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Sydney’s beaches enter the drone age to get swimmers back in the water after spate of shark attacks

The Guardian World · 1 September 2026 at 17:00

Sydney’s beaches enter the drone age to get swimmers back in the water after spate of shark attacks

Seventy beaches across New South Wales are part of the $34m dawn-to-dusk drone monitoring program, which one expert has called ‘the best technology we have at the moment’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast “Hey Taha, what’s the visibility like?” shouts a man with a towel slung over his shoulder.

“Uh, nice,” says Surf Life Saving New South Wales drone operator Taha Kafil-Hussain.

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Sydney’s beaches enter the drone age to get swimmers back in the water after spate of shark attacks

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