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Progress questioned on Western Sydney Airport infrastructure

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April 11, 2024
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Business groups have called for cheaper road solutions to ensure the new airport has ground connectivity when it opens in 2026, while also expressing worries on the progress of the Bradfield “aerotropolis” that will provide homes and businesses near WS…

Video Podcast: Qantas offers frequent flyers a $120m olive branch

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April 10, 2024
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Adam and Jake discuss the pros and cons of the new Qantas frequent flyer scheme, and whether it will endear the Flying Kangaroo to its loyalty customers.

Melbourne Events

Hill of Content bookshop gets the good word as investor buys CBD building

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April 10, 2024
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The owners of the Hill of Content bookshop are optimistic they will remain at their famous 100-year-old location in Melbourne’s CBD after the building sold […]

North East Link cost more than double, taking toll on debt burden

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April 10, 2024
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The North East Link has more than doubled in cost since it was first announced with another $10 billion blowout piling even more pressure on […]

More Grain By Train Thanks To Freight Investment

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April 10, 2024
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The Allan Labor Government’s investment in Victoria’s regional rail-freight network has given the state’s $4.4 billion grain industry the confidence it needs to shift more […]

Crew remains from crashed WWII Beaufort identified after 80 years

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April 10, 2024
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The aircraft, registered A9-186, was originally reported missing in Papua New Guinea in 1943 but later discovered in 2020, with divers braving 43 meters of water to reach the aircraft.

Ex Qld transport boss sent to break Melbourne air rail deadlock

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April 10, 2024
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Neil Scales, director-general of the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads from 2012 to 2023, will mediate the ongoing stoush between Melbourne Airport and the Victorian state government over the rail link, which was last year delayed past …

Air New Zealand resumes seasonal Cairns–Auckland flights

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April 10, 2024
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Twice-weekly A321neo flights on Tuesdays and Saturdays commenced earlier this month and will run until 26 October, with an additional Thursday service to begin on 25 June. The previous Cairns–Auckland service ended in October last year.

Israeli drone tested for use by Australian Army

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April 10, 2024
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Australian engineering and technology solutions provider Nova Systems has teamed up with Elbit to undertake flight trials of the Elbit Systems Skylark I-LEX unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for the Australian Army.

Budget blowout on the cards for Gold Coast Airport light rail

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April 9, 2024
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Stage 4 of the Gold Coast light rail, a 13-kilometre stretch linking Burleigh Heads to Coolangatta via the airport, was previously estimated at $2.7 billion, but now is expected to cost up to $7.6 billion, with Gold Coast City Council expecting to foot…