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Photograph of a person holding a phone with the COVIDSafe app
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Australia’s Contact-Tracing COVIDSafe App Off to a Fast Start

With over 3.5 million downloads in the first five days, the app can speed notification of people exposed to COVID-19

4 min read
2010 photograph showing rebuilding at Marysville which was one of the worst affected communities of the catastrophic 2009 Australian Bush Fires.
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How an Australian State Fought Back Against Grid-Sparked Wildfires

After the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, Victoria rejected forced power outages and initiated sweeping grid upgrades that continue today

5 min read
Firefighters battle to save structures on a farm in Windsor, California during October's Kincade fire, which was driven by wind but ignited by a PG&E power line.
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How Tech From Australia Could Prevent California Wildfires and PG&E Blackouts

Technology developed to combat Australia’s deadly bushfires could slash California’s fire risk and reduce the need for PG&E’s “public safety power shutoffs”

5 min read
Left, AIMS boat shown as team prepares to trial the drone and hyperspectral camera on the Great Barrier Reef. Right: Hyperspectral camera mounted on drone.
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AI, Drones Survey Great Barrier Reef in Last Ditch Effort to Avoid Catastrophe

An Australian research team is using tech to monitor global climate change’s assault on the world’s largest living organism

3 min read

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