Drones to help keep Victorians safe
Victoria Police launched a dedicated drone unit to help keep the community safe and solve crime with the support of the Victorian government.
Acting Premier...
Apple’s iPod came out two decades ago and changed how we listen to music....
By Stuart James, Edith Cowan University
On October 23, 2001, Apple released the iPod — a portable media player that promised to overshadow the clunky...
Research confirms men with older brothers are more likely to be gay, suggesting same-sex...
By Francisco Perales, The University of Queensland; Christine Ablaza, The University of Queensland, and Jan Kabatek, The University of Melbourne
New research shows having a...
Facebook plans to ban news from appearing on its Australian sites
By Rob Nicholls, UNSW
Facebook has announced it will ban publishers and people in Australia from sharing local and international news on Facebook and Instagram...
Working at home to avoid coronavirus? This tech lets you (almost) replicate the office
By Geoffrey Mann, RMIT University
Working from home is already so common it has its own acronym, and it’s about to get even more common...
Seniors get tech savvy in Get Online Week
Seniors are being encouraged to enhance their digital skills during Get Online Week by enrolling in technology training programs across NSW.
Acting Minister for Seniors Geoff Lee...
Nearly half a million poultry deaths: there are 3 avian influenza outbreaks in Victoria....
By Michelle Wille, University of Sydney and Stacey Lynch, University of Melbourne
As we navigate a global human pandemic, avian influenza (or “bird flu”) has...
COVIDSafe tracking app reviewed: the government delivers on data security, but other issues remain
By Mahmoud Elkhodr, CQUniversity Australia
Over three million people had downloaded the federal government’s COVIDSafe app just three days after its release last 26 April,...
Can ageing really be ‘treated’ or ‘cured’? An evolutionary biologist explains
By Zachariah Wylde, UNSW | The Conversation
As time passes, our fertility declines and our bodies start to fail. These natural changes are what we...
A computer can guess more than 100,000,000,000 passwords per second. Still think yours is...
By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University and Brianna O'Shea, Edith Cowan University
Passwords have been used for thousands of years as a means of identifying...