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Aussies Snap Over Shark Terror
 Aussies Snap Over Shark Terror 

Aussies Snap Over Shark Terror

Series of attacks mars Australia's summer

(Newser) - A series of shark attacks in Australia has triggered a summer of terror and a national debate over whether it makes sense to continue to protect one of nature's most implacable predators. Three people were attacked in a single 48-hour period last month, reports Time. All that was found of...

Aussie Vanishes in Shark's Jaws

Was longtime advocate of shark protection

(Newser) - A missing Australian snorkeler looks to have been the victim of a brutal shark attack, the Guardian reports. Bystanders saw a dorsal fin and a struggle before the water turned red and the man disappeared off western Australia; his tattered wetsuit surfaced later.  An aerial search later spotted a...

Perth to Name New Theater for Ledger

Actor's hometown plans fitting tribute to native son

(Newser) - A new performing arts center in Perth, Australia, will bear the name of Heath Ledger, marking the first time the late actor's name will be formally commemorated, the West Australian reports. Ledger "was always supporting young actors in whatever ways he could," said the premier of Western Australia....

Aussie Man's Life Fetches $2M on eBay

Offer includes house, job, and friends of once-heartbroken man

(Newser) - An Australia resident may rake in over $2 million after he put his life—including his house, job, and friends—for sale on eBay, the Western Australian reports. The deal, which the man says hatched when his wife left him, comes complete with a jet ski and motorcycle. The reserve...

Australian Lesbians Get Life for Murder

Lovers, one with vampire fixation, kissed over dying 16-year-old

(Newser) - In a case that has gripped Australia since 2006, two lesbian lovers—one with a vampire fixation—were sentenced to at least 24 years in prison today for murdering a teenage girl, the West Australian reports. They bludgeoned and strangled the girl and kissed over her body, taking video on...

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