Conservation groups say opening Batemans Marine Park to fishing is a blow to wildlife, including the majestic grey nurse shark.
Times Past
A Fijian dancer grimaced in pain as his costume caught alight in an accident during an exhibition of a traditional fire-walking ceremony, The Canberra Times reported on this day 46 years ago. The exhibition ceremony took place in an enclosure at Woden Plaza in celebration of its anniversary. Members of the troupe were walking across a bed of red-hot volcanic rocks and squatting down over them when it is believed the grass skirt worn by one of the members caught fire. READ MORE
