Rex is a crucial service for many regional and remote Australians, operating routes that other commercial airlines don’t fly, such as Parkes to Sydney in NSW, Mildura to Melbourne in Victoria, and Mount Isa to Cairns in Queensland.
Four sources briefed on tense negotiations between the prime minister, Infrastructure Minister Catherine King and Allan said the Victorians were refusing to sign on to a broader package of projects
Power is gradually being restored across the island nation of 22 million people, with medical facilities and water purification plants being given priority.
A 39-year-old man has been charged with several offences including possessing child abuse material following a series of alleged upskirting incidents in Victoria.
