Safety

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Stingrays
Sharks
Box Jellyfish
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Sewage
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Sharks

Visitors to Australia are often more fearful of sharks than anything else in the country. The JAWS movies of the 1980s spread misinformation to the western world declaring sharks as man-eaters and highly dangerous creatures

The reality is vastly different. The chances of encountering a shark at a beach in Queensland, let alone being attacked by one, is so low it is barely worth mentioning on this website.

With less than 1 shark attack per year in Australia there is more chance of a rocket falling from the sky. Though it is true that sharks are predators, humans are not among their natural prey.