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• 19 Oct 11

  Sustainability vs. sprawl in crowded Asian cities

• 18 Oct 11

  Will Dutch students take out the World Solar Challenge?

• 18 Oct 11

  The future of biofuel cells

• 17 Oct 11

  Human-induced 
stress on the world’s 
water supply

• 14 Oct 11

  Paving slabs convert footsteps into energy

• 13 Oct 11

  Insight and inspiration at Better World by Design

• 13 Oct 11

  Our young engineers in the media

• 12 Oct 11

  Engineering for Change features Adelaide students’ dung-burning stove

• 12 Oct 11

  British engineering expedition to target life and climate signs in Antarctic lake

• 11 Oct 11

  Can hot air be the fuel of the future?

• 07 Oct 11

  The story of the US interstate

• 07 Oct 11

  Safe Work Australia Calls for Comment on Draft Codes of Practice

• 06 Oct 11

  A review of commercial approaches to providing safe water in India

• 06 Oct 11

  Indoor air pollution and blood pressure in adult women

• 05 Oct 11

  Solar homes on display in US

• 04 Oct 11

  Highlighting your pro bono project

• 30 Sep 11

  Engineers inspect Washington Monument

• 29 Sep 11

  35 young innovators

• 29 Sep 11

  Science, maths and the future of Australia

• 28 Sep 11

  Carbon-credits system tarnished by WikiLeaks revelation

• 27 Sep 11

  Are we engineering an energy crisis? Hargreaves speaks at forum.

• 27 Sep 11

  Engineering DIY

• 26 Sep 11

  Have subatomic particles exceeded the speed of light?

• 26 Sep 11

  Schools made out of Plastic Bottles

• 19 Sep 11

  10 technologies that will change the world in the next 10 years

• 16 Sep 11

  Who will win the clean energy race?

• 16 Sep 11

  UK researchers to test ‘artificial volcano’ for geo-engineering the climate

• 15 Sep 11

  A sneak peek at IEEE's upcoming global humanitarian tech conference

• 15 Sep 11

  A teepee inspired solar home

• 14 Sep 11

  Nine innovative projects designed for developing countries

• 13 Sep 11

  How to build a greener city

• 13 Sep 11

  Australian engineer lighting rural Mexican homes

• 12 Sep 11

  Google discloses carbon footprint for the first time

• 12 Sep 11

  Indoor smoke and child mortality in Indonesia

• 09 Sep 11

  Social media values volunteering

• 09 Sep 11

  Clean-burning brick stove for schools and businesses

• 09 Sep 11

  Engineers Without Borders Announce New Overseas Placement Opportunities...

• 08 Sep 11

  Innovative private sector participation in water and sanitation

• 07 Sep 11

  Visualising fluid dynamics

• 07 Sep 11

  Bacteria 'nano-wires' clean up uranium

• 06 Sep 11

  Latest issue of Sustainable Engineering Australia now live

• 05 Sep 11

  Engineering design principles for developing countries

• 02 Sep 11

  Can our cities ever be self-sustaining?

• 01 Sep 11

  How can we really help developing countries?

• 31 Aug 11

  Ten things you can do with a bicycle

• 31 Aug 11

  SSEE to launch magazine

• 30 Aug 11

  Agricultural devices making a difference in developing countries

• 30 Aug 11

  Safe drinking water in Togo courtesy of EWB America

• 26 Aug 11

  Is biomass really renewable?

• 25 Aug 11

  Mapping global health innovations

• 25 Aug 11

  Groundwater depletion detected from space

• 24 Aug 11

  QUT students put skills to the test in Engineering for Humanity Challenge

• 24 Aug 11

  Harnessing ‘foot power’

• 23 Aug 11

  Fuelled by passion

• 22 Aug 11

  Solar water sterilizer for Africa

• 19 Aug 11

  Solar power quiz

• 18 Aug 11

  Qantas magazine features Australian engineers fighting poverty in Cambodia

• 17 Aug 11

  Israel’s energy-saving technology to treat sewage

• 16 Aug 11

  Engineers as project managers and the conflicts they face

• 12 Aug 11

  Solar PV forecast brightens for 2011

• 11 Aug 11

  But I like my old stove …

• 10 Aug 11

  Schools of fish help squeeze more power out of wind farms

• 09 Aug 11

  Opportunity for Leaders : Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management NSW

• 09 Aug 11

  What's the value of engineers in today's market?

