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This report presents Australian higher education statistics for engineering to 2018, focusing on the contribution of engineering education to increasing the national supply of engineers. It also provides detailed statistics for each state and territory and a discussion about the distribution of course commencements and completions between them.

This edition covers the Nowra Bridge across the Shoalhaven River, Concrete Pontoon at Circular Quay and the Australasian Engineering Heritage Conference 2020.

Fire safety engineers from across Australia tested the Fire Safety Verification Method (FSVM) in the 2019 National Construction Code, using six different typical case studies of performance-based designs that were typical of projects being undertaken at the time. They followed the methodology in the FSVM and associated handbook to identify the benefits and disadvantages of this approach. 

This edition looks at the Mount Lyell Abt Rack Railway, Thompsons of Castlemaine, Newcastle’s Carrington Pumping Station, and the bushfire at Yarloop in Western Australia.

Engineers Australia's feedback on the Senior Officers Group report on strategies to address risks related to non-conforming building products.

Coastal and ocean engineering provide specialised knowledge needed to ensure safe and ecologically sustainable development of Australia’s nearshore zone, vital ports and harbours and valuable offshore resources. 

This edition covers the paddle steamer “Mary Ann”, the Humphrey Pumps at Cobdogla, Chefchaouen and the Wadi Laou in Morocco, and the bushfire at the historic Yarloop Railway Workshops.