You're 100 times more likely to die from drowning than a shark bite

By Peter Hannam, Tara Hayes
Updated December 13 2017 - 7:26am, first published December 12 2017 - 8:01pm

The NSW and Queensland governments should phase out shark nets and immediately replace lethal drum lines with more sophisticated gear to limit unnecessary harm to marine wildlife, a Senate inquiry has concluded.

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