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Roulettes burst through grey day at Avalon ahead of airshow

From the ground, the Pilatus’ 600 horsepower engines make a clear piercing sound that turns into a growl. But what’s going on the cockpit is no less impressive.

  • Chris Zappone

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A youth is subdued aboard the Jetstar plane.

Avalon alleged gunman sparks urgent security crackdown at regional airports nationwide

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has initiated the audit to determine what security upgrades are necessary to prevent such incidents after a teenage alleged gunman tried to board a Jetstar flight.

  • Cassandra Morgan and Roy Ward
A still from passenger Daniel Defina’s footage of the teenager being restrained by a Jetstar employee, Barry Clark and the pilot.

Safety breach probe at Avalon Airport as accused teen gunman fronts court

A lack of police presence at the airport meant officers had to race nine kilometres to arrest a teenager who claimed to be carrying a bomb on board a Jetstar flight.

  • Melissa Cunningham, Cameron Houston and Marta Pascual Juanola
Footage of the teenager being restrained after attempting to board the flight with a gun.

‘Bombs in my bag’: Accused teenage gunman fronts court

A 17-year-old boy allegedly boarded a Jetstar plane armed with a long-arm firearm, ammunition and a fake bomb, a court has heard.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola, Melissa Cunningham, Cassandra Morgan and Cameron Houston
Footage of the teenager being restrained after attempting to board the flight with a gun.

‘A gun, knives and a can of fuel’: Passengers recount terrifying moment when armed teen boarded flight

By the time Daniel Defina realised he was looking at a shotgun, shearer Barry Clark and a Jetstar pilot had already leapt into action.

  • Cassandra Morgan, Melissa Cunningham, Marta Pascual Juanola and Cameron Houston
Busselton’s famous jetty.

More than just a gateway: 10 Australian airport towns worth visiting

Most people who fly into these destinations immediately head to a higher-profile place nearby. Here’s why you should linger a little longer.

  • David Whitley
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A Redback conducts a live fire demonstration during trials at Puckapunyal.

What Australia’s next generation of army vehicles will look like

A defence expert said the fast-moving infantry fighting vehicles would give Australia ‘the best capability on offer’ to replace personnel carriers from the 1960s.

  • Lachlan Abbott
Aerobatic pilots Emma McDonald (left) and Matt Hill (right) at the Avalon Air Show.

‘It’s probably the freest I feel’: A day in the life of a stunt pilot

Aerobatic pilots Matt Hill, Emma McDonald and Paul Bennet left crowds stunned with their daredevil flips, tricks and turns during the Avalon Airshow.

  • Nell Geraets
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Baveras Brasserie

Try to arrive at dusk and marvel at the darkening sea and the awakening lights of Geelong.

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