Queensland’s newly established Manufacturing Ministerial Committee, tasked with advancing the State’s manufacturing sector, officially began working this week.
The Association of Professional Engineers Australia recently released a national study looking at the drivers of massive underrepresentation of women in the engineering workforce.
Eighteen Australian researchers and 11 small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) will share in $1.4 million in government grants to meet and collaborate with global partners to progress ...
Science, technology, engineering and maths courses – crucial for future skills and economic growth – would be hardest hit by the Government's proposed cuts to university funding.
Petrol and LPG powered vehicles continue to lose ground as more drivers choose diesel to power their vehicles, according to the latest ABS Motor Vehicle Census data.
A landmark report launched recently by Senator Nick Xenophon reaffirms an urgent need for a coordinated whole of-industry policy and actions to address current and emerging issues ...
"The sweeping changes announced today to Australia's skilled visa system will contribute positively to delivering the skills Australia needs and they will further improve the integrity ...
Figures released recently, by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), show the number of people starting an apprenticeship or traineeship is up 2.9% for the ...
The announcement recently by Queensland Gas Company (QGC), a Shell Australia joint venture, that it will soon begin drilling up to 161 additional wells is a win for both gas supply ...
Australia’s peak business organisations have united to call on governments to take urgent action to avert an imminent crisis in our apprenticeship system, one that risks leaving ...
Internships play an important role in connecting young people with employers and giving them the skills they need for the workforce, so it is misleading to make negative generalisations ...
The 2016 Australian Innovation System report released 30 November 2016 highlights the significant benefits of innovation in Australia for business – including increased productivity, ...
Over the past fifteen years, Australians have paid $28 billion more than they budgeted for on transport infrastructure because of government reliance on outsourced advice.
For the first time in modern ACT political history, an ACT government has been elected with a comprehensive plan to invest in the key enablers of innovation: the engineering profession. ...