Australia is home to a disproportionate number of deadly shark attacks, with isolated areas carrying a greater risk of fatalities, international research has found.
The 10 fatal attacks globally in 2023 doubled the five in the previous year, with four of last year's deaths occurring in Australia.
Surfers were slightly more prevalent in the data than people swimming or wading, experiencing 42 per cent of the 69 unprovoked bites around the world, 22 per cent of which were in Australia.
