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The discovery comes months after a paper, published in African Journal of Marine Science, concluded the same pair of orcas killed eight great white sharks since 2017, off Gansbaai south-east of Cape Town.

The predation caused the remaining population of great white sharks to flee the waters they once dominated

Now it seems the orcas have ranged even further east.

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Lead author Alison Towner, a senior white shark biologist at Rhodes University in Makhanda, shared photos of the freshly killed great white shark yesterday.

The dead shark – a sub adult female – washed up on Hartenbos, Mossel Bay, before washing back out to sea.

Towner told 9news.com.au this is the first time a great white killed by the orcas has been found in the region.

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"The orcas seem to be focusing more on this site now," she said, adding she believes the same two orcas are responsible for this kill.

"These are identical injuries to other sharks killed."

Photos of the dead great white shark show a large, clean hole in the centre of its chest.

Of the animals previously killed, seven had their livers removed, while some had their hearts removed too,

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"It is very precise," Towner said.

"The orcas work together to tear open the sharks."

Towner added she is conducting her PhD on the behavioural interactions between the two species in South Africa and has more science coming out soon.

It's believed the orcas responsible for the attack may be members of a rare shark-eating morphotype.

World-first drone vision, shared last month as part of Discovery's Shark Week, captured a pod of orcas killing a white shark in a highly coordinated attack in Mossel Bay.

The video shows one of the orcas ripping out the shark's liver and eating it.

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It's been two years since the pandemic saw a boom in pet ownership but now Sydney rescue shelters say waitlists to surrender pets are as long as eight months long.

Dog ownership in Australia rose 47 per cent between 2019 and 2021, spiking from 5.1 million pet dogs to 6.3 million by the end of the pandemic.

According to Animal Medicines Australia Pets and the Pandemic report, cat ownership equally spiked from 3.7 million to 4.9 million over the same period.

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NSW Animal Welfare League CEO Stephen Albin said they have seen a significant surge in discarded pets since the beginning of the pandemic.

"Waiting lists are at eight months to surrender a dog," he said.

"We've seen an increase of about 34 per cent over the last few years of animals under our care.

"At the moment, and I think every shelter is the same, we're experiencing a pretty significant surge in surrenders."

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But RSPCA NSW said their shelters across the state are experiencing less demand than those in other states.

"Surrender rates at RSPCA NSW have continued to remain steady, and we are not experiencing an influx, like other states," a spokesperson said.

RSPCA NSW said 2021 data compared to 2022 data for the month of June highlights a decrease in surrenders, from 4,861 to 4,248 dogs surrendered.

Cumberland City Council in Sydney's west said their shelters have experienced a 10 per cent growth in companion animal surrenders, put down to a "number of reasons."

"Animals are surrendered for a number of reasons including financial reasons, changes in family circumstances and not being able to care for animals," a council spokesperson told 9news.com.au.

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Albin believes the main reason for giving up a pet comes down to cost of living and rental pressures.

"You've got issues with regards to where people move and live and the ability of pets to go with them," said Albin.

A shortage of rental properties means landlords can be more selective with their tenant choice and that more animal owners are giving up their pets in search of a place to live.

"The overall impact or the overall effect that owning an animal has and the responsibilities that people have when when they take ownership of a pet," he said.

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Albin said that while there has been an increase in adoptions this year, there is still a 24 per cent gap between animals coming in and and animals going out of rescue homes.

"We've have had an uplift in adoptions, but it's only about a 10 per cent increase in adoptions."

"So there's still a pretty significant gap there which is causing demand issues, having an excess of demand for our shelter, and I believe many others."

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Ethiopia Airlines have suspended two pilots who reportedly fell asleep during a flight and missed their landing spot, leading one aviation analyst to warn that pilot fatigue is widespread and a "major threat" to air safety.

Airline expert Alex Macheras said the incident was "deeply concerning" and shone a light on the issue of pilot fatigue, which most passengers are completely unaware.

"Pilot fatigue is nothing new," Macheras wrote on Twitter, while cautioning it "continues to pose one of the most significant threats to air safety – internationally."

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The landing error happened while Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 was flying from Khartoum to Addis Ababa, according to Aviation Herald.

Data obtained by the aviation news site indicated the jet was cruising at 11,200 metres on autopilot when it failed to descend at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, its scheduled destination, on August 15.

Air traffic control were apparently unable to reach the crew despite making several attempts at contact.

However, an alarm was triggered when the plane overshot the runway and continued along the route.

The aircraft subsequently began to descend, landing safely around 25 minutes later.

Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast data showed the aircraft overflying the runway, before beginning its descent and manoeuvring for another approach.

Ethiopian Airlines said on Friday it was aware flight ET343 "temporarily lost communication" with Addis Ababa air traffic control.

The incident comes after unionised pilots at major airlines, including Qantas, raised the potentially deadly issue of fatigue and increased demands on crew.

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In May, the head of the Qantas pilots union, the Australian & International Pilots Association, warned of safety risks linked to crew fatigue.

Speaking to Bloomberg, Tony Lucas detailed how proposed changes to landing protocols at Brisbane Airport could elevate dangers for pilots and passengers.

The changes, under consideration, would allow planes to land under stronger tailwind conditions, increasing the number of planes able to land during busy times.

Landing with a tailwind makes the plane come in faster, Lucas said, reducing the amount of time a pilot has to react to any problems.

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"Our major concern is it decreases our safety margins," Lucas told Bloomberg.

"If something else happens, I'm running rapidly out of options."

Lucas also flagged concern over proper rest for pilots on the long-range Airbus SE A321XLR jets, which are set to enter service at the end of 2024.

In the US, Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines pilot unions have also warned airline executives that pilot exhaustion is on the rise.

Commercial airlines need to treat fatigue and the resulting mistakes as a safety risk, the pilots said in a letter sent to executives in April.

As the industry bounces back from the COVID-19 pandemic, some blame rising demand for air travel for pilot exhaustion increasing.

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Hybrid working environments are shaking up where Australians are choosing to enter the property market, according to new lending data from one of Australia's big four banks.

The new figures, from NAB, break down state-by-state where buyers are investing.

Despite an overall cool down in property sales in 2022, a number of metropolitan and regional areas are seeing strong growth in first home buyer activity.

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In NSW, Western Sydney is leading the way for first buyers.

But the beachside suburb of Maroubra in Sydney's east proved the most popular amongst first buyers, recording a growth of 269 per cent.

Granville, on the outskirts of Paramatta, also showed significant growth.

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With that said, the Australian Capital Territory was home to the greatest growth in first home buyer activity.

"The postcode of 2602 in Canberra, including Ainslie and Watson, increased by 360 per cent in the June quarter, as against the quarter prior," a statement supplied by NAB says.

NAB Executive Home Ownership, Andy Kerr, contributes the growth in this area to flexible working arrangements.

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"Flexible working is one of the biggest trends over the last decade when it comes to changing the game for property sales," Kerr said.

"The option to work from home is giving first home buyers more choice when it comes to location.

"All of a sudden, a slightly longer commute when made a few times a week becomes a serious consideration.

"Clearly the tree-change remains appealing for first home buyers, with Sunbury in Victoria and Dapto in NSW once again a hotspot."

Melbourne's south east suburbs also drew plenty of attention, with Dandenong recording a growth of 80 per cent.

Brisbane's Fortitude Valley also grew 78 per cent between April and June.

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