A 17-year-old girl died after being bitten by a shark while swimming off a beach in the north of Brisbane. The attack marks Australia’s third fatal shark incident in just over five weeks. Emergency ...

In scenes reminiscent of science fiction, the same technology now being used to enable Westpac Little Ripper drones to identify sharks in the water is being adapted to pinpoint beachgoers in distress.

AS QUEENSLAND reels from its worst season of preventable beach drownings in over a decade, one destination has emerged as our rescue hotspot. As the state’s volunteer army of beach guardians prepare ...

A spate of incidents in which whales have been snared in Australian shark nets have led activists to once again cry for their removal. In two separate incidents, pairs of whales were spotted off the ...

Ten people have drowned on the state’s beaches since August, including four in the past week, in what lifesavers say is a worrying trend heading into the peak summer season. Surf Life Saving ...