Tickets go on sale on Wednesday for Singapore Airlines’ first flights to Western Sydney Airport in November,while other carriers could be landing weeks earlier.
The nation’s airlines say the federal government’s aviation consumer protection scheme will drive up costs,and consumer advocates question what will change for passengers.
The Coalition’s industrial spokesman Tim Wilson said public trust in the turnaround effort had collapsed after the union’s “golden boy” facilitated a meeting with an underworld figure.
Infrastructure Minister Catherine King has written to the airport’s corporation after allegations of criminality from a key contractor.
Federal Transport Minister Catherine King says the new aviation consumer protection scheme will deliver immediate redress to Australians fed up with flight delays and cancellations.
On top of a record infrastructure splurge,the premier is “sublimely confident” he can soon reach an Olympic funding deal with the federal government.
The cost of the 16-kilometre motorway to Western Sydney International Airport has steadily risen over the past five years.
Political support federal and state Labor has sunk in Victoria over the past 18 months,adding urgency to the case for new federal funding for Victorian roads.
Queensland’s sports minister has encouraged competitive tension between Brisbane and the Gold Coast over which city should host 2032 Olympic and Paralympic swimming.
The government will sit on the long-awaited Olympic review’s report for two weeks after receiving it – but it will know its advice even earlier.