Engineers Australia pushes for smarter housing reforms
Following last week’s Federal Government Economic Reform Roundtable, and its decision to pause and streamline the National Construction Code (NCC)...
What does leadership in engineering really mean?
Engineers must lead with courage and vision to meet climate and equity challenges. Neil Greet and David Cruickshanks-Boyd reflect on...
Transmission tower failures on the increase
Increasingly powerful convective downbursts are causing high-voltage transmission towers to fail in ways we haven’t seen before.
Across the valley of death: How to bring engineering innovations to life
Many great Australian ideas die before they’ve had a chance to live. At CSIRO, Dr Peter Mayfield aims to guide...
Melbourne’s new trams are all class
The next generation of rolling stock to hit the city’s tram network promises to deliver the holy trinity of improvements...
Inside Jacinta Kelly’s novel career path from law to engineering
As a teenager, Jacinta Kelly never wanted to be an engineer, pursuing law and science instead. But a series of...
“The biggest challenge is removing coal from the grid”: Rethinking energy generation in Australia
The challenge is clear. Australia has committed under the Paris Agreement to a 43 per cent emissions reduction target by...
New guide to low-carbon fundamentals released by Engineers Australia
Australia is rapidly becoming a leader in renewable energy production. Here’s how the country got to this point, and what’s...
INWED2024: There is nothing inherent to engineering that should make it male-dominated
Dr Marlene Kanga on what has changed since she started out, and what remains to be done to ensure gender...
INWED2024: Diversity the key to creating safe learning environments for young engineers
For International Women in Engineering Day 2024, Susan Lloyd reflected on the joys and challenges of her career so far.
