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Contraband

In New South Wales, Australia prison officials allegedly thwarted a drone drug drop at Cessnock jail. The contraband has an estimated value

Haye KestelooJul 28

Australia

A drone captures a pod of killer whales attacking a humpback whale mother and her calf of the coast of Ningaloo in Western Australia.

Haye KestelooJul 27

Australia

Lifeguards with drones keep beachgoers (and sharks) safe in New South Wales, Australia. The NSW government started the drone initiative...

Haye KestelooJul 22

Wildlife

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

Haye KestelooJul 9

Coronavirus

Surveillance drones and more than 1000 elite police units have been deployed to COVID-19 hotspots in suburban Melbourne as the southern state

Haye KestelooJul 3

Australia

The Australian couple from Perth, who was arrested at gunpoint for flying a drone in Iran, share a bit of their story...

Haye KestelooJul 2

Australia

In Australia, the New South Wales Government announced a new $8 million strategy to keep people safe from sharks this season. Agriculture...

Haye KestelooJul 1

Swoop Aero

Swoop Aero, based in Melbourne, Australia, builds and operates drones to transport medical supplies, just announced it has secured an...

Haye KestelooJun 23

The drone industry moves fast. Stay ahead of it.