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VTOL surveillance drone receives CASA approval

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February 15, 2024
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The Camcopter S-100 has become the first vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) system to receive the approval and will now be able to operate in Australian civil aerospace. The capability received a Defence Aviation Safety Authority Permit in 2017, gran…

Podcast: Inside Babcock’s work at Ambulance Victoria

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February 14, 2024
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Adam Thorn speaks to two of Babcock’s aviation personnel working on the front line, senior base pilot Heath Mastin and senior aircrew officer Ryan Hurrell.

Lake Macquarie pilots didn’t notice each other before near collision

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February 14, 2024
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In its final report into the incident, the transport safety watchdog noted that neither the pilot of the Extra, VH-IOG, nor the Magni M16C Tandem Trainer gyroplane, G1850, heard each other’s broadcasts or saw the other aircraft until they were about 20…

Qantas brings in 737s to break 6-day Network Aviation strike

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February 14, 2024
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Australian Federation of Air Pilots members at Network, which operates Qantas FIFO and scheduled QantasLink services in WA, have begun six rolling 24-hour work stoppages from Wednesday to Monday, adding a further three days to already-planned industria…

New F-35A fighters to arrive by year’s end, says Lockheed Martin

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February 14, 2024
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The new F-35 aircraft are designed with a Technology Refresh-3 package which includes additional munitions capabilities, target recognition, jamming, cyber security, sensor and user interface improvements, processing and data storage enhancements.

Tens of thousands still without power after wild weather hits Victoria

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February 14, 2024
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Tens of thousands of Victorians remain without electricity after storms smashed the state’s power network on Tuesday. Power to some traffic lights and train lines has still […]

Forensic psychologist reveals shocking new theory about missing Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy

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February 14, 2024
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The frantic search for missing Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy has continued for an eighth day but a leading forensic psychologist has unveiled a concerning new […]

Victorian public transport system plunged into peak hour chaos as storms wreak havoc

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February 14, 2024
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Multiple train lines have been disrupted in Victoria after severe storms derailed the trip home for thousands of commuters across the state.

Pandemic chaos ends as domestic aviation returns to stability

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February 13, 2024
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December 2023 saw 6 million domestic seats across all major airlines, about 95 per cent of 2019 levels. Around 4.8 million people flew domestically in December 2023, 94 per cent of December 2019 figures, and rates generally stayed at about 90 to 95 per…

Australia needs to address ‘significant gender disparity’ in STEM

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February 13, 2024
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The STEM Career Pathways report has found women are more likely to be on fixed-term contracts than men, and less likely to be in full-time work: only 58 per cent of women surveyed were on permanent full-time contracts, compared to 78 per cent of men.