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SBS News in Filipino, Sunday 17 May 2026

Rottnest Island is under consideration for housing returned travellers.

A man who was spearfishing off Rottnest Island in Western Australia has been killed after being bitten on the lower legs by a four-metre shark. Source: AAP

Here are today's top stories on SBS Filipino.


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Here are today's top stories on SBS Filipino.


Key Points

  • A man who was spearfishing off Rottnest Island in Western Australia has been killed after being bitten on the lower legs by a four-metre shark.
  • A report on combating Islamophobia in Australia is still awaiting a formal government response, eight months after it was handed to the government.
  • Bulgaria has won Eurovision Song Contest 2026 for the first time.

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