Albany residents divided on shark cull proposal after fatal attack
Albany residents are divided over whether a shark cull is needed after local man Daniel Turpin was killed by a suspected 4.5-metre shark off the coast of the regional town on Saturday while spearfishing.
Writer for the Western Angler Scott Coghlan told 9News Perth sharks had been protected for over 25 years and that he would not have an issue with a culling or “some form of action to mitigate” the risks.
“There will be more [shark attacks], you just know that there will be more,” he said.
But Wayne Drew, another Albany local, said he would personally prefer increased tagging instead “so we know where the aggressive sharks are”.
Across the nation and around the world
Here’s what’s making headlines today:
- Satisfaction with life among Australians is lower now than during the depths of the pandemic as financial pressures and housing costs squeeze people in their 20s, 30s and 40s, with Anthony Albanese admitting the cost of living is contributing to the splintering of the nation’s politics.
- Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has blamed Labor’s broken budget promises for the Coalition’s worsening polling woes and One Nation’s unyielding surge as his new campaign chief prepares to paint Pauline Hanson as a gift to Labor that will lock in left-wing governments.
- Former NRL enforcer and Fijian international Kane Evans has detailed his battles with alcohol, substance addiction and suicidal thoughts while wrestling with his sexuality in an emotional interview aired on Channel Nine’s 100% Footy on Monday night.
- Iran and Israel agreed to ease strikes against each other after a flare-up in violence threatened to derail peace negotiations and led US President Donald Trump to appeal for de-escalation.
- Wall Street held steadier and recovered some of its sell-off from last week, as stocks swept up in the artificial-intelligence boom bounced back. Oil prices, meanwhile, rose following fighting between Israel and Iran, but they pared their biggest gains.
- Divers removing abandoned fishing nets from the central Mediterranean, between Italy and North Africa, have captured what they believe is the first-ever underwater footage of an adult great white shark in the region.
Today’s weather
Good morning WA
Good morning all and welcome to Tuesday’s live blog.
Making headlines today, chief executives across Perth’s local governments took home on average more than $357,000 a year – and more than a quarter of the bosses were paid more than WA Premier Roger Cook.
Seven out of 29 councils across the Perth metropolitan area took home more than $410,000 with Cook bringing home $406,325 last year and senior ministers being paid $316,955.
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