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Environment
Nick Gibbs

Qld shark net debate as third whale saved

Environmental groups are pleading with the Queensland government to change its shark net policy after another humpback whale became entangled.

Rescue crews were alerted to the latest incident off Kirra Beach on the Gold Coast at around 6.30am before the mammal was released two and a half hours later.

It follows the successful rescue of two humpback whales caught on the same day in separate incidents off the Gold and Sunshine coasts on Tuesday.

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