Animal attacks
Collared dingo bites woman on K’gari in latest island attack
A dingo has bitten a woman on the popular Queensland tourist island of K’gari after encircling a separate group of adults and being scared away.
- by Felicity Caldwell
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Biden’s dog bites Secret Service officers 10 times in four months
One incident required a hospital visit by an injured law enforcement officer, records obtained by a conservative activist group revealed.
- by Darlene Superville
Dingo involved in K’gari attack captured and euthanised
One of the dingoes involved in an attack on a 23-year-old woman on K’gari has been captured and humanely euthanised.
- by Nick Gibbs and Suzanne Simonot
Rangers reject cull call after dingo pack attack on woman
Rangers confirmed that at least one of the animals in the pack that attacked the woman was classified as a risk and has a collar with a device to track movement and behaviour.
- by Robyn Wuth
Woman bitten by pack of dingoes in attack on K’gari
Four dingoes attacked the woman while she was jogging, and she ran into the water in a bid to escape.
- by John Crouch
‘Staggering’ number of dog attacks across Perth revealed, and they’re increasing
“There is some atrocious and entitled dog owner behaviour out there which needs to be addressed,” MP Tjorn Sibma said. “Everybody has a dangerous dog story of one kind or another.”
- by Sarah Brookes
Revenge of the orcas? Killer whales have sunk three boats in unusual attacks
Orcas are known to be extremely intelligent and they can teach one another certain behaviours, including actions that could be interpreted as violent.
- by Bryan Pietsch
Mother fights off dingo that attacked toddler as rangers search for animal
A dingo that attacked and seriously injured a toddler in a remote national park is expected to be caught and killed by park rangers.
- by Luke Costin
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Queensland
Girl, 6, mauled in dog attack still in hospital, brave uncle gets stitches
“One of the dogs there was going to attack her face and I threw the chair,” her uncle told reporters.
- by Jocelyn Garcia
‘A rare call for us’: Woman hospitalised after being bitten by blue-ringed octopus in Mosman
NSW Ambulance Inspector Christian Holmes said the incident was extremely rare for paramedics.
- by Sarah Keoghan
From the Archives, 1958: Lion bites off boy’s arm at circus
An 11-year-old boy was lucky to survive when he was savagely attacked while attempting to feed a circus lion at Mortdale.
- by Staff reporter