Flight path fury: Western Sydney airport’s route change row
Flights into Western Sydney’s new international airport have been deliberately directed away from Labor electorates — with stronghold Liberal seats now bearing the brunt.
For 11 years The Daily Telegraph has been championing Sydney's west and driving successful outcomes for this important region. Future Western Sydney celebrates the triumphs of this dynamic, multicultural area at a time when huge infrastructure projects, including the city's second international airport, are surging ahead. But more work is needed to ensure essential services are meeting the demand of a rapidly growing population. Future Western Sydney is proudly supported by Clubs NSW, Powerhouse, Transurban, Walker Corp, Western Sydney International Airport and Western Sydney University.
Flights into Western Sydney’s new international airport have been deliberately directed away from Labor electorates — with stronghold Liberal seats now bearing the brunt.
Union industrial action and supply chain disruptions have been blamed for the construction delay of the Western Sydney Airport metro line — which will open almost a year after the new airport.
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A major Anglican school is set to relocate to a four-hectare campus in the future science park within the Western Sydney Aerotropolis.
Wait times for DA approvals are putting Premier Chris Minns’ “French Revolution” housing plans at risk.
Key workers are at breaking point affording a home in Sydney – with a move interstate preferable to the “torture” of trying to pay off a house here.
Premier Chris Minns has conceded he is “very frustrated” with his own state’s planning system, saying “it’s way too complicated”.
Teenager Mikayla Beecroft was convinced her only chance of a career in corporate affairs would involve travelling 45km from her home in western Sydney to the CBD.
The construction of Western Sydney Airport has resulted in more than $500m flowing to businesses in the region, but the pipeline of jobs and cash could be in danger if one major issue remains unsolved.
The blighted jobs hub around the new Western Sydney airport could be in line for a major shake-up, with behind closed doors discussions to rescue the “once in a lifetime” opportunity.
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