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Investigative officials stand at the site of Air India Boeing 787 that crashed on June 13.

Air India junior pilot asked captain why he turned off fuel switches

New details add fresh perspective on the confusion in the cockpit during the 32 seconds between take-off and the crash of flight 171.

  • Allyson Versprille and Julie Johnsson

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The tail of the Air India plane is seen stuck in a building at the site of the crash in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state.

Fuel switches under scrutiny in Air India crash checked on Australian 787s

Attention has also focused on the mental health of the commanding pilot of the doomed flight.

  • Chris Zappone
The airliner crashed shortly after take-off.

‘They want to blame dead pilots’: Air India victims’ families say crash report a ‘cover-up’

The airline and government are accused of trying to hide failings by focusing on the pilots, who died in the disaster.

  • Samaan Lateef
The entrance to the rock carved Kailasha temple at Ellora Caves in India

Asia is flush with ancient marvels, but nothing matches these caves

The extraordinary cave network of Ajanta in India houses a trove of masterpieces dating back thousands of years.

  • Matt Wade
The Air India Dreamliner heads to the gate at Sydney Airport.

Air India crash: Investigators focus on jet’s fuel switches as report nears

An initial report into the accident which killed 260 people in June is expected to be released by Friday.

  • Allison Lampert and David Shepardson
The Boeing Dreamliner was filmed shortly after take-off descending and crashing into a residential area.

Air India pilots re-enact doomed take-off to work out what went wrong

Using a simulator, the airline found the wing flaps and landing gear settings alone would not have caused the Boeing 787 to crash, putting the spotlight on another scenario.

  • Mihir Mishra
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Mogami frigates off the coast of Japan and at sea.

Inside the futuristic Japanese warship that could change the face of the Australian navy

Australia is about to spend $10 billion on a new fleet of frigates, with German and Japanese ship makers battling for the contract.

  • David King
Anthony Albanese is still to meet Donald Trump in person.

Trump demand on Australian defence spending would leave $200b crater in budget

The mounting pressure from Washington comes as the Albanese government grapples with the ballooning cost of NDIS and pressure from states to spend more on health.

  • Michael Koziol, James Massola and Millie Muroi
This is where to get the classic Taj snap.

Ten things I learnt on my first visit to India

I’m anxious about my first trip to India. Then I hear that even Tripologist Michael Gebicki has succumbed to illness while there. What hope is there for me?

  • Trudi Jenkins
Of the 242 people aboard Air India Flight 171, Viswash Kumar Ramesh is the only one who survived.

Viswash walked away from the Air India crash. Other sole survivors know the feeling

To many, being the only survivor of a plane crash seems unreal, like a work of divine intervention or a miracle – but it’s happened more than a dozen times before.

  • Josh Funk and Lisa Baumann

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