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Master of APL England charged and company fined $22 million for overboard containers

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Master of APL England charged and company fined $22 million for overboard containers

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Stu Nettle
Monday 01/06   19

Authorities crack down hard on shipping company whose lost cargo washed up on 300kms of coast.

Dispatch from Bali: Let’s hear it for Global Nyepi!

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Dispatch from Bali: Let’s hear it for Global Nyepi!

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Matt George
Thursday 28/05   27

It's not a pandemic, it's enforced Nyepi - the Balinese day of silence, where people stay indoors and reflect on their lives - and that ain't such a bad thing writes Matt George.

Sunshine Coast Wavepool to become the new Hyatt Coolum, says Andrew Stark

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Sunshine Coast Wavepool to become the new Hyatt Coolum, says Andrew Stark

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Stu Nettle
Thursday 28/05   179

With little available work and an unproductive wetland just sitting there, Stark promises to make the Sunshine Coast great again.

Plastic debris washes up on Sydney and Central Coast beaches from lost shipping containers

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Plastic debris washes up on Sydney and Central Coast beaches from lost shipping containers

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Stu Nettle
Thursday 28/05   14

For the second time in four years, the cargo ship APL England has lost containers and fouled Australian waters.

On Any Sunday (with eight foot of south swell)

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On Any Sunday (with eight foot of south swell)

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Craig Brokensha
Wednesday 27/05   59
Documenting a weekend of heavy water.

How the Gold Coast's new backpass pipeline will work

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How the Gold Coast's new backpass pipeline will work

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Stu Nettle
Monday 25/05   35

Though surfers have heard little about it, a new project has the potential to alter surf conditions on the Gold Coast.

Five surfers killed, more missing, in the Netherlands

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Five surfers killed, more missing, in the Netherlands

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Stu Nettle
Wednesday 13/05   35

Tragedy in the North Sea.

Travel: The end of the road in Timor

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Travel: The end of the road in Timor

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Paul Ricciardo
Monday 11/05   51

The search for surf takes a sinister turn for this inncocent abroad.

Surfer punches shark during attack at Bells Beach

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Surfer punches shark during attack at Bells Beach

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Sunday 10/05   63

"I punch him one time, two time."

Beyond Shidashita: Chasing Olympic-size waves in Japan's south

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Beyond Shidashita: Chasing Olympic-size waves in Japan's south

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Iain Stanley
Saturday 09/05   48

Tokyo's five-ring circus may be put on hold, but little has changed for surfers in the south of Japan as they keenly await the typhoon season.

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