Three shark attacks in Sydney are a 'Black Swan event': unexpected, highly unusual and high impact’. They have had a chilling impact on coastal communities and despite the heat of the Australia Day weekend, few are in the water like usual.

Everybody has a view on sharks. Some are pretty zany. Amid the calls for culling, we check out the theories, the blame, the numbers, and what can be done - drones and so forth. but the reality is that surfers and sharks co-exist peacefully most of the time.


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