Water stories
Australia risks leaving $242 billion of infrastructure work short of labour, with shortages already threatening delivery and driving up costs.
New UK reporting rules and AI-enabled attacks are leaving critical infrastructure operators with far less time to spot and contain breaches.
The overhaul is set to cut manual work and improve financial controls for the consultancy's 4,300 staff across 24 Asia Pacific offices.
Curiosity's latest panorama hints at a 3 billion-year-old rock layer that could help scientists decode Mars's wetter past.
Critical infrastructure operators gain broader visibility across devices, firmware and cloud systems as Dragos folds two specialist tools into its platform.
With most operators exposed to basic flaws, the paper warns telecom networks could face the same low-effort intrusions seen in US water systems.
The free eight-week course could become Australia's largest AI founder programme, with small businesses most likely to lack in-house expertise.
Three weeks after a drought crossroads warning, rainfall has slumped to 36% of normal and soils, rivers and aquifers are already drying out.
The governance shift gives New Zealand infrastructure employers direct influence over training as persistent skills shortages bite across key sectors.
Most Australian SMEs expect fuel and utility bills to squeeze margins over the next year, while 73% see the economy weakening.
Flooding at Franz Josef could become life-threatening, with experts warning the Waiho Riverbed is rising 20cm a year and may overtop stopbanks.
The charity says 696 million people still lack clean water close to home, with women and girls often bearing the longest and riskiest journeys.
Flood protection for Ōmāhu is being strengthened after Gabrielle exposed gaps in the defences, with work due to finish by Christmas.
Utilities face mounting scrutiny and investment pressures, as Klarus brings in Stephen Haw to steer advice on technology, data and AI.
Drier spring weather is now the most likely outcome for Northland as a strengthening El Niño starts to bite, the regional council says.
The deal adds about 100 staff and gives RSK a wider base in New Zealand's water, infrastructure and energy markets.
Voters are being asked to weigh party plans on transport, water and energy as Infrastructure New Zealand pushes infrastructure up the election agenda.
Proposed fines of up to $5 million pushes more New Zealand firms to consider cyber cover as regulatory certainty emerges.
Software tools are helping engineers save time as Australia braces for a shortfall of about 150,000 staff over the next decade.
Westport's flood defences face further delay after a USD $6.7 million Government funding bid was turned down, widening the scheme shortfall.
