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Australia Drones: Stay updated on drone news, regulations, and trends in Australia. Learn about the latest drone innovations shaping the country.
Australian-made wildlife tracking drone allows researchers to track endangered animals
Dr. Debbie Saunders uses an Australian-made wildlife tracking drone that allows researchers to track endangered animals, such as Pangolins, swift parrots, honeyeaters, orange-bellied parrots, banded hare wallabies, and koalas.
DJI Matrice 300 flies autonomously underground in Aussie mines
A DJI Matrice 300 outfitted with a LiDAR system flies autonomously underground in two Aussie mines for the first time ever.
New South Wales prison officials thwart drone drug drop at Cessnock jail
In New South Wales, Australia prison officials allegedly thwarted a drone drug drop at Cessnock jail. The contraband has an estimated value of AU$100,000.
Drone captures killer whales attacking humpback whale calf
A drone captures a pod of killer whales attacking a humpback whale mother and her calf of the coast of Ningaloo in Western Australia on Friday, in an event rarely seen by scientists.
Lifeguards with drones keep beachgoers safe in Australia
Lifeguards with drones keepbeachgoers (and sharks) safe in New South Wales, Australia. The NSW government started the drone initiative in response to an unprecedented spike in shark bites in 2015.
Drone spots Great White Shark off Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia
A drone spots a Great White Shark off Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. Bondi Beach is Australia’s most famous beach and is well known for being the great surfing spot that it is. It is less known for shark sightings.
Surveillance drones and elite police units deployed to COVID-19 hotspots in Melbourne
Surveillance drones and more than 1000 elite police units have been deployed to COVID-19 hotspots in suburban Melbourne as the southern state of Victoria, Australia struggles to bring a fresh wave of the coronavirus under control.
Aussie couple arrested at gunpoint in Iran for flying drone ready to share story
The Australian couple from Perth, who was arrested at gunpoint for flying a drone in Iran, share a bit of their story.
NSW Government doubles number of drones to keep people safe from sharks in Australia
In Australia, the New South Wales Government announced a new $8 million strategy to keep people safe from sharks this season. Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall commented that up 80 drones will be used to do so. This is double the…
Medical drone company Swoop Aero secures eight-figure investment
Swoop Aero, based in Melbourne, Australia, builds and operates drones to transport medical supplies, just announced it has secured an eight-figure investment round. The medical drone company will use the funds to establish a presence in New Zealand and certify…
Drone News – Wed June 10, 2020
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an…
QinetiQ Australia to design and construct the Queensland UAS Flight Test Range
QinetiQ Australia has been awarded a contract to design and construct an unmanned aerial systems (UAS) flight test range (FTR) on behalf of the Queensland Government.