Pilotless aircraft could soon be flying over Queensland skies

So long as they aren't CIA Predator drones:

The Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation, based at the Brisbane Airport, was officially launched in Brisbane Thursday.

The centre will enable Queensland University of Technology and CSIRO researchers to develop and test pilotless aircraft.

The Director, QUT Professor Rod Walker, says the unmanned aviation vehicles (UAVs) have both defence and civil applications: "People are talking about using them for so-called armchair farming," he said, "[and p]rotecting our borders with UAVs is a big application."