The 120-year journey to build Australia’s Adelaide-to-Darwin railway
Australia would approach the task of building The Ghan, an almost 3000 km rail line stretching through the nation’s centre, ...
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What changes are needed to get more Australians on their bikes?
Cities in Australia and overseas are building and planning cycling superhighways to encourage people to use pedal power to get ...
Australian cities grab top spots in world’s most liveable city rankings
The old rivalry between Melbourne and Sydney is likely to continue after both bagged perfect scores in infrastructure, education and ...
This engineering startup is making waves with a flying electric watercraft
Fumes and roaring engines have led to jet skis being banished from many waterways. A Western Australian company has developed ...
Australian Infrastructure Audit 2019 hints at a “new normal” for the engineering profession
The future of engineering is enormously different from the industry’s past, according to the recently released Australian Infrastructure Audit 2019.
Urban planning games can be a seriously fun way to win community support
Engineer and urban designer Dr Anthony Duckworth has introduced a sense of play to urban planning by using board games ...
How Tom Moore found his dream engineering career working in rail
A big investment by the UK in transport infrastructure came along just in time to tempt Tom Moore into the ...
Electric flight could take off for short-haul flights by 2022
Long-haul electric flights are still a fair way off, but companies are setting their sights on electrifying shorter air routes.
Engineering students chase the future of transport at international hyperloop competition
Sydney to Melbourne in 40 minutes? Meet an engineering team from Sydney that is trying to make this a reality ...
Melbourne to be the first city outside the US to trial Uber’s flying taxis
Australia’s most liveable city is slated to add a flying taxi service to its transport options.
