Coogee beach shark attack: NSW government mulls shark cull, drone technology after Leah Stewart mauled by great white shark

Great white sharks are critically endangered – but are they really? As a 35-year-old mother fights for her life in a Sydney intensive care unit, beachgoers around Australia are adjusting to a new reality: fatal shark attacks are now frequent occurrences as shark populations boom and governments hesitate to act. 

Great white sharks are critically endangered – but are they really? As a 35-year-old mother fights for her life in a Sydney intensive care unit, beachgoers around Australia are adjusting to a new reality: fatal shark attacks are now frequent occurrences as shark populations boom and governments hesitate to act. 

In NSW, a horror summer is being followed by a shocking winter attack – so how do we stay safe in the water?

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CSIRO needs to fast-track shark research after latest Sydney attack, Andrew Bragg urges

How NSW plans to curb a rising shark threat

State-backed shark cull ‘on the table’ after horror Sydney attack

Young mother loses arm after horror Coogee great white shark attack

This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

Great white sharks are critically endangered &ndash; but are they really? As a 35-year-old mother fights for her life in a Sydney intensive care unit, beachgoers around Australia are adjusting to a new reality: fatal shark attacks are now frequent occurrences as shark populations boom and governments hesitate to act.&nbsp;
In NSW, a horror summer is being followed by a shocking winter attack &ndash; so how do we stay safe in the water?
Read more about this story at <a href="http://theaustralian.com.au">theaustralian.com.au</a> and see the video by subscribing to our <a href="https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfDC8EeZJyt1IVjv5bCRbFBkTl-VYpJyf">YouTube channel</a>.
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/csiro-needs-to-fasttrack-shark-research-after-latest-sydney-attack-andrew-bragg-urges/news-story/9fca99e939e04f7dcbf99849a76b906a">CSIRO needs to fast-track shark research after latest Sydney attack, Andrew Bragg urges</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/how-nsw-plans-to-curb-a-rising-shark-threat/news-story/93d798c18a5b72f3357c847522af1bf0">How NSW plans to curb a rising shark threat</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/statebacked-shark-cull-on-the-table-after-horror-sydney-attack/news-story/7d551736171f87fd5225bd104942286c">State-backed shark cull &lsquo;on the table&rsquo; after horror Sydney attack</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/young-mother-loses-arm-after-horror-coogee-great-white-shark-attack/news-story/e46515cb366c9cba0ff2b1a89ca37b8c">Young mother loses arm after horror Coogee great white shark attack</a>
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.&nbsp;

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia's national broadsheet to audio, featuring behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms. 

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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia&rsquo;s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day&rsquo;s essential page one stories, journalists&rsquo; candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.&nbsp;
To find out more about The Front you can link <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/the-front/podcast/7e7d42e8c77b597cf8532d2e0c847e10">here</a> and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/">here</a> or search for The Australian in your app store.

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories.

The Front

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.

To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your app store.

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia&rsquo;s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day&rsquo;s essential page one stories, journalists&rsquo; candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.
To find out more about The Front you can link <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/the-front/podcast/7e7d42e8c77b597cf8532d2e0c847e10">here</a> and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/">here</a> or search for The Australian in your app store.

Why aren’t we culling great white sharks? 

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