Technology News

Volunteers experiment with the use of a drone for sea rescues at a notorious Great Southern fishing spot in a West Australian first, and say the technology could prove to be a game changer.

As concern grows about the cost of power and the stability of the electricity grid, the head of the Food and Grocery Council says manufacturers will quit Australia if affordable, reliable energy cannot be guaranteed.

Monopoly fans have voted in droves to replace three of the game's traditional tokens, the thimble, the boot and the wheelbarrow, with new tokens including a tyrannosaurus rex, a penguin and a rubber ducky.

Experimental Norwegian rock? Tick. Garlic munching? Tick. Ferret racing? Tick. While other places do weirdness well, Tasmania surely must be the home of the bizarre.

Farmers say they support the idea to compensate landowners for hosting gas wells on their property, but they still have concerns about the potential damage gas extraction could have on their land and water.

The parent company of Snapchat sees its shares fall below $US20 for the first time, continuing the downward trend in Snap Inc shares since its initial public offering.

A new teaching telescope at Mt Stromlo Observatory is set to give school students a hands-on experience learning about astronomy.

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill's energy plan in part receives some support from Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce.

Fast-food chain McDonald's claims its Twitter account was hacked after its corporate account posted a derogatory tweet about US President Donald Trump.

Senate crossbenchers question whether the Government's plan to expand the Snowy Hydro scheme is feasible and a good use of taxpayers' money.

Engineering experts are warning that the expansion of the hydro-electric scheme won't be a "magical" solution to Australia's power problems.

Plans to install 100 megawatts of batteries for renewable energy storage in South Australia require technologies like flow batteries as well as lithium-ion.

Malcolm Turnbull says his Government will be "very happy" to fund the $2 billion expansion of the Snowy Mountains hydro scheme if the Victorian and New South Wales state governments won't chip in.

Michael Benson painstakingly creates a series of photographs showing off our solar system's far-flung spectacles for a new exhibition at the Queensland Museum.

US authorities charge two Russian intelligence agents and two criminal hackers with masterminding the 2014 theft of 500 million Yahoo accounts, marking the first time the US Government has criminally charged Russian spies for cyber offences.

The Federal Government announces a $2 billion intervention in Australia's electricity supply debate, expanding the Snowy Mountains hydro scheme in a bid to power up to 500,000 homes.

The WikiLeaks data dump of thousands of alleged CIA documents didn't just reveal many of the hacking tools used by the agency, it shed more light on shadowy businesses that can make millions buying and selling what are known as "zero day exploits".

Western Australia's power supplier falls victim to international hackers, who post the Turkish flag to its Twitter account along with a tweet appearing to contain the Nazi swastika.

The NSW Government says it is doing plenty to promote science in public schools, despite announcing the nation's first science-focused school will be run by the Catholic Education office.

Two major Government departments have been told to strengthen cyber security defences after an audit found they were vulnerable to attacks that could compromise sensitive information.

Two senior officers leave Brisbane City Council over a $60 million blowout for technology upgrades, as Mayor Graham Quirk tries to get the project back on track.

Mount Gambier MP Troy Bell says the State Government's gas exploration incentive is a deliberate ploy to introduce fracking to the south-east of South Australia.

The latest national report card for Australian year six students paints a disturbing picture of pupils slipping behind the world in maths and science achievement, with students' aptitude for science showing no improvement in a decade.

An extra $20 million will be invested in Victoria's large-scale energy storage, the State Government says, as it works to address the state's increasing energy needs.

The SA Government will today make its long-awaited power play detailing how it intends to fix the state's energy system, with pumped hydro and the step of renationalising the private electricity grid among possible options.