Sharks news headlines

The footage was taken at Pennington Bay, on the south side of Kangaroo Island by resident Grant Coutts, with the help of a drone.

The jetski rider was uninjured after the close encounter.

Waters off one state have become a global hotspot for fatal maulings, new research revealed.

Angler Billy Loxsom and his crewmate Myles caught the two-and-a-half metre shark in the same Elizabeth Bay waters where Sydney woman Lauren O'Neill was bitten.

Lauren O'Neill said she is likely to make a full recovery due to the swift efforts of neighbours and paramedics.

Lauren O'Neill was bitten at a private wharf last night.

Drone footage shot off the coast of Southern California may have revealed the first ever glimpse of a newborn great white shark in the wild.

While deaths from maulings are rare, some years can see an explosion in attacks.

A Perth fisherman has had a close encounter with a massive great white shark off the Western Australia coast.

The child was participating in an expedition in a Shark Tank at a local resort.

A surfer who survived a shark attack is reportedly "doing well" after surgery.

The surfer, 64, was in the water with a friend off Elliston when he was believed to have been bitten on the leg.

A 2.5 metre tiger shark, known by locals as Trevor, has been filmed making an appearance on New Year's Eve near revellers swimming at Perth's Mullaloo Beach.

The man was rushed to the shore on a jet ski, but later succumbed to his injuries.

The water was empty today, experienced surfers replaced by flowers and moments of quiet reflection

It's believed the boy's dad witnessed the incident.

The boy was believed to be visiting from Adelaide to surf the challenging Yorke Peninsula break.

The carcass is feared to attract sharks close to the shores with beaches along the coast forced to shut.

A teenage surfer credits his quick-thinking mates for saving his leg, after he was bitten by a shark at a NSW beach.

A 46-year-old dad has opened up about his recent shark attack, after he was bitten on the ankle off Wedge Island, north of Lancelin, in Western Australia.

A man has rushed to hospital after he was reportedly bitten by a shark at a Queensland beach.

She was paddle-boarding with a male relative when she was bitten, leaving her with "significant trauma".

A shark has cleared out a beach in Queensland as swimmers filmed the shark coming dangerously close to the shore.

A not-so-great white shark has been rescued off the NSW South Coast.

The South Australian Education Department has quickly backflipped on a pause to ocean activities for students across the state in response to a shark attack.

Schools across South Australia have paused ocean activities for thousands of students in response to a shark attack last week.

A woman is in a serious but stable condition after being attacked by a shark in Adelaide's south this afternoon.

The female shark had not been kept with a male since at least 2019, before it reached sexual maturity.

Locals told 9News the avid surfer had only lived in the area for a short time.

9News understands about six surfers were in the water but the 55-year-old man paddled out wider than the rest of the group.

A great white shark that washed up on a Victorian beach is likely the victim of a pod of killer whales.

A member of the public alerted lifeguards that a shark was swimming near the shore before the shark alarm was activated, forcing everyone out of the water.

A woman has been left stunned after a great white shark mauled her first prized tuna catch off in South Australia.

Pam Cook, who was mauled by a shark in South Australia's south-east, has taken a major step forward in her recovery.

Pamela Cook was bitten on the ankle at first and thought it was one of her fellow swimmers, but shock set in when she turned around.

Pamela Cook was part of a group swimming near the jetty in the small South Australian town when she was mauled.

The carcass was identified as that of a bronze whaler.

The gator had "basically no chance" of surviving in the wild with the radical injury.

Brisbane painter Mick Brown spent the last 10 years collecting 1970s Holden, Ford and Chrysler cars but recently turned his collection into art.

Nets are installed from September 1 to April 30 to reduce the rates of human interactions with sharks.

It is believed father-of-two Toby Begg tried to fight off the four-metre shark for 30 seconds while surfing about 10am yesterday.

Toby Begg is believed to have been mauled by a great white shark while surfing in Port Macquarie this morning.

It comes after the state government decided to re-install the nets on multiple beaches.

The drone tracking program has taken on new urgency following a spate of shark attacks at New York beaches this summer.

Ryan Selvey was fishing with his friends on K'gari when a massive beast took hold of his fishing line.

Jack Frost, 24, managed to paddle 600m back to shore while bleeding heavily after he was attacked by a great white shark in the Margaret River region, south of Perth late last month.

There's no shortage of shark-related news in in Australia - but despite our fearful fascination with these majestic beasts, the chances of one of those needle-like teeth ever puncturing your skin are staggeringly low.

A surfer managed to paddle 600m back to shore while bleeding heavily after he was attacked by a Great White Shark in the Margaret River region, south of Perth.

Sharks have scared us a lot this year, primarily for suspected attacks on humans - however, humans are a larger threat to sharks than sharks are to us.

A teenager who was mauled by a shark has revealed how her brother saved her life by punching the creature.