Three women who had attempted to sue Qatar Airways in the Federal Court after they were strip searched at Doha Airport have been unsuccessful.
Transport Minister Catherine King say it is clear Australia’s airlines are not delivering what passengers expect,as pressure mounts for greater consumer protections.
Labor rubbished the claims on car costs,which it compared to previous Coalition scare lines about $100 lamb roasts and electric vehicles heralding the end of the weekend.
Three months after the federal government said it would resolve the Melbourne Airport Rail stalemate,no one has been appointed to broker the peace.
Airlines must now publish their reasons for flight cancellations and delays in regular audits as the federal government seeks to squash anticompetitive behaviour.
Labor has announced its long-awaited fuel efficiency standard to reduce greenhouse pollution from cars. The Coalition claims it could “drive utes off the road”.
The opposition leader was spruiking the rail upgrade ahead of the Dunkley byelection,but the state government has already dismissed helping to fund it.
Transport Minister Catherine King said governance and planning had to be right,as the opposition slammed the government’s progress on the project.
Peter Dutton said a meeting between Albanese and Joyce raised questions about their relationship. The PM labelled the claim absurd.
The government came under sustained pressure last year to explain its decision to reject Qatar’s August 2022 bid to double its flights to the country.
Australia’s long-awaited aviation white paper could suggest sweeping changes to consumer protection,sustainability and Sydney Airport’s slot demand management system.