Archived News for Engineering Professionals
Experts say mineral security is essential to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, but is not explicitly part of them.
Dam plan advanced
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says it is critical to raise the Warragamba Dam wall.
Rail review leader picked
Australia's former Energy Security Board chair has been chosen to scrutinise the controversial 1,700km Inland Rail project.
Skills shortage spreading
An official report says Australia is facing a “staggering” skills shortage.
Ammonia re-fit progresses
Fortescue and Incitec Pivot are planning to convert an ammonia facility in Queensland to run on green hydrogen.
CSIRO offers cyber security boost
CSIRO is offering its expertise to support businesses working in the cyber security sector.
PM to tighten military purse
The Albanese government says it will set up an “early warning” system for military projects running late and over budget.
Automation study predicts change
A new report finds young Australians face a lifetime of labour change.
Electric truck demands made
Industry insiders say government inaction is preventing the uptake of electric trucks.
ERA execs resign
The chairman and two directors of a company meant to clean up a uranium mine in the NT have announced their intention to resign.
AGL speeds Loy Yang closure
AGL Energy has announced it will close Australia’s biggest-emitting power plant a decade earlier than planned.
Bitcoin costs beat entire nations
Experts have made new estimates on the environmental cost of Bitcoin mining.
Methane missed in flaring guesses
A new study from the US says methane emissions from natural gas flaring have been vastly underestimated.
Rail planning "rush" alleged
A former Inland Rail project director claims plans for the $14 billion freight line were “done in a rush”.
Spin coherence extended
Australian quantum computing engineers have set a new standard in silicon chip performance.
State sets big green goal
Experts say Queensland’s plans to become a “global renewable energy superpower” face some serous obstacles.
Metal effects on fungi checked
Metal compounds could be the answer to the growing problem of drug-resistant fungal infections.
Santos plan paused
Tiwi Islands traditional owners have won a court-ordered pause on Santos' $4.7 billion Barossa gas project.