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Virgin celebrates ASX return with $330m full-year profit

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August 29, 2025
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Australia’s second largest airline group achieved an underlying net profit after tax of $331 million in the 2025 financial year, up 27.8 per cent on 2024, and a statutory net profit after tax of $479 million, down 12.3 per cent. The airline brought in …

Qantas Orders 20 More Airbus A321XLRs Amid Strong Financial Performance

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August 28, 2025
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The move brings its total commitment to 48.

Bob Katter Threatens Punch Over Heritage at Anti-Immigration Rally

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August 28, 2025
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The 80-year-old Queensland politician, defending his family’s 140-year Australian history, accused the reporter of racism and emphasized national values like democracy and egalitarianism.

Traffic #398 | New planes and aerobridge prangs

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August 28, 2025
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Key aircraft movements from across the region. Qantas and Virgin get new domestic jets, and planes around the country get battered by rogue aerobridges.

Libs pledge to block new Treaty legislation

Helen Carrie
August 28, 2025
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The Victorian Liberals have vowed to block new Treaty legislation.

Air New Zealand battles fleet headaches to post full-year profit

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August 28, 2025
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In what will be Greg Foran’s last full year as CEO, the Kiwi flag carrier posted a net profit after taxation of NZ$126 million (around AU$113 million), down on the previous year, off the back of NZ$189 million in pre-tax earnings.

FlyPelican launches new Avalon-Canberra connection

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August 28, 2025
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The regional carrier will fly three times a week between the nation’s capital and Avalon, which serves Melbourne as a secondary airport as well as Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula. Flights will operate on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays using British…

Perth dnata workers to strike for a full 24 hours

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August 28, 2025
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Workers will walk off the job from 5:30pm Thursday to 5:29pm Friday, with the TWU accusing dnata of flying in strike-breakers from out of state and working them dangerously long hours in response to industrial action last week.

Qantas adds 20 more A321XLRs to its order books

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August 28, 2025
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Announced as part of the airline’s annual results on Thursday, the order will include 16 aircraft with lie-flat business-seats and seat-back entertainment systems, and comes as the Flying Kangaroo plans to begin operations with its first two A321XLRs i…

Linda Reynolds Wins $315K Defamation Suit Against Higgins

Helen Carrie
August 28, 2025
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The ruling stemmed from Higgins’ social media posts that falsely accused Reynolds of harassment and mishandling Higgins’ 2019 rape allegation.