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Melbourne’s march for pausing immigration, the people have spoken

Helen Carrie
August 31, 2025
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Today I witnessed what I believe to be a minimum of 60,000 people floods the streets of Australia’s largest city.

Backlash As Qantas Eyes Expanded Pilot Beard Ban Over Safety Concerns

Guest authors
August 31, 2025
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Will Qantas’ pursuit of a beard ban put safety at risk or is it just a grooming preference?

Virgin Australia Sees Higher Costs To Maintain Older Aircraft As Boeing Delivery Delays Persist

Guest authors
August 31, 2025
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Higher operating costs for Virgin Australia, as its Boeing delivery delays continue.

Airline Asks Passengers To Pee In Bottles After All Toilets Break

Guest authors
August 30, 2025
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One passenger told the Australian publication that the stench soon spread through the cabin.

All You Need To Know: These Are Qantas’ First 2 Airbus A321XLR Routes

Guest authors
August 30, 2025
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A new era takes flight as Qantas unveils its first two routes for the game-changing Airbus A321XLR.

Matt Wright guilty on 2 counts relating to Arnhem Land crash

Guest authors
August 29, 2025
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Wright, who had pleaded not guilty to three charges, was convicted on accusations of asking the crash pilot to falsify flight records and of lying to police to obstruct the investigation, but no verdict was reached on whether he had allegedly perverted…

Auckland Airport shows off plans for major departure hall changes

Guest authors
August 29, 2025
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Dubbed the “most significant transformation of the departure hall since the 1970s”, the project will see the installation of common-use self-service kiosks and automated bag drops to replace around 60 existing check-in desks by the end of the decade.

Ex-Bonza backers held in contempt over unpaid legal fees

Guest authors
August 29, 2025
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The Miami-based investment firm was held in contempt by a Delaware court over the approximately US$600,000 in fees, which it had been ordered to pay to former CFO Damien Alfalla, as revealed in legal documents unsealed earlier this month.

Virgin celebrates ASX return with $330m full-year profit

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August 29, 2025
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Australia’s second largest airline group achieved an underlying net profit after tax of $331 million in the 2025 financial year, up 27.8 per cent on 2024, and a statutory net profit after tax of $479 million, down 12.3 per cent. The airline brought in …

Qantas Orders 20 More Airbus A321XLRs Amid Strong Financial Performance

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August 28, 2025
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The move brings its total commitment to 48.