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Airports again call for departure tax funds to ‘modernise’ border

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January 29, 2026
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The Australian Airports Association (AAA), in a pre-budget submission, said that allocating an extra five per cent of revenue per year from the $70 Passenger Movement Charge (PMC), which raises more than $1.35 billion annually, could boost border and a…

NJE plans E-Jet growth as it adds a pair of new FIFO services in WA

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January 29, 2026
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The airline, which was spun off following the Rex collapse in 2024, has commenced services to the Nifty copper mine in the Pilbara this month for Cyprium Metals following the launch of its route to Marble Bar for AIM late last year.

Up To 25 Hours: Australia’s 7 Record-Breaking Longest Flights In 2026

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January 29, 2026
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Two Qantas services to Europe make up Australia’s longest direct flights.

Government looks to bolster counter-drone capabilities

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January 29, 2026
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A new industry advisory panel has been established to support Defence and other Australian government agencies with counter small uncrewed aerial systems services.

Sydney Airport has plenty of room, says slot manager

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January 29, 2026
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Figures released by Airport Coordination Limited Asia Pacific, which took over Sydney slot management last year, showed that while slot utilisation averages over 95 per cent from 7am to 10am and 6pm to 7pm on weekdays, it drops to around 67 per cent on…

TransNusa boosts Perth–Bali flights again

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January 29, 2026
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From July, the Indonesian carrier will increase A320 services on the Perth–Denpasar route from 17 to 21 per week. It comes just under a year after the initial launch of TransNusa in Australia in March 2025, on a route that has already seen an expansion…

All aboard for a vintage express to a tramway museum

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January 29, 2026
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Transport Heritage NSW, in Sydney, New South Wales, is running The Vintage Tramway Festival Express on Sunday, 22nd February.

Jacqui Felgate’s blunt assessment of the West Gate Tunnel

Bardy Bigglesworth
January 28, 2026
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She was also sent footage today of trucks banked up trying to avoid the tolls in the tunnel.

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Victoria Breaks All-Time Heat Record at 48.9C Amid Bushfires and Warnings

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January 28, 2026
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Bushfires in the Otways forced over 1,000 households to evacuate.

Washington mid-air collision was ‘100% preventable’, NTSB says

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January 28, 2026
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Speaking on the investigation into the 29 January 2025 disaster which killed all 67 people on an American Airlines CRJ700 and a US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, Jennifer Homendy, chairwoman of the NTSB, said “system flaws” aligned to cause the crash….