Dally M awards 2023 red carpet – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2023
Embattled Qantas chair Richard Goyder to appear at Senate inquiry into Qatar Airways decision Announcement follows statement from Qantas pilots calling for Goyder’s resignation for role in ‘one of the most damaging periods’ in airline’s history The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2023
Joyce to be summoned by Senate probe on Qantas lobbying Former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce will be summoned to appear at a Senate inquiry examining the airline's role in a government decision to reject extra Qatar flights. AAP · Sep 26, 2023
Deputy premier puts hand up for Victoria’s top job – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2023
Qatar airs anger at Qantas over flights-bid 'lobbying' Qantas has been accused of drumming up negative messaging over Qatar Airways' bid for more flights into Australia by the Gulf state's aviation authority. AAP · Sep 25, 2023
Qantas CEO apologises as inquiry hears damning evidence The new chief of Qantas has apologised to Australians for poor service as a Senate inquiry was told the airline had acted like it was "above the law". AAP · Sep 22, 2023
Calls to cut flight caps to lower prices, boost tourism Removing a cap on the number of international flights coming into major airports would lower ticket prices and increase quality, an inquiry has heard. AAP · Sep 21, 2023
Bayern fans show Manchester United a way for holding owners to account The two clubs are linked on and off the field but occupy very different worlds when it comes to any influence supporters have The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023
Qantas an aggressive player with ‘strong presence’ in Canberra, Senate inquiry told Sydney Airport submission says airline used ‘slot hoarding’ to hold flight slots despite not necessarily intending to use them The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2023
Extra Qatar flights would have cut fares, grown tourism Qantas is an "exceptionally aggressive competitor", a parliamentary hearing into Qatar Airways' failed bid for extra flights into Australia has been told. AAP · Sep 19, 2023
‘We need to prepare’: climate scientists warn of El Niño summer – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2023
Qatar Airways CEO says Australian decision to block flights ‘very unfair’ Akbar al-Baker says was surprised by the rejection, given the airline was ‘supportive of Australia’ during the pandemic. Al Jazeera · Sep 17, 2023
Qatar Airways chief says Australia’s decision to block flights ‘very unfair’ after pandemic support Akbar Al Baker says request for more flights into Australia was ‘legitimate’ at a time the airline was ‘so supportive of Australia’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2023
Afternoon Update: furore over Jacinta Price’s ‘offensive’ remarks; minister blocks release of Qatar papers; and Hunter Biden indicted Fallout from Coalition senator’s National Press Club speech reverberates as Linda Burney and Adam Bandt weigh in The Guardian - AU · Sep 15, 2023
Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2023 Australia’s acting PM not consulted over Qatar Airways’ bid block Qatar national carrier’s request to operate more flights into Australia was blocked in July by the government.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 11, 2023 No campaign accused of ‘Trump tactics’ – as it happened This blog is now closed.
The Conversation · Sep 11, 2023 Under 'open skies', the market, not the minister, would decide how often airlines could fly into Australia Federal Transport Minister Catherine King has offered several explanations for the decision to deny the Qatari government’s request to fly extra flights into Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 8, 2023 Qatar Airways has flown into a political storm. Here’s everything you need to know Prices for international travel have soared as demand outstrips supply. So why has the Australian government denied permission to add more flights?
The Guardian - AU · Sep 8, 2023 Qatar Airways, Qantas and Catherine King’s decision: everything the government has said on the saga As questions about the transport minister’s decision to reject extra Qatar Airways flights into Australia continues, here’s what happened and when
The Guardian - AU · Sep 8, 2023 The week in parliament: a rowdy protest, ‘aggressive’ MP behaviour and then the pressure cooker blows Qatar Airways decision and questions to Richard Marles raise hackles, NSW Liberals jostle for Senate seat and Trump’s gift to UAP’s Ralph Babet
The Guardian - AU · Sep 8, 2023 The Qantas saga shows Labor is crunched in a time shift – and there’s no more skating by on the vibe Voters have been more aspirational during Albanese government’s first term, but economic conditions mean they’ve switched their focus to the here-and-now
Pedestrian.tv · Sep 8, 2023 Pull Out Yr Passport ‘Cos The Transport Minister Says That Airfares Are Set To ‘Drop Soon’ Tell that to the kidney I sold for Euro summer flights this year.
The Conversation · Sep 7, 2023 Grattan on Friday: Transport Minister Catherine King struggles to find a landing strip amid Qatar turbulence A few days ago, the furore over the government’s rejection of Qatar Airways’ bid for more flights into major cities was all about cheaper tickets and additional seats.
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023 Australian minister says invasive examinations were part of reason Qatar Airways was refused flights Australian Transport Minister Catherine King says invasive gynecological examinations conducted on passengers at Doha’s international airport in 2020 were part of the reason she refused to allow Qatar Airways to double its services to Australia
The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2023 Afternoon Update: Possible secret graves at Stolen Generations institution; one dead in WA shooting; and 48 species added to threatened list Multiple sites of possible ‘clandestine’ burials discovered on grounds of Kinchela boys’ home in NSW