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Australian airlines ban in-flight use of power banks

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November 21, 2025
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Virgin Australia will ban use and charging of power banks on board from 1 December, with Qantas and Jetstar to follow as of 15 December. The airlines had initiated a review of their power bank policies following a fire on board a Virgin flight in July.

Queensland Government reviews subsidised regional routes

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November 21, 2025
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The state government will hold 22 public consultation sessions in coming weeks, as well as speak to councils, industry stakeholders, and local MPs, to ensure “a broad range of perspectives” inform the process of preparing for the next aviation services…

The free speech firestorm just went global

Helen Carrie
November 20, 2025
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Australia should never have allowed one unelected official to hold this much power over what millions of people can see, share, or debate.

Jim Jordan Summons Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Over Free Speech Concerns

Helen Carrie
November 20, 2025
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Inman Grant, a U.S.-born former Microsoft executive planning to step down, maintains she is an independent regulator.

Australia’s Indian Ocean Territories matter again in the digital age

Brian Evans
November 20, 2025
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In a sign that geography is destiny, isolated islands look set to soon be essential nodes for the world’s data.

Toll Aviation partners with Indigenous firm on future SA operations

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November 20, 2025
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The company will partner with Indigenous aerospace consultancy Gunggandji Aerospace and the Indigenous Defence and Infrastructure Consortium to staff a new emergency services operations centre at Adelaide Airport, which will come online in November 2026.

RAAF officially revives No. 9 Squadron for Triton surveillance

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November 20, 2025
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In a ceremony at Torrens Parade Ground, South Australia, the Air Force marked 100 years since the squadron’s birth in 1925 and celebrated the arrival of a restored Bell UH-1 Iroquois ‘Huey’ helicopter, as well as paying respect to its veterans from the…

WSI will hit 10m passengers next decade, says CEO

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November 20, 2025
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Speaking to ABC’s The Business, Hickey said WSI is on track to begin operations in a year’s time, with four airlines – QantasLink, Jetstar, Singapore Airlines, and Air New Zealand – having all committed to fly from the airport.

US Air Force demonstrates manned-unmanned teaming capabilities

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November 20, 2025
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Lockheed Martin’s famed Skunk Works division, working alongside industry partners and the United States Air Force, has successfully demonstrated the ability for a pilot of a fifth-generation fighter jet to control an unmanned aircraft while in flight.

Code Red: Australia Issues Aviation Warning After Indonesian Volcano Erupts

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November 20, 2025
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The eruption could lead to extensive flight delays.