#QUTOJ1 investigating what everyone’s ~droning~ on about at the World of Drones Congress! #WODC2018 with Paris Libby Hopper

The cutest drone at the World of Drones Congress! #doraemon #wodc2019 #qutoj1

#QUTOJ1 learning about the many nuances within the world of drones; from flying over indigenous land, to girls in STEM creating drone esports and even how drones can be used for thermal technology! #WoDC2019

Drones for Science! You can tell the gender of a whale via the temperature of its blowhole, as well as if it has cancer or not 🐳 Randall Warnas from Teledyne FLIR giving us a whole new ~perspective~ at the World of Drones Congress #WoDC2019 #QUTOJ1

Grant Cameron, speaking at #WODC19 about promoting tech entrepreneurship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. He says they've already "been innovating for tens of thousands of years". #WODC19

“I’d love to map my own country and follow my people,” said a young man once to Grant Cameron. Teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities about drones is translating the same dream into new ways for a community that’s been contributing to science for 80,000 years

Drones can even be used for urban planning! We’re learning all about ‘Drone-a-mation' from Priscilla Riscica at the World of Drones Congress #wodc2019 #QUTOJ1

Aaron Corera from XM2 teaching us that drones aren’t just for footage but lighting and backgrounds for CGI, etc. Pretty incredible hearing from someone who has worked on some humble indie films you’ve probably never heard of like Aquaman and Star Wars #WoDC2019 #QUTOJ1

“I’m on WikiLeaks if you want to find me there!” Neil McGregor, who worked on none other than the famed Fifty Shades of Grey, telling #WoDC2019 that what was once impossible is now possible with drones, and that “Hollywood always dreams big, and I ask you to do the same” #QUTOJ1

Before drones, to get those sweeping aerial shots Hollywood used to use helicopters. Which would cost... a lot for ten seconds of footage you might miss to go grab popcorn, says Hollywood’s Neil McGregor. Technology, specifically drones, is changing the storytelling industry!

Feeling prepared and ready to write some great stories with our Indonesian partners! Thanks for having us UMN #QUTCreate #NewColomboPlan New Colombo Plan #QUTExplore #flylearnplay

Selamat siang from Jakarta! QUT Journalism students are here on a study tour, and today we’re privileged enough to hear from MAFINDO MAFINDO about disinformation in Indonesia. Is there something perhaps a little bit fishy about this Judy Dench quote on the wall? #QUTCreate

Meanwhile in Jakarta: QUT Journalism students met our Indonesian partners from UMN and UI; and ate some delicious traditional cuisine too! #NewColomboPlan #QUTcreate #QUTexplore

Meanwhile in Jakarta~ I was privileged enough to chat with Aribowo Sasmito from MAFINDO MAFINDO about hoaxes in Indonesia! The conference was full of inspiring speakers, including @ratna_001 from IFJ, and our own Angela Romano 📰 #NewColomboPlan #QUTcreate

The pleasure is all mine, thank you 🙏 That part of Devie's presentation (second photo) successfully lit up the room with everyone's laughter, HILARIOUS! 😅

Our time in Jakarta was over in a heartbeat! I promise we were working hard! Thanks to the incredible @ratna_001, our stories finally came together to pitch and submit to Tempo English! #QUTcreate #NewColomboPlan

Exploring Bali on our days off 🎉 #QUTCreate #FlyLearnPlay

It’s hard to believe our time in Indonesia has almost run its course! Having submitted two stories (both with heavy ecological and cultural themes), as well as explored two vastly differing yet equally fascinating districts, I can safely say I’ve learnt a lot! #NewColomboPlan