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$700m RAAF Townsville infrastructure on track for Apache delivery

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September 16, 2025
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The $700 million infrastructure investments will see a suite of infrastructure upgrades and facilities works at RAAF Base Townsville, including supporting infrastructure for the relocation of 16th Aviation Brigade Headquarters from Brisbane, along with…

Sydney Airport to link domestic terminals in major expansion

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September 16, 2025
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In the airport’s 2045 master plan, the T2 terminal – currently home to Virgin Australia, Jetstar, and other regional airlines – and the T3 Qantas domestic terminal will be joined together, with up to 12 new international gates also to be added to the p…

RAAF builds ties with Indonesian air force in skies over Sumatra

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September 15, 2025
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The bilateral exercise, which pairs the RAAF’s fifth-generation F-35A fighters with the Indonesian Air Force’s (TNI-AU) F-16 Fighting Falcons, officially opened on 21 August with a patch-exchange ceremony between pilots and a welcoming address by Roesm…

Wilkie to QantasLink: Don’t shutter your Hobart base

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September 15, 2025
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The Flying Kangaroo is conducting a review of three of its regional bases – in Canberra, Hobart, and Mildura – and the potential impacts of closing them and relocating their staff to larger bases in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.

Sydney Airport taxi fares to be fixed from November

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September 15, 2025
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Starting 3 November, taxi rides between the airport and CBD will cost a flat fare of $60, which follows a recommendation from the NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) in its report into taxi fares in May.

Second B-21 Raider completes maiden flight in US

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September 15, 2025
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The addition of the second bomber marks a significant milestone in the program, allowing engineers and aircrew to expand testing of what has been described as the most advanced long-range strike aircraft in history.

Government to coordinate national PFAS response at Defence bases

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September 15, 2025
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Assistant Minister for Defence Peter Khalil will oversee the new body alongside NSW Minister for the Environment Penny Sharpe, with an initial focus on affected sites in NSW.

Outsourcing risks lives, TWU tells Qantas after worker death

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September 15, 2025
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The unnamed worker, who was killed when struck by a vehicle at the Qantas Freight terminal in Sydney on 7 September, was employed by labour-hire firm Wymap, having lost his job at Jetstar to outsourcing in 2020, the union has said.

‘Eye-watering’ $50m pay packet for former Virgin CEO

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September 12, 2025
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Jayne Hrdlicka, who left the airline in March after announcing her departure early last year, received a total remuneration of $49,858,000 for the 2024-25 financial year. She is set to commence as CEO of retail and hospitality giant Endeavour Group in …

Regional NZ Jetstar flights ‘probably never’ coming back

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September 12, 2025
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Speaking to NZ news site Stuff Travel, Jetstar CEO Stephanie Tully said she would “love to say yes” to bringing back the services, which it had axed in 2019 due to “patchy” demand, but that the potential margins would likely not add up.