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RoBird takes to the skies to protect $100m strawberry crops from the real thing
RoBird is now flying around Moreton Bay skies to protect the city’s $100 million strawberry industry from the real deal. The drone is being tested by council in a deal with research and development corporation Hort Innovation and Canadian technology […]
Crypto UEX Bitget is flipping the script on bitcoin doomsayers with the help of pizza
Digital cryptocurrency exchange Bitget is turning to pizza to poke fun at, and reject, constant predictions of death for bitcoin. The universal exchange (UEX) platform launched its global Bitcoin Pizza Day 2026 brand campaign, Flip the Slice, centered around a music […]

CSIRO jobs cuts will leave Australia ‘in the dark at worst possible time’
A CSIRO decision to cut 92 climate science jobs is likely to keep Australians in the dark and be felt beyond these shores, critics say. The agency announced the cuts yesterday (May 21) despite a recent federal budget allocation of […]

Surf, nature parks to get $8m in Qld boost for Gold Coast tourism
A new surf park and Australia’s large zipline will benefit from $8 million in state funding to boost Gold Coast tourism. The money is coming from a public-private $80m Tourism Icon Investment Fund, the Queensland Government says. Government will spend […]

Mobile sauna plan takes first step forward with Hobart council planning approval
Plans for a mobile sauna in a southern Hobart suburb have taken a first step forward with planning approval. Hobart City Council’s planning committee has approved an application from Harnon Saunas for a partial change of zoning at the site […]

Another space launch, another safe return at SA test range
Another space capsule has made a safe return to the Koonibba Test Range, near Ceduna, on South Australia’s Far West Coast. Local company Southern Launch oversaw the launch and return of the Varda Space Industries W-6 capsule; it carried next-gen […]

Google, Thales build fully independent Cloud platform for Germany
Google Cloud is expected to have its fully independent platform developed for Germany up and running publicly by the end of the year. A statement from project partners Google and French defence-tech firm Thales Group say the new German platform […]

Mortgages, war take a toll with NSW economic growth to fall by 1.5% in 2026-27
Mortgages and war have combined to slash NSW Treasury’s economic growth prospects by 1.5% for 2026-27. State Treasurer Daniel Mookhey delivered the news in an address to the McKell Institute in Sydney on Wednesday. “The NSW Budget is 33 days […]

Tow truck drivers in Queensland ‘putting lives on the line’ to help drivers,
Tow truck drivers are averaging more than one near-miss a week on Queensland roads as they get out to help stranded drivers. The finding from motoring organisation RACQ came out a day after police say a woman was killed on […]
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