More than 10,000 people attended a rally in Melbourne on Sunday, while more than 6,000 protested in Sydney. Despite a strong police presence, authorities have said the rallies concluded without arrests or incidents.
Three round-the-world sailors have described how 20 to 30 sharks bit into their inflatable boat causing it to deflate 800km southeast of Cairns. The men, who had to be rescued, say their catamaran was bitten by cookie cutter sharks in two incidents over two days. An Associate Professor of environmental science at Bond University, Daryl McPhee, says little is known about the small shark. He's talking to SBS's Phillippa Carisbrooke