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News | 09/02/2024

End of an era as Chief Engineer steps down

It’s the end of an era at Engineers Australia, with Jane MacMaster announcing that she will be stepping down as Chief Engineer in March.
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News | 30/10/2023

Careers for Net Zero – engineers required

Engineers Australia CEO Romilly Madew AO presented on a panel at the high-profile Careers for Net Zero campaign launch in Melbourne last Thursday. Other headline speakers included Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Atlassian Mike Cannon Brookes and Victorian Premier, Jacinta Allan.
Media release | 06/09/2023

Engineers Australia applauds Government's investment in AUKUS engineering education

Peak engineering body Engineers Australia has today welcomed the Albanese Government's announcement of $128.5 million investment over four years to fund 4,000 additional university places to help power the AUKUS workforce. Engineers Australia CEO Romilly Madew AO praised the Government for their commitment to addressing skills shortages in the engineering...
Media release | 14/07/2023

Tens of thousands of qualified, skilled migrant engineers missing out on engineering work

Only 50 per cent of qualified engineers born overseas currently working in Australia are working as engineers – a reality that is impacting the nation’s ability to address the national infrastructure deficit and generate economic growth. The latest figures on employment in the engineering sector come as Engineers Australia, the...
Media release | 07/07/2023

NT government funds Engineers Australia migrant work placement program

Overseas-born engineers will overcome the greatest barriers to employment under an Engineers Australia program and a Northern Territory Government grant to help them crack the Australian jobs market. The Global Engineering Talent (GET) program is an outcome of Engineers Australia’s Barriers to employment for skilled migrant engineers research, which found...
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Media release | 16/05/2023

Construction accountability: new guides to deliver better building outcomes

The guides step through the design, construction and maintenance stages of a building’s life cycle and clarify roles and responsibilities.
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Media release | 04/05/2023

Freeway of the future receives Australia’s top construction industry award

The M80 Ring Road Upgrade from Sydney Road to Edgars Road is the winner of the 2023 Australian Construction Achievement Award.
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Media release | 06/04/2023

Melbourne's electrification milestone: celebrating 100 years of innovation and progress with prestigious heritage marker

The Engineering Heritage Victoria group has commemorated the 100-year anniversary of the electrification of the Melbourne suburban rail network with a heritage marker ceremony at Southern Cross Railway Station.
Concrete pylons
News | 02/03/2023

New construction engineering micro-credentials target Australia’s skills shortage

Engineers Australia Chief Engineer Jane MacMaster said the new offering is part of Engineers Australia’s strategy to addressing the acute skills shortage hampering Australia’s ambitious infrastructure agenda.

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