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The author of the book that sparked a furore over Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Qantas flight upgrades says Albanese adopted “shoot the messenger tactics” by personally attacking him. Former Australian Financial Review columnist Joe Aston published The Chairman’s Lounge this week, which included revelations that the prime minister directly contacted former Qantas chief Alan Joyce […]
The author of the book that sparked a furore over Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Qantas flight upgrades says Albanese adopted “shoot the messenger tactics” by personally attacking him. Former Australian Financial Review columnist Joe Aston published The Chairman’s Lounge this week, which included revelations that the prime minister directly contacted former Qantas chief Alan Joyce […]
COST OF LIVING ‘FREE-FOR-ALL’? As the hot takes keep on coming regarding the LNP’s victory in the Queensland state election, the Albanese government is attempting to change the conversation and reject the calls for knee-jerk responses. The Australian Financial Review has led overnight on Treasurer Jim Chalmers saying there would be no cost of living […]
As the West howled its outrage, Russia retaliated, closing its airspace to most Western airlines. Instead of traversing Russian airspace on a direct flight across Russia, Finnair was forced to reroute its China flights across Turkey and Kazakhstan. What had been an 8½ hour flight became an 11½ hour flight, which massively increased fuel costs, […]
“He was a mentor to many aspiring pilots and an avid adventurer with plans to sail the world. Gaz was full of fun, laughter and generosity. His loss is immeasurable and he will be deeply missed.” Staff from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau were present at the wreckage sites on Sunday and are gathering flight […]
Albanese was in Samoa for a Commonwealth meeting on Saturday and took questions on international matters, but ended a press conference before he could be asked about Qantas. Joyce also declined to comment. “This is on a scale that I think bears much further scrutiny, and I think there are deep questions for the prime […]
Albanese was in Samoa for a Commonwealth meeting on Saturday and took questions on international matters, but ended a press conference before he could be asked about Qantas. Joyce also declined to comment. “This is on a scale that I think bears much further scrutiny, and I think there are deep questions for the prime […]
High-speed rail has the potential to transform a country by slashing commute times and emissions. But it ain’t cheap. After decades of debate the Albanese government established a High-Speed Rail Authority in 2022 and committed to a $500 million plan for a high-speed rail corridor between Sydney and Newcastle. The dream is for a network […]
Qantas say strikes will not lead to delays as AGM takes place in Hobart Elias Visontay Qantas has sought to reassure the travelling public that hundreds of its engineers putting down their tools today will not lead to delays or cancellations across the country, as the airline’s shareholders and executives meet in Hobart for the […]
Qantas is promising members of its frequent flyer program will now have access to 20 million rewards flights per year after the airline announced its new “Classic Plus” program will include domestic flights from December 12. First announced in April and launched in July, until now the Classic Plus program could only be used for […]