The efforts of three men who tried desperately to save the life of a surfer fatally bitten by a shark yesterday were praised by police as the horror of the attack was revealed.
A global animal rights organisation has pleaded with farmers not to kill the mice plaguing regional Australia, arguing that the rodents should not be denied their “right” to food because of the “dangerous notion of human supremacy”.
Business leaders are begging Prime Minister Scott Morrison to face reality and commit to a reasonable plan for resuming international travel after he repeatedly refused to tie vaccination rates with reopening borders.
And in sport, a combination of poor roster management and rule changes designed to make rugby league a faster and more free-flowing game have created the most number of blowout scorelines in 86 years.
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