• 09 Aug 11

  Engineers Australia releases a Reconciliation Action Plan

• 08 Aug 11

  Humanitarian Engineering Summit Outcomes

• 08 Aug 11

  Digital cloud lets farmer know when to water

• 08 Aug 11

  Engineers Australia launches online collaborative platform for humanitarian engineers

• 05 Aug 11

  Swede admits home-made atom experiment was 'crazy'

• 05 Aug 11

  Environmental engineer says the Olympic Dam mine expansion will leak billions of tonnes of tailings

• 04 Aug 11

  Concrete lathe from WWI to be remade for developing countries

• 04 Aug 11

  Understanding Floods: Questions and Answers

• 04 Aug 11

  QUT Engineering for Humanity Challenge: The Competition

• 04 Aug 11

  The world’s most powerful computer

• 03 Aug 11

  Solar cells printed on paper

• 03 Aug 11

  Pakistan floods one year on

• 02 Aug 11

  Flood inquiry recommendations are the right directions for safer communities

• 01 Aug 11

  Solar cells printed on paper

• 01 Aug 11

  Pakistan floods one year on

• 31 Jul 11

  Engineering graduates still well short of meeting demand

• 29 Jul 11

  Reusable ECG pads

• 29 Jul 11

  Wanted: waterless, hygienic toilet for developing countries

• 28 Jul 11

  RedR Australia deploys to the Horn of Africa

• 28 Jul 11

  EngQuest participants become experts in disaster relief

• 27 Jul 11

  Asean Australian Engineering Congress opens

• 26 Jul 11

  Australian Engineering Week 2011 - Get involved

• 26 Jul 11

  CO2 key to geothermal plan

• 26 Jul 11

  The world’s largest telescope needs precision engineering

• 25 Jul 11

  Old carbon plan vs new: a comparison

• 25 Jul 11

  Some ideas on how to get rid of plastic waste in remote communities

• 22 Jul 11

  Make it so – humanitarian stove for Nepal

• 21 Jul 11

  Engineer has eyes opened to development work

• 21 Jul 11

  Energy meets water

• 20 Jul 11

  Five million rocket stoves to go

• 20 Jul 11

  Humanitarian engineering in hotspots of greatest need

• 19 Jul 11

  Building a solar highway

• 19 Jul 11

  Burning olive pits

• 18 Jul 11

  Hundreds gather for natural disaster conference

• 18 Jul 11

  'Super sand' to help clean up dirty drinking water

• 15 Jul 11

  Year 9 students become humanitarian engineers for a day

• 15 Jul 11

  Engineering Leadership Residential 2011 - Leadership for Preferred Futures

• 15 Jul 11

  $100m energy centre to open in Newcastle

• 14 Jul 11

  3D modelling and satellite imagery on a budget

• 13 Jul 11

  Stemming the floodwaters in New Orleans

• 12 Jul 11

  The 2012 ATSE Clunies Ross Awards: Nominations Close 31 July 2011

• 12 Jul 11

  ANU student helps Indian workers breathe easy

• 12 Jul 11

  Is water a human right?

• 11 Jul 11

  Simple water disinfection technique could save lives

• 11 Jul 11

  Building a kitchen in Kenya

• 08 Jul 11

  Queensland Government closes down gas project

• 07 Jul 11

  Fingerprint technology to help feed India's poorest

• 07 Jul 11

  Virgin wants fuel from eucalyptus

• 06 Jul 11

  Robots plumb the depths

• 06 Jul 11

  Food processing in rural Africa

• 05 Jul 11

  Hydro power plans for Mannus Dam rebuild

• 05 Jul 11

  Can Matt Damon bring clean water to Africa?

