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Fishermen in Sydney Harbour have reeled in a 150kg bull shark just days after the species was blamed for a series of attacks along the NSW coast.

Chris Allchin said he and his friends had set out to catch "something big" in the harbour earlier this week, fishing near Clifton Gardens on the northern side of the harbour.

In approximately 20 metres of water, and away from swimming beaches, Allchin and the boat's crew hooked the shark and brought it onboard.

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The shark, which is estimated to be between 18 and 20-years-old, was donated to fisheries for research.

Allchin described fighting the shark as "a rush" and said it was a reminder of the size of sharks that live in the harbour.

"Sharks have been and will always be in the harbour, and that we have safe swimming areas that are patrolled or behind nets for a good reason," he told 9News.

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"Many people, including myself, have jumped into the harbour for a swim off the back of a boat, unaware of the potential danger below.

"Hopefully seeing that 150kg bull shark has educated people to swim in designated areas and not in the middle of the harbour."

Bull sharks are believed to be behind a recent string of attacks on people off the NSW coast, including a 12-year-old boy who died days after he was mauled at Vaucluse.

Bull sharks, like most species, do not typically prey on humans, but experts said they had likely been drawn in closer to shore by recent storms.

They are not a protected species in Australia.

The recent attacks triggered some debate over the shark population, though no cull or other control measure has been ordered.

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Australian astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable planet 150 light years away.

The candidate planet, named HD 137010 b, was identified by an international team led by University of Southern Queensland researcher Dr Alexander Venner using data from NASA's Kepler extended K2 mission captured in 2017.

The new planet is estimated to be only six per cent larger than Earth, with a surface temperature more similar to Mars, potentially below -70 degrees.

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The findings were published today in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

The study found the candidate planet is located near the outer edge of the habitable zone, where liquid water could exist on a planet's surface.

HD 137010 b was spotted when it briefly crossed in front of its star during three months of Kepler observations.

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The candidate planet left only the faintest trace, clue was detected by a team of amateur citizen scientists including Venner.

"I contributed to this citizen science project called Planet Hunters back when I was in secondary school, and it was a big part of how I got into research," Venner said.

"It was an amazing experience to go back to this work and dig up such an important discovery."

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University of Southern Queensland astrophysicist Dr Chelsea Huang, a co-author of the study and Venner's PhD supervisor, said to date most of the potential habitable planets were around small dim stars.

"This causes a problem because these planets are so close to the host star that they experience an extended period of high-energy radiation," Huang said.

"Scientists expect this high-energy radiation will blast the atmosphere away of this planet and make them inhabitable."

Huang said the team expects this new candidate planet will have more favourable conditions for habitability.

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Venner said HD 137010 b was the first planet candidate with Earth-like properties to transit a Sun-like star bright enough for substantial follow-up observations.

"While current generations of astronomical instruments cannot fully characterise this newly discovered planet, it could become a prime target for future radial velocity instruments aiming to detect Earth analogues," he said.

"Future space missions designed to directly image Earth-like planets, like the NASA Habitable Worlds Observatory, may also be capable of capturing images of HD 137010 b."

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Australia's birth rate is expected to plummet to a new record low after years of steady decline.

The nation's total fertility rate (TFR) has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per adult woman for almost 50 years now.

But the situation has become more dire of late.

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In 2023, Australia's fertility rate hit a low of 1.49, then dipped to a record-breaking low of 1.48 in 2024.

The predicted rate for 2025 was about 1.45, according to new data from The Centre for Population.

And this year it's expected to fall even lower to 1.42, the lowest it has ever been.

These record lows have been driven by multiple overlapping factors, from more Aussies choosing to have kids later in life, to older women having fewer children.

Some families stop at one child for personal or financial reasons, as raising a multi-child family in Australia can be prohibitively expensive between the cost of groceries, housing and schooling.

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Tesla has seen its first decline in annual revenue in the company's history, putting CEO Elon Musk's historic pay package deal at risk.

The car and technology company reported revenue of $35 billion in the 2025 fourth quarter, nearly a billion dollars less than the same period in 2024.

But the reported revenue was slightly higher than forecast, leading to a jump in the company's after-hours share price.

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A decline in car sales is behind much of the company's flagging numbers.

Vehicle deliveries dropped 8.6 per cent last year, with the brand number suffering from its attachment to Musk himself.

Since the South African-born multi-billionaire aligned himself to President Donald Trump, the brand has suffered.

Protesters have hounded car dealerships selling Teslas after Musk appeared to do a Nazi salute at an inauguration event last January.

And when Trump cut Biden administration-era credits for electric cars, sales dropped further.

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Musk's endorsements of far-right ideologies in Europe have alienated potential customers there.

Tesla is no longer the biggest electric car maker in the world, with Chinese company BYD claiming the crown earlier this month.

Earlier today Musk announced the company would be converting factories in California from cars to its humanoid robots.

Tesla's net income plummeted to $1.2 billion from nearly $3 billion last year.

The soft year could stop Musk from claiming the immense pay package approved by shareholders in November.

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Under the deal, Tesla would pay Musk a trillion US dollars ($1.42 trillion) if he brought the company to a market capitalisation of $US8 trillion.

At present, it is at $US1.35 trillion.

The deal also requires him to sell 20 million electric cars, 10 million self-driving subscriptions, a million humanoid robots and a million robotaxis over 10 years.

Musk is already by far the richest man in the world, with an estimated net worth of more than a trillion Australian dollars.

By comparison, if Musk had all the banknotes in circulation in Australia, it would only account for 10 per cent of his net worth.

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Those in NSW could be given an extra day off this year to make up for the fact that Anzac Day falls on a Saturday.

Premier Chris Minns has said he is considering adding Anzac Day to the list of holidays that would be granted an additional day for when Anzac Day falls on a weekend.

Currently, Anzac Day is only deemed a public holiday in NSW on April 25, even if it occurs on a Saturday or Sunday, as will be the case this year, when it falls on Saturday.

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This means workers do not get a day off on the Monday, like other holidays such as Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year's Day, called an additional day.

"We're going to have a conversation about it for this year," Minns told Triple M's Beau, Cat & Woodsy.

"We're underserved when it comes to public holidays; there's a lot more in every other state."

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Most states and territories in Australia follow NSW' model on Anzac Day, with Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory being the only places to give residents an additional day when April 25 falls on a weekend.

However, Minns insisted he would not make moves until he had consulted with the RSL to ensure it doesn't take away from the importance of remembrance ceremonies and marches on Anzac Day itself.

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"I've got to have confidence that if we have a public holiday on the Monday, it doesn't detract from the salience of the 25," he insisted.

"It's got to be the 25 that's hugely important."

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