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Union demands rejected as airport workers strike

A global service provider rejects union pay demands citing economic concerns as over 1000 airport ground workers strike across major Australian airports.

AAP

Qantas has announced changes to its loyalty program. But will they benefit frequent flyers?

The airline acknowledges changes will leave many members spending more points and more on fees

The Guardian - AU

Qantas, startups, ‘soft corruption’: Joe Aston on going it alone

Joe Aston becomes one of the first big-name journalists in Australian media to attempt a US-style independent venture, with help from some old friends.

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Bad news for US fliers as world’s safest airlines are revealed

Both Delta Airlines and United Airlines are at the bottom of the safest airlines list

The Independent UK

The safest airlines in the world for 2025

Air New Zealand, Qantas, Cathay Pacific and Emirates are among the highest-ranked operators

The Independent UK

Elon Musk's SpaceX is still causing flight delays years after a single rocket launch disrupted 563 planes

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch in 2018 caused 4,645 minutes, or more than 77 hours, of commercial flight delays.

Fortune

Falling debris from Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets is causing flights to be delayed across the world

Flights between Johannesburg and Sydney have been impacted, one airline said

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Qantas South Africa flights delayed by falling debris from SpaceX rockets, airline says

Delays on Sydney-Johannesburg route after advice from US government over debris from SpaceX rocket re-entry in southern Indian Ocean

The Guardian - AU

A very surprising U.S. airline made the list of world's safest

There is a new ranking for 2025.

The Street

Older Qantas planes blamed for runner-up safety rating

Australia's largest airline has placed second on a list of the world's safest carriers, pipped by a trans-Tasman rival due to its ageing fleet.

AAP

Labor can go out on its managerialist knees or embrace boldness

Will Labor embrace boldness in its election campaign, or settle for trying to sell economic managerialism to disgruntled voters?

Crikey

Cabinet meets for the first time in 2025 as Peter Dutton promises to ‘get Australia back on track’

Plus: Penny Wong will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration next week.

Crikey

Soaring air fares between Melbourne and Sydney see travellers take 11-hour train

Exclusive: Seats on Sydney-Melbourne train service regularly sell out over holiday period, as one-way flights to Tullamarine average almost $500

The Guardian - AU

Fewer new aircraft, higher prices, escalating delays and cancellations: Season’s greetings from Qantas

With an election looming the government appears to have finally woken up to the level of consumer frustration and anger in the sector.

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The Guardian - AU

Australian airlines more delayed than foreign competitors, but government decides not to nudge laws

Experts say lack of competition in Australia’s airline market is a likely factor behind prevalence of delays

The Guardian - AU

A cost-of-living election: Howard ministers agreed to $4bn in last-minute spending in 2004

Cabinet papers released on 1 January show senior ministers signed off on funding the day parliament was dissolved before the October 2004 election

The Guardian - AU

‘Bookings open 12 months in advance’: when to plan your Christmas 2025 holiday

Australian travel experts share the dates to save for securing your next summer getaway, and the destinations trending for 2025

The Independent UK

Vanuatu hit by another earthquake as hundreds of Australians return home

No tsunami alerts were triggered by the latest tremor

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Shaken Vanuatu hit by new quake as Aussies return home

Vanuatu has been hit by another earthquake as Canberra announced more financial assistance and hundreds of Aussies returned home.

The Guardian - AU

Australia declines to follow EU in forcing airlines to pay passengers for delayed and cancelled flights

Albanese government bows to pressure from Qantas and other airlines and omits compensation scheme from aviation customer rights charter

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Qantas Denies Claims Nicole Kidman Popped Off At Lounge Staff Over The Strict Fruit Policy

How do you like them apples?

AAP

Qantas avoids chaos but more strikes ready for take-off

Engineers at Australia's largest airline are taking industrial action to target the peak summer travel period as Qantas refuses to buckle to their pay demands.

Crikey

Australia’s Kyiv embassy to reopen as Ukraine aid tops $1.5bn

Penny Wong says Australia will reopen its embassy in Ukraine after closing it in 2022 due to the war with Russia, and Fatima Payman is putting out the call for candidates for her Australia’s Voice Party.

AAP

Long flight to justice ends for sacked Qantas workers

The end of a protracted legal battle is being welcomed by workers illegally sacked by Qantas as they turn to rebuilding their lives after four years.

Crikey

‘Capacity crisis’: Qantas scraps PNG flights to free up planes, catches government unaware

‘One crew shortage, one breakdown, one delay, one bad weather event, and the whole system starts to fall apart,’ a pilot said.

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