• 04 Jul 11

  EWB volunteer in Nepal

• 01 Jul 11

  Water in the 21st century

• 30 Jun 11

  Cogeneration reduces energy cost at US university

• 30 Jun 11

  Paint-on solar panels now possible

• 29 Jun 11

  The need for nuclear in Armenia

• 29 Jun 11

  Qld Premier promotes domestic biofuel

• 28 Jun 11

  Energy-efficient stoves clear Pakistan’s air

• 27 Jun 11

  Medical devices scoop innovation awards in US

• 27 Jun 11

  The plan to save Australia’s busiest railway track

• 24 Jun 11

  Water engineering in a changing world to be the focus of international congress - Brisbane 27 June

• 24 Jun 11

  Australian engineer says volunteering gives his work a human focus

• 24 Jun 11

  World’s first transatlantic flight on biofuels

• 24 Jun 11

  The Australian Humanitarian Engineering Summit

• 23 Jun 11

  Microengineering targets Malaria

• 23 Jun 11

  EWB launches new Facebook page

• 22 Jun 11

  China building emissions friendly city

• 22 Jun 11

  JCU report on impact of Cyclone Yasi

• 21 Jun 11

  Thank you - International Members Survey

• 21 Jun 11

  Scientists hit back after new death threats

• 21 Jun 11

  Lessons learned while working with EWB in Peru

• 20 Jun 11

  Solar power stations set for NSW and Qld

• 17 Jun 11

  NanoEngineering at the Building Products Foresight Workshop

• 17 Jun 11

  New hydroelectric dam in Amazon will be world’s third largest

• 16 Jun 11

  Digital environmental sensors and bees

• 16 Jun 11

  Mixing disciplines to solve desalination

• 15 Jun 11

  GE to combine natural gas, wind and solar

• 14 Jun 11

  Mitigating the effects of flood in Singapore

• 14 Jun 11

  Australasian Reporting Awards 2011 - Engineers Australia claims national award for its annual report

• 14 Jun 11

  Animal bone char filters stop arsenic exposure

• 10 Jun 11

  Time for engineers to speak up?

• 10 Jun 11

  Ford to increase fuel efficiency of its small cars

• 09 Jun 11

  Gulf oil spill: one year on

• 09 Jun 11

  Gates Foundation grant to turn human waste into energy

• 08 Jun 11

  People, profits and the planet: where do engineers fit in?

• 07 Jun 11

  Appointment of Director CWMR

• 07 Jun 11

  DIY hydropower in Cameroon

• 06 Jun 11

  Split molds for making briquettes

• 03 Jun 11

  How technology is changing the face of development

• 03 Jun 11

  ASEAN Australian Engineering Congress (AAEC) 2011 - Kuching East Malaysia. 25-27 July 2011

• 03 Jun 11

  High school engineers build wind turbines from scrap

• 02 Jun 11

  Australian engineer coordinating clean water supply in Somalia

• 02 Jun 11

  Make it so: organic waste into briquettes at University of Sydney

• 01 Jun 11

  QLD Coastal Plan

• 31 May 11

  Australian water engineer makes a difference in Cambodia

• 30 May 11

  Engineering humanity’s future energy needs

• 30 May 11

  Biofuel roundup

• 27 May 11

  Cooking with sustainable fuels: DIY tutorials

• 26 May 11

  World Stove Hall of Fame

• 26 May 11

  Sea change for offshore wind turbine

• 25 May 11

  Kenya to launch energy centre

• 25 May 11

  Sustainable Aviation Fuels Report

• 24 May 11

  Make it so: stove for Nepal

• 23 May 11

  Climate Commission releases report

• 20 May 11

  YEA blog asks what have YOU done?

