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Government invests $2.4bn in next stage of air and missile defence

Guest authors
September 9, 2026
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The investment, part of the second tranche of AIR6500, will be made over six years through Defence’s existing strategic partnership with Lockheed Martin Australia, providing more than 360 highly skilled jobs in both the Hunter Region and South Australi…

Podcast: Flying to the bottom of the world

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September 9, 2026
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On this week’s Australian Aviation Podcast, Skytraders pilots Dan Colborne and Louise Robertson share their tales of flying to Antarctica – the highs, the lows, and the challenges of operating in the isolated southernmost reaches of the planet.

Energy Constraints and the Reshaping of Australia’s Data Centre Sector

Telco Analyst
September 9, 2026
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Australia’s geography offers opportunities to deploy data centres in locations that combine favorable climate, cooler ambient temperatures for efficient cooling.

Anak Krakatau Rumbles Again

Guest authors
September 9, 2026
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A powerful eruption from the Indonesian volcano lofted ash into the atmosphere, disrupting thousands of flights and degrading air quality.

Anak Krakatau Rumbles Again

Guest authors
September 9, 2026
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A powerful eruption from the Indonesian volcano lofted ash into the atmosphere, disrupting thousands of flights and degrading air quality.

Anak Krakatau Rumbles Again

Guest authors
September 9, 2026
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A powerful eruption from the Indonesian volcano lofted ash into the atmosphere, disrupting thousands of flights and degrading air quality.

NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft set for new testing phase

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September 9, 2026
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The successful run of tests has the aircraft reportedly continuing on a path towards a new phase later this year, where NASA will evaluate the sonic thumps the X-59 is designed to make when flying faster than the speed of sound.

WSI adds sixth airline to stable as Fiji Airways signs on

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September 9, 2026
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Commencing on 17 March, the service will operate overnight using 737 MAX 8 aircraft, adding more than 53,000 annual seats between Sydney and Nadi. It comes as operational testing ramps up with passenger trials ahead of the airport’s opening in a month’…

Restore passenger rail services on the Mildura line

Bardy Bigglesworth
September 9, 2026
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Passenger rail services were withdrawn on the Mildura line in 1993 by Jeff Kennett.

Siemens demonstrates driverless Mireo in GoA4

gobstopper
September 9, 2026
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Siemens Mobility has demonstrated fully automated GoA4 operation with a Mireo train on an open rail network. The project covered autonomous vehicle preparation, driverless runs and automated stabling.