This NAIDOC Week, five Aboriginal engineers share how the profession can help heal Country
NAIDOC Week 2021 began on 4 July, and, to mark the occasion, create asked five Aboriginal engineers to share their ...
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How this engineering firm is taking action to increase Aboriginal participation
Gamillaraay man Russell Reid has dedicated his career to making positive changes for First Nations people. His latest undertaking is ...
Incorporating Indigenous knowledge into infrastructure projects
Major infrastructure projects often sever connections between people and Country, but they also provide an opportunity to reconnect important stories ...
Meet two Indigenous engineers helping to change the profession
This year’s NAIDOC week theme, Always Was, Always Will Be, recognises First Nations peoples’ long occupation of the continent and ...
This Indigenous creator built a virtual reality program to celebrate First Nations cultures
Imagine there was a way to put yourself in the shoes of an Indigenous person standing on the shores of ...
“In This Together”: What engineering can do to be more inclusive of Indigenous people
The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2020 is In This Together, and a recent panel discussion highlighted some ways to ...
How working in remote locations sparked this engineer’s passion for social justice
During his 43-year engineering career and into retirement, Bill Lawson AM has been an ally of Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...
Drawing on thousands of years of knowledge to manage bushfires
The catastrophic bushfires that raged earlier this year sparked interest in Aboriginal fire management and the role it might play ...
An enduring Indigenous engineering project illuminates a path to a sustainable future
Budj Bim is a sophisticated and complex aquaculture system comprising weirs, dams and stone canals designed to manipulate water levels ...
Can hazard reduction burning and cultural burning protect against catastrophic bushfires?
We spoke with three experts to learn what role different types of burning can play in protecting Australia from bushfires. ...