• 20 May 11

  “Engineering mindset” saved Aron Ralston of 127 Hours

• 19 May 11

  Agenda on indoor air pollution

• 19 May 11

  Gadgets for disaster zones

• 19 May 11

  Global Alliance for Clean Cook Stoves

• 18 May 11

  New efficient stove for Ugandan kitchens

• 17 May 11

  Flood mapping should be priority

• 13 May 11

  Assuring Afghanistan’s water security

• 13 May 11

  Could open-source hardware work in the developing world?

• 12 May 11

  Urgent action to avert world hunger

• 12 May 11

  One third of world’s food wasted says UN study

• 11 May 11

  How green can a royal wedding be?

• 11 May 11

  China’s water crisis

• 10 May 11

  Engineers Australia Policy Directorate Federal budget summary for Engineers Australia members

• 10 May 11

  EWB inspires young engineer

• 10 May 11

  Sponsors Needed: 2011-2012 Eminent Speaker Series

• 09 May 11

  Water filters: First Ghana, then the world

• 09 May 11

  Researching extreme affordability

• 06 May 11

  In the footsteps of humanitarian engineers

• 06 May 11

  Engineer fights to solve water problem in Peruvian desert

• 05 May 11

  Engineering positive change in Cambodia

• 04 May 11

  Nominations Sought for the 2011 World Federation Of Engineering Organizations Medals Of Excellence

• 04 May 11

  Nominations Sought for the 2011 Hassib J. Sabbagh Engineering Construction Excellence Award for Innovative Wind Power or Solar Power

• 03 May 11

  E4C’s YouTube project

• 02 May 11

  Some simple solutions

• 02 May 11

  Could hackerspaces spur international development?

• 28 Apr 11

  Australian Humanitarian Engineering Conference

• 28 Apr 11

  Lighting up Africa

• 27 Apr 11

  Humanitarian engineers profiled

• 27 Apr 11

  Off-grid water

• 18 Apr 11

  Former National President Julie Hammer AM CSC (retd) appointed to the Australian War Memorial Council

• 18 Apr 11

  Invitation to participate in the development of the Engineers Australia Reconciliation Action Plan

• 14 Apr 11

  Humble farm tractor gets humanitarian make over

• 13 Apr 11

  Long Samoan honeymoon

• 11 Apr 11

  Zenith Awards: Entries close 21 April

• 07 Apr 11

  Can engineers handle the big issues?

• 06 Apr 11

  Christchurch earthquake discussed

• 05 Apr 11

  Apply now to work with EWB

• 04 Apr 11

  Clean Energy Week 2011

• 31 Mar 11

  New study into global water shortages

• 29 Mar 11

  Christchurch earthquake – an overview

• 29 Mar 11

  Engineers rebuilding war-damaged school in Sierra Leone

• 25 Mar 11

  Engineering in the world of disasters and emergencies

• 24 Mar 11

  The Prime Minister's Prizes for Science

• 24 Mar 11

  Register Now for Construction Activity Forecast Breakfasts

• 22 Mar 11

  YEAQ to celebrate humanitarian engineering in 2011

• 21 Mar 11

  Humanitarian engineering the focus of 2011 Asean Australian Engineering Congress

• 21 Mar 11

  CELM Eminent Speaker Series: When every drop counts

• 21 Mar 11

  Brisbane floods

• 18 Mar 11

  A loudspeaker in a cooking stove powers appliances and cuts pollution

• 18 Mar 11

  Winning entry: 2010 Make it so campaign

• 15 Mar 11

  Visit the new public face of engineering - 'Engineers Make it so'

• 23 Feb 11

  Chief Executive Resignation Announced

• 15 Feb 11

  2010 Engineers Australia Salary and Benefits Survey

• 01 Feb 11

  Women in Engineering National Committee Scholarship

• 27 Jan 11

  Productivity Commission Survey

• 18 Jan 11

  Response to National Disasters from the National President

• 13 Jan 11

  2011 - a triply special year!

