Coogee Shark Attack: Why the Drones Weren’t Flying

After the Coogee shark attack, one question kept coming up: why weren’t shark-spotting drones already flying over the beach?The answer is not really about sharks. It is about aviation law, risk management, Sydney Airport, flight paths, government decision-making, and the way public safety systems often work only after something goes wrong and one of us usually pays the price...In this video, James Glissan breaks down the law behind the headlines: why the drones were restricted, why an emergency exemption was later granted, and what this tells us about the way institutions manage risk in Australia.This is not legal advice. It is a plain-English explanation of the legal and regulatory issues behind a major public safety story.Subscribe for more breakdowns of Australian law, police powers, public rights, courts, institutions and how power actually works.