Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Drone operators have failed to convince authorities their technology is capable of conducting shark patrol operations along the vast ...

The number of people drowning off Western Australian beaches is unacceptable, Surf Life Saving WA (SLSWA) says. Its coastal safety report has revealed 17 people drowned off the state's beaches in the ...

Packing for a trip to the beach in Western Australia? Be sure to include your smartphone, and don’t forget to check Twitter to see what the sharks are up to while you’re there. Scientists have found a ...

Hundreds of sharks have been equipped with transmitters to trigger Twitter alerts when they get close to Western Australia's popular beaches. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access ...

For Australian swimmers and surfers, checking Twitter before taking a dip could be a lifesaver. Surf Life Saving Western Australia (@SLSWA), a volunteer-based association providing beach safety ...

In Australia, where both surfing and shark encounters are a common occurrence, drones have a pretty geo-specific use-case. In the past week, Surf Life Saving WA has begun implementing an unmanned ...

Hundreds of sharks have been equipped with transmitters to trigger Twitter alerts when they get close to Western Australia's popular beaches. So is it safe to go back in the water? Surf Life Saving ...

SURF Life Saving WA will spare the community more than $7.5b over the next 25 years by preventing death and critical injuries. SLSWA has released the cost-benefit analysis, which found the ...

Surf Life Saving WA recorded 42 shark-related beach closures across the South West last month, including 32 in the metropolitan area. There have been 15 in Perth since Saturday. A SLSWA spokesman said ...