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Flight attendants call for binding cabin crew fatigue rules

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May 31, 2024
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The Flight Attendants’ Association of Australia (FAAA) is urging CASA to implement mandatory flight time and rest regulations for cabin crew to improve passenger safety and receive “equal treatment” with pilots, for whom regulations were introduced fiv…

Mayor’s call as Libs say they’ll ‘put the brakes’ on light rail

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May 31, 2024
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A senior LNP figure has doubled down on calls to review light rail to the airport, saying the party would ‘put the brakes’ on the […]

Sydney light rail workers to strike due to pay concerns

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May 31, 2024
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Commuters are being warned to plan ahead as light rail workers take industrial action over pay concerns.

Police looking to speak to man over alleged bomb hoax on Sydney’s light rail

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May 31, 2024
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Police have released images of a man they believe can assist their investigation into an alleged bomb hoax on Sydney’s light rail in the middle of the […]

Liquidator axes 170 staff from Air Vanuatu

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May 31, 2024
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Ernst & Young Australia (EY Australia) said it is looking to “right-size the company’s cost base” as it proceeds with an expressions of interest campaign. The liquidator is currently in discussions to resume “critical routes” in the short term to …

Coalition wants clarity on ‘secret drone surveillance program’

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May 31, 2024
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The shadow home affairs minister has said he was “startled” by Senator Andrew Giles’ admission that released immigration detainees are being monitored by drones.

Qantas and Perth Airport bury the hatchet over terminal move

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May 31, 2024
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Perth Airport will embark on a $5 billion capital investment program, including $3 billion on the new Qantas terminal at Airport Central, with the remainder to go towards two new multi-storey carparks, major access roadworks, and Perth’s first airport …

CASA refuses to discuss compensation with widow of crash victim

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May 31, 2024
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Danielle Wilson, the widow of Netflix star Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson, was set to meet with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), celebrity crocodile wrangler Matthew Wright and his company Helibrook for mediation talks over the crash that claimed Wil…

Preliminary report released into turbulence-hit Singapore flight

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May 30, 2024
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43 passengers and crew were injured and an elderly British passenger suffered a fatal heart attack when the flight from London to Singapore hit severe turbulence last week, forcing it to divert to Bangkok. 56 Australians were on board, at least eight o…

Winners of the Australian Space Awards 2024 revealed

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May 30, 2024
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The fifth annual Aus Space 24 Australian Space Awards was held on Tuesday, 28 May at The Star in Sydney in the presence of 400 members of the space industry.