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Members, Technical Assessors, staff and stakeholders came together for the 2026 NATA Annual General Meeting, reflecting on a year of strong performance, growing industry influence and strategic progress while looking ahead to the opportunities and challenges…

Artificial intelligence can analyse information, identify patterns and generate outputs at remarkable speed. But when AI-supported test results inform important decisions, speed and sophistication are not enough.  The question that matters is: why should we trust it?  As…

Water is one of those things we rarely think about until we have a reason to. We turn on the tap expecting it to be there. We drink it, cook with it, clean with it, and…

The Australasian Certification Authority for Reinforcing and Structural Steels, or ACRS, is the region’s leading certifier of steel products. It’s a crucial job, because the nation’s buildings and infrastructure projects rely on the right materials –…

For many, few moments in life are as confronting as hearing the words, “You have breast cancer.”  For many, that diagnosis comes with a flood of emotions. Fear. Uncertainty. Shock. Questions about treatment, family, work and…

As we celebrate World Standards Day, think about how much trust is involved in something as simple as switching on a light, charging a phone or plugging an appliance into a power point. Increasingly, that same…

When representatives from the Estonian Accreditation Centre (EAK) travelled more than 15,000 kilometres from Tallinn to Melbourne for Accreditation Matters 2026, they came to connect, learn and experience one of the accreditation community’s leading events.  What…

A grain of wheat can become a loaf of bread, a packet of noodles, a breakfast cereal or something we may never see on a supermarket shelf.  So how do people in the grains industry know what…

When Australians receive a blood test, they expect the result to be accurate, reliable and trusted. According to recent independent research by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), accreditation plays a vital role in delivering that…