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EPISODE · Jun 17, 2026 · 22 MIN

Returning to the ocean after a shark attack

from Life Matters - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The ocean is central to daily life in coastal communities all over Australia. So when the worst happens, as it did last week when a young woman was bitten by a shark in the middle of a sunny winter's day at Coogee Beach, it can make that deep blue water feel different.The same debates play out over which preventative measures were in place, or what could have been done to avoid danger, but often these conversations only further stoke anxiety and fear.So if the water's your happy place, how do you feel safe to get back in?

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