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  • Participants from the 2023 World Solar Challenge with solar cars.
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    Real-world experience in the World Solar Challenge inspires careers in South Australia’s defence industry

    Young South Australians are building careers while having fun – and there’s an open invitation for likeminded young people to join in the action this month. This August, Adelaide will once again host the [...]

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    Reach for the stars – from right here in SA

    SA is officially Australia’s space state – and you don’t need a spacesuit to get involved. Here’s how four locals landed stellar jobs in this growing industry.  Space: it’s mysterious, immense, and beautiful. But it’s [...]

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  • Matthew Pearson, Richard Marles and ZahraEsmati
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    Zahra’s story

    Antennas are everywhere. There are tiny ones in every mobile phone and laptop, and in the hardware that helps them connect to wi-fi. They are in the security tags that prevent shoplifting in stores. They’re [...]

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  • Kieran, Babcock
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    Natural curiosity led to an exciting career in submarines

    Engineering team leader Kieran always loved maths, physics and sport. In his role with Babcock, working in Australia’s Naval Shipbuilding Industry, Kieran has found a career that combines the best aspects of all three – [...]

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  • Rebecca, BAE Systems Australia
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    Defence is in the family for Rebecca

    Growing up, naval shipbuilding apprentice Rebecca was surrounded by family in the Defence Force. “My parents, grandfather and older brother – they were all in the Army,” she says. “I didn’t really want to [...]

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  • Georgia Dallimore, Fleet Space Technologies
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    Georgia’s place is in space

    Georgia Dallimore had no idea South Australia was home to a thriving space industry until reading an article on a local female space leader. Now, not only is she interning with the very leader that [...]

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    Adrien’s move to South Australia’s space industry made permanent

    Head of Engineering at South Australian start-up Neumann Space, Adrien Doucet had more than his age to celebrate on his most recent birthday, having just been granted his Australian permanent residency on the same day. [...]

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  • Justyce Manton
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    Justyce’s dreams of dancing with the stars

    Growing up, Justyce Manton dreamt of being a ballerina but when that dream was shattered by injury, she quickly discovered an outer-this-world fascination with space and engineering, which transformed her life plans. The first year [...]

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