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Workers are spaced five to ten metres apart to pass equipment in a “production line”.

Nine tonnes of explosives and 1332 steps: Inside Sydney’s high-stakes Harbour Bridge fireworks mission

At the summit of the Harbour Bridge, the installation of Sydney’s iconic fireworks are a complex equation involving six kilometres of cables, nine tonnes of explosives and 40,000 fireworks.

  • Cindy Yin

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The Kew Recreation Centre development after its roof collapsed in October 2022, prompting ongoing investigations and legal action over who or what is to blame.

Kew pool blame game escalates over claims of substandard steel, design faults

Laboratory testing found two of the Chinese steel samples were so poor they did not contain carbon – meaning they could not be classified as steel.

  • Grant McArthur and Chris Vedelago
Billions of dollars in rail infrastructure is expected to be delivered by the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games.

Not just for 2032: Plea for a future-proof Queensland rail system

Engineers have warned infrastructure for the 2032 Olympic Games must be designed and delivered with the next half-century in mind.

  • Cameron Atfield
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One billionaire’s plan to build a women-only residential college at major Sydney university

Venture capitalist Solina Chau’s donation will house science, technology, engineering and maths students on campus.

  • Christopher Harris
Perth’s Boorloo Bridge main picture WAtoday. Picture: WAtoday

This Perth bridge has been named among the nation’s best. So how will it fare in ‘the Oscars of engineering’?

Western Australia is a wonderland for the nation’s leading engineer – but there is one project that made her geek out.

  • Hamish Hastie
Brisbane will host the 2032 Olympic Games, and it’s expected to put a rocket under housing prices.

Experts weigh in on Olympic planning, while avoiding stadium debate

Some of Australia’s peak professional bodies have remained agnostic on the location of stadiums while submitting road maps to the 100-day review.

  • Cameron Atfield
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Seismic waves refracted inside the Earth are picked up by sensors (green dots) at the surface listening for the rumble of earthquakes (red dots).

Scientists know where the big earthquakes will hit. They just don’t know when

A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time. How do scientists measure quakes, and are we doing enough to prepare?

  • Sherryn Groch
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Putting one’s stamp on fatherhood

Dad always kept things civil.

Kathleen Butler onboard SS Ormonde, 30 April 1924. Image courtesy

Not ‘a girl’ or ‘a secretary’: Harbour Bridge engineer recognised at last

Despite doing the work of civil engineer and project manager from the age of 21, Kathleen Butler was never described as one.

  • Julie Power
Qantas restarted flights to some destinations earlier than expected.

‘Don’t blame us’ for airline’s woes, engineers warn Qantas CEO

A simmering pay dispute with a key union is threatening to add to Qantas’ current woes.

  • Jessica Yun