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Qatar Airways & Virgin Australia Plan Record 10 Daily Doha-Australia Flights

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January 14, 2025
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It follows Virgin Australia adding Melbourne-Doha service, its fourth route to Qatar.

High Commissioner to the UK’s Australia Day decision sparks major question

Helen Carrie
January 14, 2025
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A high-ranking Australian’s decision to skip a gala dinner commemorating the national day has highlighted increased debate over its relevance.

No value to nation in deconstructing Australia Day

Helen Carrie
January 14, 2025
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The hard who have campaigned for Indigenous rights over the last two or three decades have often embraced the deconstructionist political philosophy.

Final iron ore train marks end of an era for Koolyanobbing with Yilgarn closure

Helen Carrie
January 14, 2025
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One of Western Australia’s oldest iron ore mines, and a chapter in its transformation into a global mining heavyweight, has officially closed with the final […]

Melbourne flags international terminal expansion as capacity soars

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January 14, 2025
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The airport is in discussions regarding an expanded international satellite with up to five new wide-body gates, as well as more room for shops, passenger waiting areas and airline lounges.

Jetstar ramps up Sunshine Coast–Melbourne services

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January 14, 2025
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The low-cost carrier will add more than 140 new evening flights on the route, as well as upgrade more than 170 existing A320-200 services to A321s, increasing capacity by 14 per cent over 2024. In total, Jetstar will offer more than 350,000 Melbourne–S…

Hobart Airport breaks pre-COVID December record

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January 14, 2025
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The airport recorded 277,000 passengers last month, up from a pre-COVID-19 December high of 271,154 in 2019.

South Korea to update runway structures after 737 crash

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January 13, 2025
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Teams will now attempt to improve the structures to make them safer by the end of January and fully complete the upgrade by the end of this year.

Another WWII Beaufort bomber discovered at sea

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January 13, 2025
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The aircraft, A9-497, was lost during a 1944 mission when it made an emergency water landing off the coast of Darwin. Remarkably, all four crew members survived the incident and were rescued the next day.

Saab Australia joins Ghost Bat program

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January 13, 2025
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The company, an offshoot from the Swedish aerospace giant, said ‘TactiCall’ integrates multiple comms technologies into a single intuitive interface and includes radio infrastructure and avionics equipment.