分類彙整: Australia
Australian City Spends $280K on Toilets for Instagrammers
There is no limit to the lengths some people will go for the perfect picture. Just ask the Perth city council, which is spending nearly $280,000 to build solar-powered toilets near a small […]
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Australian Teen Hacked Apple Twice Hoping For a Job
An Australian teen who hacked Apple’s secure computer system just wanted a job. The 17-year-old this week pleaded guilty to multiple computer hacking charges in Adelaide Youth Court. As reported by the Australian […]
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Man Finds ‘Monster’ $69,000 Gold Nugget in Australia With Metal Detector
An amateur treasure hunter in Australia has unearthed a 49-ounce gold nugget while walking the fields in a goldmining town in Western Australia, according to local reports. The man found the “monster” of […]
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Ground Penetrating Radar Detects Lost Graves in Australia
Archaeologists in Australia are using new methods to identify and map unmarked graves. Researchers at Flinders University are using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and GPS surveys to non-invasively map the location of unmarked […]
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Google Wing Delivers Food, Meds to Australians Via Drone
Google’s Project Wing drone delivery service will take to the skies over Australia’s capital “in the coming weeks.” After 18 months of trials, Project Wing—an offshoot of Google parent company Alphabet—earned approval to […]
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Feeling Tired and Unproductive? Blame Your Smartphone
Smartphones are ruining our lives, according to a new study from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). A recent survey of more than 700 mobile phone users across Australia uncovered a pattern of […]
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Airbnb Host Admits to Killing Guest Over Unpaid $149 Bill
An Airbnb host in Melbourne, Australia has admitted killing a guest who could not afford to pay his bill. Jason Colton, 42, denies murder, but has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Ramis […]
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Koala-Spotting Drones Outdo Human Experts
Researchers in Australia developed a fast, reliable way to count koalas using drones. By flying unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with infrared imaging, a team from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) can spot […]
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‘Bored’ Pilot Uses Plane As Giant Etch-a-Sketch in the Sky
An Adelaide aviator etched a cheeky message into the sky above South Australia this week. Piloting a Diamond Star four-seat, single-engine aircraft, the unnamed pilot spent three hours in the air on Tuesday, […]
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Cops Raid Suspected Pot House, Find Cryptomining Operation Instead
Over the past several years, thermal imaging cameras have become a trusted tool in the war on drugs. That’s logical enough, right? The combination of aircraft and infrared is a great way to […]
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