• 12 Jan 11

  Population Growth and Urban Policy Discussion Papers Open for Comment

• 08 Dec 10

  Engineering Skills Shortage Taskforce Underway

• 29 Nov 10

  Media Release - Perth's Condor Tower is Australia's top 2010 engineering achievement

• 24 Nov 10

  Australian infrastructure report card shows little change

• 17 Nov 10

  2010 Engineers Australia Salary and Benefits Survey

• 16 Nov 10

  Queensland infrastructure report card confirms major improvements required

• 09 Nov 10

  Territory's infrastructure needs major improvements

• 19 Oct 10

  Victoria's Young Professional Engineer of the Year Announced

• 11 Oct 10

  Queensland engineers celebrated as leaders and innovators

• 11 Oct 10

  Pressures grow on the adequacy of WA's infrastructure

• 13 Sep 10

  Impacts of Population Growth Discussion Forum

• 20 Sep 10

  NVP Engineering Practice Expresses Support for Ballot 2010

• 16 Sep 10

  Ballot2010 now live

• 13 Sep 10

  South Australia's engineering excellence awarded

• 02 Sep 10

  Engineering Leadership Gala Dinner 2010 - Victoria

• 25 Aug 10

  RedR Australia response to Pakistan

• 20 Aug 10

  Chartered Status and Registration for Experienced Engineers

• 20 Aug 10

  Senior Engineers Leadership Program - Register Now

• 12 Aug 10

  Survey on the Impacts of Population Growth - last chance to have your say!

• 01 Jul 10

  Survey on the Impacts of Population Growth - last chance to have your say!

• 05 Aug 10

  Could you know the next Australian of the Year?

• 04 Aug 10

  Engineering sector remains well short of meeting demand

• 03 Aug 10

  National Congress makes landmark decisions

• 03 Aug 10

  Announcing New Merchant Partnerships with American Express

• 21 Jul 10

  Extension of Abstract Deadline - IAHR2011 and Hydrology Symposium

• 20 Jul 10

  NSW infrastructure in average to poor condition

• 19 Jul 10

  Canberra Division Newsletter Released - Read it now!

• 16 Jul 10

  Northern Division News Released - Read it now!

• 14 Jul 10

  Major international interest in Civil and Structural Engineering Conference in Sydney, 8-11 August

• 13 Jul 10

  Updated report card on the ACTs infrastructure

• 29 Jun 10

  Report card finds South Australia's infrastructure stressed

• 25 Jun 10

  ACCC Guide on Professions and the Trade Practices Act

• 23 Jun 10

  Senior Secondary Years' Australian Draft Curriculum Available for Comment

• 15 Jun 10

  Peter Taylor, CEO Engineers Australia, speaks on Qantas Radio about the engineering skills shortage and Make it so

• 02 Jun 10

  Annual PDP Fee increase from 1st July 2010

• 25 May 10

  Updated report card on Tasmania's infrastructure

• 13 May 10

  Nominations Open for the 2011 ATSE Clunies Ross Awards

• 11 May 10

  Engineers Australia budget briefing

• 11 May 10

  Vital link between infrastructure and economic development lost in Budget

• 11 May 10

  New engineering sector recruitment service draws wide and fast interest

• 04 May 10

  New representative on WFEO committee - Dr Marlene Kanga

• 03 May 10

  Explain Your Reasoning - Code of Ethics Review

• 29 Apr 10

  Engineers Australia 2009 Salary Survey

• 27 Apr 10

  Share your views on the Canberra Nature Park

• 27 Apr 10

  Australia’s Most Inspiring Young Engineers - Shortlist Announced

• 27 Apr 10

  Australian Museum Eureka Prizes close Friday 7 May

• 27 Apr 10

  Dubai: DNV appoints Antony DSouza to lead Middle East & Indian Subcontinent

• 20 Apr 10

  Conflict of interest - Code of Ethics Review

• 15 Apr 10

  The Standards Australia April 2010 Sector Updates (PDF document)

