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Air traffic controllers begin voting on strike action

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April 8, 2024
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The ballot, which closes on 1 May, was filed by ATC union Civil Air. If successful, protected industrial action could include bans on ATC training and overtime, as well as work stoppages of up to 24 hours, and comes amid accusations of understaffing an…

IPART’s Port of Newcastle compensation determination

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April 8, 2024
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The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART), a New South Wales Government body charged with regulating markets and government services, […]

$196.3M investment delivering seven priority regional projects

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April 8, 2024
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The New South Wales Government is providing almost $200 million in funding to support the development of seven priority projects […]

Qantas adds 20 million loyalty seats in $120m overhaul

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April 8, 2024
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The move, unveiled by newly appointed loyalty chief Andrew Glance, comes amid criticism that the current system is difficult to use and points have effectively devalued over the years.

Perth international capacity clears pre-COVID levels

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April 8, 2024
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Two years on from the reopening of borders, 350,387 international passengers travelled through Perth Airport in February 2024. This was an increase of 12 per cent on February of 2020, a month before COVID travel restrictions took effect, and up eight p…

140 flights cancelled at Sydney Airport as 100mm rain hits city

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April 6, 2024
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Meteorologists said the wild weather was caused by a low-pressure system over south-eastern Australia, which occurred at the same time as a moisture-rich coastal trough formed off the coast of NSW and south-east Queensland.

Water treatment growth program to support 200,000 homes

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April 5, 2024
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The first stage of Sydney Water’s North West Treatment Hub Growth Program is providing a $595 million upgrade to the […]

Sydney Metro West launches more TBMs

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April 5, 2024
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Sydney Metro has relaunched tunnel boring machines (TBMs) Beatrice and Daphne from the Five Dock Metro Station as Metro West […]

New NSW net zero infrastructure policy

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April 5, 2024
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The New South Wales Government has released a new policy, measurement guidance and roadmap in an effort to support net […]

Whyalla Council ‘unsustainable’ after ‘Rexit’ row

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April 5, 2024
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Rex’s decision to pull out Whyalla following a row over costs appears to have contributed to the entire council being declared “unsustainable” by the state’s economic regulator.