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Rocket Lab partners with Pentagon on hypersonic launch

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March 20, 2026
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Rocket Lab announced the agreement for a series of missions using its HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) vehicle, marking the largest single launch contract in the company’s history. HASTE was earlier this month used to launch a su…

Qantas stopovers are here to stay, says international head

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March 20, 2026
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Speaking at a tourism forum in Melbourne, Qantas International CEO Cam Wallace said that direct Project Sunrise flights to New York and London will allow the Flying Kangaroo to turn Australia’s geographical isolation into an advantage, but will not rep…

Here’s Why Australia Canceled Its Order For F-35 Fighter Jets

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March 20, 2026
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Australia has extended the life of its Super Hornets, allowing it to cancel its final order of F-35s with the option to buy them another day.

Albanese Launches Fuel Taskforce Amid Shortages and Soaring Prices

Helen Carrie
March 19, 2026
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Shortages have shut service stations, with prices jumping to $2.19 per litre for petrol and $2.30 for diesel.

Qantas flags fortnightly fare reviews as prices continue to rise

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March 19, 2026
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In remarks made at the Destination Australia 2026 tourism conference on Thursday, Qantas International CEO Cam Wallace said the ongoing Iran conflict has presented an “incredibly volatile and fast moving” situation which the airline is monitoring close…

Air race Piper lost power before F-35 near miss at Tindal, says ATSB

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March 19, 2026
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In its report into the incident on 28 August 2025, the safety watchdog noted that the PA-28, VH-TKX, had neither a functioning radio nor transponder due to a broken alternator, and was communicating with other pilots in the race via a group chat on the…

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan Dismisses Labor Leadership Challenge Rumors

Helen Carrie
March 19, 2026
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Internal polling shows Labor’s primary vote at around 28-29 percent.

Sub-orbital spaceplane takes part in NZ Navy sensor trial

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March 19, 2026
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The experiment, known as the Dawn Aerospace Radar Tracking Experiment (DARTE), saw Dawn Aerospace operate its suborbital spaceplane Aurora from the Tāwhaki National Aerospace Centre, south of Christchurch. At sea, the Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMN…

Researchers find major cause of aircraft carbon fibre degradation

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March 19, 2026
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The scientists from Monash University and RMIT examined different carbon fibre laminate designs under various hot and humid conditions, and found that moisture, rather than “specific temperature or humidity”, is the “dominant factor controlling how the…

No ADF personnel injured in Iranian strike near UAE air base

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March 19, 2026
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An accommodation block and medical facility were damaged by fire during the attack on 18 March, the PM said during a press conference in Tasmania.