• 15 Apr 10

  Engteam.com.au the Engineers Australia recruitment service

• 09 Apr 10

  Professional Engineer of the Year and the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

• 08 Apr 10

  The Prime Minister's Prizes for Science

• 30 Mar 10

  Canberra Division Young Engineer of the Year Awards Open

• 30 Mar 10

  Federal funding for facts on the engineering skills shortage

• 26 Mar 10

  Key components of engineering practice - Code of Ethics Review

• 18 Mar 10

  Member Comment Sought on Draft National Science and Mathematics Curriculum

• 17 Mar 10

  Two scholarships for leadership conference

• 17 Mar 10

  Engineers Australia salary survey out now

• 10 Mar 10

  Engineers Without Borders Appoints New CEO

• 03 Mar 10

  Updated report card on Victoria’s infrastructure

• 23 Feb 10

  Insulation code revision needed?

• 16 Feb 10

  MAKE IT SO Competition Has Launched

• 16 Feb 10

  New Strategic Plan for Engineers Australia

• 15 Feb 10

  ENGQUEST 2010 has launched

• 12 Feb 10

  What resources were taken into account when formulating the draft revised Code of Ethics?

• 03 Feb 10

  Take part in the Engineers Australia Code of Ethics Review

• 25 Jan 10

  Nominations are now open for the 2010 Premier's ClimateSmart Sustainability Awards

• 14 Jan 10

  Engineers Australia Retirement Intentions Survey

• 13 Jan 10

  Recent developments to ePDP functionality

• 02 Dec 09

  New leader of Australia's Peak Engineering Body

• 02 Dec 09

  Engineering team members honoured with national awards

• 02 Dec 09

  Three Delta Towns water and sanitation project is Australia's top 2009 engineering achievement

• 18 Nov 09

  Salary survey now open

• 17 Nov 09

  BHP Port Hedland Signs a Professional Development Program Agreement

• 16 Nov 09

  Queensland’s outstanding engineers honoured

• 05 Nov 09

  A walk through the engineering that built Adelaide

• 02 Nov 09

  Changes to Continuous Assessment of Career Episode Reports

• 29 Oct 09

  Engineering Leadership Conference 2010 - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

• 22 Oct 09

  New Principal Joins WRM Water & Environment

• 22 Oct 09

  H2009 Early Bird Registrations Close 31 October - Don't Miss Out!

• 21 Oct 09

  It is clear engineers love a good barbeque!

• 09 Oct 09

  Risk Engineering Conference - Abstracts open

• 17 Sep 09

  SSEE 09 - Solutions for a Sustainable Planet - Registrations Now Open!

• 14 Sep 09

  Young engineer recognised for outstanding work in the community

• 29 Aug 09

  Registrations open for H2009

• 29 Aug 09

  Notice of Annual General Meeting 2009

• 14 Aug 09

  Nominations sought for National Deputy President

• 06 Aug 09

  Conference sponsorship opportunities

• 15 Apr 09

  National Water Award for Young URS Engineer

• 26 Mar 09

  International Future Energy Challenge

• 16 Dec 08

  Climate change policy will give long-awaited direction

• 15 Dec 08

  National Sustainability Workshops

• 20 Nov 08

  New leader of Australia’s peak engineering body

• 01 Nov 07

  Sustainable engineering practices for the planet

• 20 Aug 07

  Is your Business ResourceSmart?

• 18 Jul 07

  Failure to set targets is a serious mistake

• 21 Jun 07

  Climate Change or Attitude Change?

• 05 Jun 07

  Global emissions target is Australia's benchmark

• 08 May 07

  Federal budget still a slow response to climate change

• 23 Feb 07

  Engineers support quick action for carbon trading scheme

• 04 Oct 06

  Water and Australian Cities

• 18 Aug 06

  Governance of Western Australia's Water Resources

• 26 Oct 11

  Gruen Transfer panellist to give keynote address at Humanitarian Engineering Conference

• 03 Nov 11

  Latest issue of Sustainable Engineering Australia now online