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Joel Parkinson Remains on Team Billabong for Foreseeable Future

1 min read Jan 17, 2014

In a huge win for Gold Coast surfers, Premier Campbell Newman killed the plans for a $2 billion cruise ship terminal at Kirra Beach.

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Kirra Saved From Cruise Ship Development

3 min read Jan 15, 2014

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ASP Commissioner Kieren Perrow Outlines Change for 2014 Season

2 min read Jan 15, 2014

The Mad Huey's are usually doing something kind of dumb. Hilarious, but dumb. When they decided to go cage diving with sharks, they couldn't have expected it to go smoothly – they were using a bird cage.

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The Mad Huey’s Dive With Shark, Narrowly Escape Attack

1 min read Jan 14, 2014

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Los Angeles Hillside Ignited in Flames After Brushfire

1 min read Jan 14, 2014

Photo: The West Australian/Michael Wilson

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Australians Respond to Government Shark Culling

4 min read Jan 13, 2014

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Golfer Adam Scott Brings on Benji Weatherly as Caddy for 2014 Sony Open

2 min read Jan 13, 2014

On January 10th, surfing lost one of its pioneers. Percy Blandford, a naval architect from Warkshire, was 101-years-old when he passed away.

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Surfing Pioneer Percy Blandford Dead at 101

1 min read Jan 13, 2014

What is believed to be a basking shark washed up at Menemsha Beach. Photo: Menemsha/Instagram

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Dead Shark Washes Up on Massachusetts Beach

1 min read Jan 12, 2014

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Surfers vs. the Navy: The Battle for Trestles

3 min read Jan 11, 2014

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Surfers and Supporters Paddle Out to Save Kirra January 19th

2 min read Jan 9, 2014

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Niijima, World’s Newest Island and Potential Surf Spot, Appears off Japan after Volcanic Eruption

2 min read Jan 9, 2014

The conjoined gray whales were found dead. Photo: Jesus Gomez

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Conjoined Gray Whales Found Dead Off Mexican Coast

1 min read Jan 9, 2014

The landmark Twelve Apostles in Victoria, Australia, home to the heat wave of the century. Photo: Shutterstock

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Australian Heat Wave Sets Record

2 min read Jan 8, 2014

Early morning mayhem. Photo: André Botelho/Billabong XXL

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Winter Storm Hercules Begins to Hammer Europe

2 min read Jan 6, 2014

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Indonesian Sailor Survives Boat Fire, Sustains Multiple Shark Bites and Lives

2 min read Jan 6, 2014

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Kai Otton and Dad, Greg Otton, Save Two Lives in New South Wales

1 min read Jan 5, 2014

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A High Intellect: Dolphins Get High on Puffer Fish Toxin

2 min read Jan 3, 2014

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Mick Fanning and Joel Parkinson Speak Out Against Seaport Construction at Kirra

2 min read Jan 1, 2014