WA government shark policy 'just like Jaws': university research

By Aleisha Orr
Updated January 14 2015 - 10:13am, first published December 9 2014 - 11:53am
University research has compared the WA government's response to shark as similar to Jaws. Photo: Sammie Thake
University research has compared the WA government's response to shark as similar to Jaws. Photo: Sammie Thake

A paper published in the Australian Journal of Political Science has described the West Australian government's response to shark attacks as relying on "movie myths" and having "striking similarities" to the 1975 movie Jaws.

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