suspected shark attack in Lake Illawarra?

Victim Struggles To Cope

THE still water of Lake Illawarra looked benign enough yesterday but for Windang shark attack victim Steven Fogarty it is the stuff of nightmares.

Shark Numbers 'declining'

DESPITE a spate of sightings, attacks and beach closures, shark numbers are on the decline, according to the Nature Conservation Council.

Tribute To Shark Boy

FRIENDS and family of shark attack victim Peter Edmonds gave emotional tributes at his funeral yesterday, saying he died doing what he loved most surfing.

Bondi's Bogus Bite: Shark Attack Just A Fishy Line

IT WAS the great white lie. Scott Lawrence Wright, the man who claimed to have been attacked by a shark at Bondi Beach last weekend, is now in jail, and his story, which was gobbled up by media outlets around the world, has been shattered.

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? SHARK attack victim Ben Morcom may be allowed out of hospital today, allowing him to perform best man duties at his cousin's wedding.

Shark Alarm Sounds

THE shark attack on a surfer off Port Stephens on Wednesday was just a taste of things to come, according to three long-term members of the Hunter's fishing community.

Surgery Follows Attack By Shark

A SURFER is in a stable condition after undergoing surgery on his left leg following a shark attack on the NSW Far North Coast.

Mistaken Identity In Shark Attack

YESTERDAY'S dramatic shark attack off the coast at Eden was most likely a case of mistaken identity, said Sydney shark expert Rob Townsend.

Isolated Attack Brings Fear To The Surface, Air Search

THE water was all but deserted at Winkipop beach yesterday, but it was less fear of a shark attack and more a messy onshore wind that kept surfers away.

Board Rider, 25, Mauled In Shark Attack Off Bells Beach

A 25-YEAR-OLD Melbourne man was flown to hospital last night after being mauled by a shark off Victoria's most famous surfing spot, Bells Beach.

Surfer, 25, Mauled In Shark Attack Off Bells Beach

A 25-YEAR-OLD Melbourne man was flown to hospital last night after being mauled by a shark off Victoria's most famous surfing spot, Bells Beach.

Boy, 15, Loses Leg In Shark Attack

PROMPT action by his brother and bystanders saved a teenage boy's life after a shark bit off his right leg at a Western Australian beach yesterday.

Flaky Renaming Fails To Net Shark Diners

FEAR of shark attack or not, Sydney, indeed NSW, has always had a hate affair with the fish, even to the extent of declining to eat it.

Woman, 21, Dies In Shark Attack

A YOUNG woman has died after a shark attack yesterday.

Swimmers Defy Vanuatu Shark Threat

A FATAL shark attack two days before the event did not deter competitors including a group of Wollongong Ocean Swimmers from taking part in the fourth annual Vanuatu Ocean Swim at Port Vila late last month.

Shark Attack Mystery

THE discovery of a boogie board covered in shark bites sparked a police search of an isolated beach near Gerringong yesterday.

Bolts From The Blue - Our Fear Of The Lone Shark

It is nearly 50 years since anyone was killed in a shark attack in Victoria. But our fears remain. Geoff Strong reports.

Shark Attack Survivor Bethany Takes A Local Break

``Is that the girl who lost her arm in the shark attack?" American Justin Zak asked.