ENVIRONMENT Senate committee puts marine life before people*

It is one of our favourite summer pastimes. Hitting the beach to enjoy cooling off in the seemingly endless expanse of water that surrounds this continent, with the carefree abandon Aussies are famous for. But that could be about to change. Millions of residents, not to mention international tourists, will enter the oceans, harbours or bays this summer. They unconsciously expect that governments would take reasonable steps to protect swimmers from shark attacks. But a Senate report of the Envir…

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