Authorities warned that recent rainfall has left the water off area beaches murky, which increased the risk of bull shark attacks.

Cathy Freeman thrilled Australians when she won the women's 400 meters gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, wearing a skin-tight, hooded running suit. On Monday, Freeman was awarded Australia's highest civil honor in the annual honors list commemorating the Australia Day national holiday.

SYDNEY, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Australia in March, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday, as he backed a speech by his Canadian counterpart decrying powerful nations using economic integration as weapons and tariffs as leverage.

Officials said the father and son accused of killing 15 people at a Jewish festival in Sydney last month would have been barred from gun ownership under the new laws.

Dozens of beaches along Australia's east coast closed on Tuesday, Jan. 20, after four shark attacks in two days.

Critics said the government had rushed the legislation, along with a bill targeting hate speech, in the wake of the mass shooting in Sydney.