Archived News for Engineering Professionals - December, 2023
Climate call heard
Victoria appears to have listened to councils’ demands for climate consideration in planning.
Fuel talks slow summit
Unwillingness to cut fossil fuels could see the COP28 talks end with a whimper.
Ancient antibiotics give tips
Engineers are looking at how natural antibiotics evolve to unlock new treatments for deadly superbugs.
IA reports on shortage
Infrastructure Australia (IA) says shortages in steel and building materials could impact critical projects.
ILO calls for overhaul
The International Labour Organization (ILO) wants a human-centred economic revolution.
IR changes land
Miners and other big businesses face new union resilience following Labor’s IR changes.
AEMO welcomes NEM plans
AEMO says a strong pipeline of energy projects is progressing through the NEM connection process.
Fossil pledge still sought
Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has joined a last-ditch effort to phase out fossil fuels at the COP28 summit.
Giant merger talks continue
Australia's top oil and gas companies, Santos and Woodside, are in talks for an $80 billion merger.
Green slice rises
New stats show about 40 per cent of the world's power generation is now renewable.
Secret decisions slammed
Victoria's Ombudsman has issued a report condemning the “creeping politicisation” of the state's public service.
ARC changes outlined
The Albanese Government has presented a bill to strengthen the Australian Research Council (ARC).
Local magic mushrooms sequenced
Australia's magic mushrooms could help breed tomorrow's “designer ‘shrooms”.