This Indigenous creator built a virtual reality program to celebrate First Nations cultures
Imagine there was a way to put yourself in the shoes of an Indigenous person standing on the shores of ...
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“In This Together”: What engineering can do to be more inclusive of Indigenous people
The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2020 is In This Together, and a recent panel discussion highlighted some ways to ...
How working in remote locations sparked this engineer’s passion for social justice
During his 43-year engineering career and into retirement, Bill Lawson AM has been an ally of Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...
Drawing on thousands of years of knowledge to manage bushfires
The catastrophic bushfires that raged earlier this year sparked interest in Aboriginal fire management and the role it might play ...
An enduring Indigenous engineering project illuminates a path to a sustainable future
Budj Bim is a sophisticated and complex aquaculture system comprising weirs, dams and stone canals designed to manipulate water levels ...
Can hazard reduction burning and cultural burning protect against catastrophic bushfires?
We spoke with three experts to learn what role different types of burning can play in protecting Australia from bushfires. ...
Engineering students link GIS technology with Indigenous knowledge
“We thought of linking these in a geospatial format so that stories can be recorded within the cartographic bound of ...
“The system is broken”: Experts make the case for a more diverse engineering profession at WEC 2019
Engineering has a diversity problem. How can the profession improve diversity within its ranks, and in turn better reflect the ...
Developing engineering expertise with projects in Indigenous communities
A new investment fund is creating critical infrastructure to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians.
Jason Gordon is solving transport problems from country to city
Growing up in a remote area, Jason Gordon had to do his schoolwork by correspondence. Today, he serves an entire ...
