Queensland’s premier said the state is “not for turning” on its plan to expand shark netting, and won’t put protecting whales “at the expense of one single human”.

A mother and baby humpback were discovered trapped in shark netting near Rainbow Beach on Saturday, the eighth and ninth whales to become entangled in nine days .

Queensland’s premier, David Crisafulli, announced an expansion of the program in May .

A KPMG report on the state’s shark control program had recommended the state government trial removing shark nets during whale migration season from April to October, as is done in New South Wales.

But on Sunday Crisafulli said he was “not for turning” on the plan, and that the government had already announced its response to the KPMG report.

He said the state government w

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