Catherine King
Blown-out North East Link’s extra $3.25 billion gets Albanese’s thumbs up
Next week’s federal budget will feature extra money for the blown-out road project, bringing the Commonwealth’s contribution to $5 billion.
- by Broede Carmody
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Bonza enters voluntary administration after cancelling all flights until Friday
The airline’s boss Tim Jordan confirmed all Bonza flights have been grounded ahead of the company’s voluntary administration filing.
- by Amelia McGuire and Sarah Danckert
Federal Court finds strip-searched women can’t sue Qatar Airways
Three women who had attempted to sue Qatar Airways in the Federal Court after they were strip searched at Doha Airport have been unsuccessful.
- by Amelia McGuire
Virgin cancelled Elif’s flight, then refused to refund her out-of-pocket expenses
Transport Minister Catherine King say it is clear Australia’s airlines are not delivering what passengers expect, as pressure mounts for greater consumer protections.
- by Andrew Taylor
Coalition revs up fight over ‘family car tax’, immigration ahead of byelection
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.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Paul Sakkal
Airport rail stand-off drags on with no mediator in sight
Three months after the federal government said it would resolve the Melbourne Airport Rail stalemate, no one has been appointed to broker the peace.
- by Kieran Rooney
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‘Not your property’: Government cracks down on airline slot hoarding
Airlines must now publish their reasons for flight cancellations and delays in regular audits as the federal government seeks to squash anticompetitive behaviour.
- by Amelia McGuire and Angus Thompson
Labor promises to save you $1000 and more choice of EVs. It could also fuel a Dutton attack
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”.
- by Mike Foley
Peter Dutton’s $900m Frankston train line pledge derails on day one
The opposition leader was spruiking the rail upgrade ahead of the Dunkley byelection, but the state government has already dismissed helping to fund it.
- by Bianca Hall and Broede Carmody
‘You don’t just rush out and start spending money’: Slow going for high-speed rail
Transport Minister Catherine King said governance and planning had to be right, as the opposition slammed the government’s progress on the project.
- by Olivia Ireland
Albanese slams Coalition ‘conspiracies’ on Alan Joyce meeting as absurd
Peter Dutton said a meeting between Albanese and Joyce raised questions about their relationship. The PM labelled the claim absurd.
- by Paul Sakkal