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All You Need To Know: Qantas Will Receive Its 1st A321XLR Next Week

Guest authors
June 29, 2025
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The first of 28 A321XLRs is expected to touch down in Sydney on July 2.

Underperforming Khawaja refuses SEN interview

Brian Evans
June 28, 2025
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Khawaja’s decision related to SEN’s controversial axing of Lalor earlier this year.

LATAM to end trans-Tasman flights in October

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June 27, 2025
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From October, the Chilean carrier will axe the Sydney-Auckland fifth-freedom leg of its Sydney-Santiago service, leaving the non-stop Sydney-Santiago and Auckland-Santiago services in place. The frequency of Auckland-Santiago flights will also drop to …

ADF Drone Racing team conquers US military tournament

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June 27, 2025
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Thirty-seven pilots represented teams from the ADF, United Kingdom, Singapore and the United States in qualifying heats that culminated in an elimination final series.

Virgin’s Perth-Doha service gets underway

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June 27, 2025
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The inaugural flight VA21 left for Doha just after 3:45pm Perth time on Thursday aboard the wet-leased Qatar Airways 777-300ER A7-BEL. The launch follows Sydney and Brisbane earlier this month, with Melbourne flights to commence in December.

Australian population and growth update 2025

Brian Evans
June 27, 2025
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Melbourne moves further ahead of Sydney.

NSW Ambulance scores extra funding for 3 new helicopter bases

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June 27, 2025
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The new bases, to be built in Port Macquarie, Wagga Wagga and Moruya, will be added to NSW Ambulance’s existing aeromedical network of 12 helicopters and six bases. The funding announced this week is in addition to $126.6 million already invested by th…

Defence assists passengers on Israel repatriation flight

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June 26, 2025
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ADF and Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade personnel conducted the flight out of Tel Aviv and through closed airspace over the country. It comes after the RAAF reportedly sent C-17 Globemasters to the region to assist in evacuations.

AirAsia arrives in Adelaide

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June 26, 2025
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The low-cost carrier is competing with Jetstar on the Adelaide-Bali route, operating four return services per week on 180-seat A320-200s and adding around 74,000 seats per year. The first flight, QZ420, arrived in Adelaide just before 6:20am on Thursda…

Who was the “Rosie” in AC/DC’s Whole Lotta Rosie?

Helen Carrie
June 26, 2025
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Rosie was a Tasmanian mountain woman who had started turning up at gigs.