20 years since the Longford explosion
We explore the causes, consequences, and lessons learned from the catastrophic explosion at the Longford gas plants.
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The path to a certain investment future beyond COVID-19
You don’t need to go searching too far in the news to realize that poor environmental and social management can lead to substantial financial burdens – often unplanned. In our post-pandemic world, Mary Lou Lauria explores the benefits of good ESG practices and why it is important, now more than ever.
The era of Chinese EPCs in Africa
Chinese Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractors have definitively arrived on the global contracting market. They will have an extensive impact on the delivery of projects worldwide, and their influence will be particularly strong in Africa.
Reimagining Malaysia's digital economy
The World Bank put Malaysia’s digital economy into the spotlight with its 2018 report Malaysia’s Digital Economy: A New Driver of Development. The report encourages investment in telecommunications infrastructure to harness opportunities offered by new technology and innovation. Corbin Stevic explores how Malaysia can meet its connectivity needs, make fixed broadband services more attractive, and grow the digital economy.
Northern Beaches accessibility plan
The Northern Beaches are in a unique position to benefit from economic growth, providing future opportunities and a quality lifestyle. However, there are multiple challenges to achieving this, arising from the region’s poor infrastructure and transport systems. The current transport options have led to less-than-optimal traffic conditions throughout the three access points to the Beaches. The following report analyzes and identifies potential solutions to the Northern Beaches accessibility.
Pilbara creek diversions
Resilience gained through increased ore recovery and an integrated approach to design.
Advisian oil and gas engineer turns over a new "Leaf": What about the finances?
In the third and final part of this series, Andy Jones shares his thoughts on finances associated with the cost of running and owning an electric vehicle (EV) versus a traditional Internal Combustion Engine car, and leaves us with some predictions about his and the general public's future relationship with EVs.
Innovative benefits versus innovative risks
In part two of this six-part series, Adam Boughton discusses Golden Rule #2, understanding the balance between “Innovative Benefits” vs. “Innovative Risk.” How do you tackle the challenge of knowing when you should choose to be an innovation leader versus an innovation laggard for any given project?
Carbon risk and adaptation
How do we do we mitigate the risks posed by climate change? The answer lies in our innovation, strategic planning, and a suite of technologies.
Integration of business functions
A key benefit to aligning asset management and financial management is improved availability of financial data that can help inform forward planning processes. Gary Rykers shares research associated with an Austroads project, that will help you identify and address key challenges so that you can leverage significant benefits and drive business efficiencies.