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The ancient art of welding learned at Charles Darwin University (CDU) is helping to build the independent skills capacity of First Nations Jawoyn communities on country spread across 50,000 square kilometres of Northern Australia.

Technical skills in welding have important applications across this vast, remote tract of Jawoyn country, which extends north-west from Katherine to Pine Creek, south to Mataranka, and north-east to Bulman, including southern parts of Kakadu National Park and Arnhem Land.

A new partnership between Charles Darwin University (CDU) and the Power and Water Corporation is providing a solid foundation to develop and inspire the next generation of engineers.

The new Power and Water CDU Systems Control Graduate Program is a two-year pilot initiative designed specifically for CDU Engineering graduates to prioritise the workforce needs of the Northern Territory (NT) and meet a vital skills gap in the region.

A study from Charles Darwin University (CDU) and the University of Tehran in Iran has identified a new cyber threat that brings into doubt blockchain security for use in critical infrastructure.

The joint study has called the new cyberthreat a misleading attack because of its intention of deceiving miners.

Miners make computations to validate transactions on a blockchain to keep it up to date and are given cryptocurrency as payment. This system is under attack with this new strategy to mislead miners. 

With an authoritative and defiant hand, Shock & ore bursts forth a hype of guerrilla theatre. It calls on the heroes of the old world and new. Archetypal champions claim the stage, parading their power and misadventure, alluding to a pastiche of conflict and pillage.

Taken from the Australian Museum’s extensive archival collection of glass plate negatives, 67 large-format photographic prints showcase the scientific discoveries of Australian Museum scientists between the 1850s and 1890s, while also telling the story of the advent of photography in the young colony, less than 10 years after the birth of photography in Europe.

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