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Engineers Australia highlights that decommissioning is a $60 billion opportunity for Australian industry and workers.

This annual report on Engineers Australia's performance informs of measurable progress against our strategic priorities, ensures transparent and responsible reporting for governance best practice, summarises the main activities and financial outcomes, and informs stakeholders, partners, media and government of our focus. 

Engineers Australia and the Transport Australia society have co-authored this submission with the aim to improve safety on road and railways for all Australians.

Engineers Australia provides this submission to the Queensland Government compiling the thoughts of
leaders in the engineering industry in response to the ShapingSEQ 2023 document. 

Engineers Australia's response to the federal government's statement Developing Australia’s Science and Research Priorities and National Science – a National Conversation Starter. We outline a brief summary of the most important challenges in engineering for Australia.

Developing Australia’s domestic capability in digital technologies is a must. Engineers Australia calls for government to look at the skills and resource requirements needed to upskill or reskill the workforce to achieve advanced manufacturing capability.

Engineers Australia's submission to the Australian Universities Accord, Aligning education with Australia's national interests, highlights the importance of engineers in our current and future workforce. We outline the significance of higher education in developing engineers to support Australia's sovereign capability and prosperity. 

Securing Australian cyber space and building a robust and resilient cyber ecosystem will require a comprehensive, agile, and inclusive strategy. Engineers Australia’s submission offers the view of its expert members on what the Government could do to achieve the goal of securing our nation’s cyber ecosystem and shift the dial to move cyber security front of mind. 

Statement on water security in the Northern Territory: Engineers Australia acknowledges access to safe and secure supplies of drinking water are critical for human health and the wellbeing of present and future generations. We have set out seven principles that are key to delivering better water security outcomes in the Northern Territory.

This edition explores the story of Barque “James Craig”, the Bairnsdale to Orbost Railway, trams in Australia, and Ferguson Tractors.

Engineers Australia would like to thank the Victorian Government for their leadership in advancing registration of engineers in Australia. Engineering is one of the few professions in Australia without a national approach to registration to ensure the qualifications and experience of all practitioners, both national and international, is at the appropriate level for the engineering service delivered.

This paper outlines the views of Engineers Australia concerning flooding and the improvement of the flood resilience of Queensland communities to flooding, in response to the Auditor General’s report Flood resilience of river catchments. 

Engineers Australia strongly believes that infrastructure is the essential enabler of productivity growth and it is essential to preserve and improve our standards of living. It should be fit for purpose and the flow of these services should stay ahead of population and economic growth.

Engineers Australia has long called for the establishment of an independent body to advise government on critical infrastructure objectives to support long-term social, economic and environmental outcomes for our great state.

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.