Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have decided to step down from their roles in the company's parent body, Alphabet, but will remain as members of Alphabet's board of directors and will retain controlling voting shares in the company.

Residents of two suburbs in Logan City will be the first in Queensland to be able to receive delivery of goods by drones from Project Wing, an initiative of Alphabet, the parent company of Google. The suburbs covered are Crestmead and Marsden, as part of the company's Early Flyer Program, and deliveries will begin this month.

Three young Indians have been responsible for their country joining the ranks of nations that are investigating Google for alleged abuse of its Android platform.