4 September 2026

Twenty years on, Bindi and Robert Irwin remember Steve Irwin as 'guardian angel'

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Two decades after Steve Irwin died from a stingray injury off Port Douglas, his children have shared tributes on Instagram, with Bindi calling him her daughter's "guardian angel" and Robert marking ...

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