There have been 687 unprovoked shark attacks in Australia since records began in 1700. In February, when the attack on Nellist took place, waters around Sydney are usually teaming with sharks.

Sydney Harbour is central to life in ... according to the International Shark Attack File. Most in Australia have occurred in New South Wales, home to the world’s largest shark tagging program.

There’s nothing scarier than a shark in the water. It’s the stuff nightmares are made of and has served as a potent horror ...

Sydney, Australia — A shark bit and killed a 17-year-old girl swimming off an eastern Australian island on Monday, officials said, in the country's third reported fatal attack in just over five ...

A woman in Australia was seriously injured Monday when she was attacked by a bull shark ... Sydney Opera House, New South Wales Minister for Agriculture Tara Moriarty told USA TODAY. The attack ...

Sydney, Australia — A shark bit and killed a 17-year-old girl swimming off an eastern Australian island on Monday, officials ...

SYDNEY: The government of Australia's north-eastern state of Queensland has announced a funding boost for its shark control ...

There have been several shark attacks around Australia this summer ... Last year a similar shark attack occurred at a much more urban Sydney Beach. Lauren O’Neill had taken a sunset dip in ...

SYDNEY, Feb 4 (Reuters) - A female swimmer has died in a shark attack in the waters off a popular tourist spot on Australia's east coast, authorities said. Emergency crews were called to the ...

Shortly after a shark attacked a surfer Tuesday in Australia ... a small town about 200 miles from Sydney, in New South Wales. He fought off the attack, and a wave carried him to shore, where ...