The 3.4m-long mammal had been playfully swimming ahead of the vessel when it got too excited and mistimed a leap. WATCH THE FOOTAGE
Troy de Ruyter
The contentious marine park proposed to span 1100km along WA’s south coast has generated record submissions with those from both sides of the debate sharing their opinions.
Anneke de Boer
Alexandra Casey on South Male Atoll.
Alexandra Casey
The marine park proposed to span 1100km along WA’s south coast fails to provide meaningful protection to sea life, according to scientists pressing the State Government to expand proposed sanctuary zones.
Over 100 people have been killed in a devastating landslide that hit a remote village in Papua New Guinea.
Max Corstorphan
The State Government has invested more than $1 million dollars to help create an artificial reef off the coast of the Gascoyne as it looks for local providers to help construct it.
Matthew Paddick
WA’s latest abalone session has marked its most danger this season, with almost 80 rescues across the West Coast Zone amid ‘challenging’ conditions.
Caitlyn Rintoul
Scientists used Fitbit-like devices to monitor the vital signs of whale sharks, using the results to determine how the marine giants are affected by the thousands of tourists who wish to see them each year.
Shannon Hampton
Two Perth fishermen have had a frightening encounter after six sharks stalked their boat off Ocean Reef Marina on Sunday.
The Federal Government will create a special visa for Tuvaluans to escape to Australia as the tiny Pacific Island nation confronts the existential threat of climate change.
Dan Jervis-Bardy and Katina Curtis
A 48-year-old Australian man has died after collapsing while walking the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea.
Claire Sadler
US navy submariners on the USS Asheville have given a glimpse of what life will be like for Australian sailors on a nuclear-powered submarine.
Aaron Bunch
The OECD has slightly downgraded its forecasts for Australia's growth in its latest look at how the global economy is faring.
Poppy Johnston
Australia is expected to buy up to five Virginia-class submarines as part of AUKUS with the first to be seen in WA as soon as 2027.
Kimberley Caines
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese received a colourful welcome in India, where he arrived on the day the county celebrates the festival of Holi.
Katina Curtis
A new report has found China is targeting Pacific island nations with misinformation in the hopes of creating negative views around Australia's defence policy.
Dominic Giannini
On his final day as Pacific Islands Forum chair, Fiji PM Sitiveni Rabuka wants to hand a reunified region to its next leader, Mark Brown of Cook Islands.
Ben McKay
Australia will boost its support to neighbouring countries under a new plan focused on improving health care, from vaccine development to reproductive rights.
Tess Ikonomou
Australia and Kiribati have signed a new memorandum of understanding focusing on security and economic support as Pacific leaders meet.
Australians working in search and rescue roles in New Zealand after Cyclone Gabrielle say their work is uplifting.
A state of emergency has been declared in New Zealand as hundreds have been forced to evacuate their homes due to flooding as Cyclone Gabrielle brings bumper rainfall across North Island.
ASIO head Mike Burgess says while he's aware of media reporting Chinese police operating clandestinely in Sydney, he hasn't seen evidence of such operations amid concerning news of a fourth US shootdown of unidentified flying objects.
Cyclone Gabrielle has brought destructive winds to New Zealand's North Island, with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins warning the storm's worst is yet to come.
The floods paralysed Auckland after the city was deluged with almost a summer’s worth of rain in less than a day.
Jessie Sandells
