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Crime Gangs Infiltrate Australia’s Disability Scheme

Helen Carrie
April 22, 2026
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Amid explosive growth to $63 billion by 2028-29, the government plans caps at 5-6% annual increases, provider registration.

Launceston Airport begins overhaul of departure gates

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April 22, 2026
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Part of Launceston’s major terminal upgrade program, the project will see the construction of a new boarding gate, as well as a “complete renovation and modernisation” of Gates 3 and 4, and a 600-square-metre expansion of the gate area.

Victorian Farmers Block Surveys for VNI West Power Line

Helen Carrie
April 22, 2026
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Under Section 93 of the Electricity Industry Act, companies like Transmission Company Victoria can enter private land without permission after notice.

Albanese Secures 100 Million Litres of Diesel Amid Refinery Fire and Global Crunch

Helen Carrie
April 22, 2026
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The move followed a April 15 blaze at Viva Energy’s Geelong refinery that slashed petrol output by 40 percent.

Radio Veteran Peter Ford Leaves Melbourne for Gold Coast After 40 Years

Helen Carrie
April 22, 2026
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He decided to leave six months ago and is taking his first day off in 40 years this week to pack.

WA government pours $5m into essential regional flights

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April 21, 2026
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Funding injections of $3.8 million for the Inter-Regional Flight Network, operated by Nexus Airlines, and more than $1.3 million for two Kimberley services operated by Aviair, will be included in the 2026–27 budget to extend subsidies on the regional r…

RAAF receives Growler’s Next-Gen Jammer pods

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April 21, 2026
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Delivered by Raytheon, part of RTX, the advanced electronic attack system has been developed in close partnership with the United States Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The NGJ is designed to be deployed on platforms such as the Boeing EA-18G …

Space Centre Australia and NASA launch airborne science program

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April 21, 2026
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The Airborne Science and Cosmology Enabling Telescope (ASCENT) program was formally introduced by Space Centre Australia LLC at NASA Wallops Flight Facility, where it will be based. At the heart of the program is a fleet of C-130J Super Hercules aircra…

Government commits up to $7bn to counter-drone defences

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April 21, 2026
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The decade-long investment is aimed at strengthening Australia’s ability to detect and defeat increasingly sophisticated uncrewed aerial threats, both at home and in deployed operations overseas.

WSI aerotropolis ‘open for business’, says NSW government

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April 21, 2026
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Dubbed “Built for what’s next”, a new campaign aims to spruik Bradfield as a centre for “innovative business models”, with ready access to skilled local workers as well as Western Sydney International Airport and the Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Fa…