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Leah Stewart Australian shark bite survivor
Caption:Leah Stewart was swimming between the flags at Coogee Beach when she was bitten.Photo credit:Supplied/Stewart FamilyLeah Stewart is making improvements in hospital.Supplied/Stewart FamilyCharlie Verco.Supplied/Charlie Verco
Leah Stewart’s family say her injuries are “severe and life-threatening”. (Supplied: Stewart family )
Charlie Verco has been part of the North Bondi surf club since he was six years old. (Supplied: Charlie Verco)
Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham
Visitors walk across the Mirroir d’Eau reflecting pool to cool down in Bordeaux, southwestern France on June 23, 2026, as France experiences a heatwave. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)
US President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the “Secure America Act” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2026. The bill provides around $38 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), $26 billion for Border Patrol and another $5 billion for unforeseen costs, effectively ensuring a steady flow of money for Trump’s deportation agenda through fiscal 2029. (Photo by Ken Cedeno / AFP)
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on April 21, 2025, in New York City, Wall Street stocks opened lower Monday amid lingering uncertainty over President Trump’s trade policy as markets looked ahead to major earnings later in the week. China on Monday hit out at other countries negotiating trade deals with the United States at Beijing’s expense, vowing countermeasures against those who “appease” Washington. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
Brooke van Velden
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Matthew Rogers.