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Shark expert warns more attacks likely

SHARK sightings are increasing at popular Australian beaches, raising the ominous possibility of fatalities this summer.

Shipwrecks win extra protection

ALMOST 200 shipwrecks in South Australian waters will be protected under new laws.

Whale navy plan 'could harm ties with Japan'

OPPOSITION Leader Brendan Nelson has warned that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd may be risking Australia's relationship with Japan with his proposal to use the military to monitor Japanese whalers.

Divers Cleared to Dive Canterbury Wreck

New Zealand: Canterbury will ultimately become a link in the Northland Dive Trail, a chain of sunken ships reaching from Tutukaka to the Cavalli Islands.

Japan denies dropping whale hunt

JAPAN has made no agreement to stop hunting humpback whales, its foreign ministry said today.