For the first time in five years, an Australian politician has acknowledged a bleeding obvious fact about the way we handle the increasing number of sharks at our beaches.
“There is now scientific evidence that smart drumlines do not effectively reduce the risk posed by white sharks,” West Australian Fisheries Minister Don Punch said recently.
In other news, a bear was reported to have defecated near some trees and the Pope addressed a crowd at St Peter’s Square wearing unusual headgear.
The only “smart” aspect of “smart” drumlines is political.
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