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Sydney Airport taxi fares have faced scrutiny from the pricing regulator.

Revealed: The plan to stop Sydney’s airport taxi rip-offs and refusals

New taxi charge caps have been proposed at Sydney Airport as part of a major pricing shake-up in response to reports of cabbies hiking up fares by as much as $40.

  • David Barwell

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The Qantas Boeing 737 – VH-VYK – involved in the incident.

Report reveals Qantas safety lapses after turbulence injures crew

A crew member suffered broken bones and another continued to work for days with concussion symptoms after they were injured descending into Brisbane.

  • Cameron Atfield
Locals start cleaning out shops and businesses along Pulteney Street in Taree.

Clean-up begins as waters recede after devastating NSW floods

Residents of the Mid North Coast are reckoning with the scale of the flood disaster, as businesses open their doors and begin the clean-up.

  • Riley Walter, Ben Cubby, Angus Dalton, Daniel Lo Surdo, Josefine Ganko, Frances Howe and Patrick Begley
Sydney experienced between 60 and 100 millilitres of rain overnight and more on Friday morning.

Commuters warned of evening train delays after Sydney cops a drenching

The wild weather and heavy rains closed stations and flooded rail tracks, as drenched commuters experienced disruption once again this week.

  • Frances Howe, Penry Buckley and Max Maddison
Border Force has urged the Albanese government to invest more in the passport processing system. 

‘You are running a clown show’: Inside Australia’s airport chaos

Angry travellers have swamped Border Force with complaints about the SmartGate system being plagued by long delays and technical failures.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
Police attended the aircraft on landing and arrested a 45-year-old man.

Man allegedly attempted to open plane door on flight to Sydney

Passengers and crew had to restrain a man from opening the doors of a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney on Saturday.

  • Harriet Alexander and Sally Rawsthorne
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Preslie Ginoski

Man pleads guilty over Sydney Airport social media stunt inside jet turbine

Preslie Ginoski filmed himself working out inside the turbine of an aircraft.

  • Riley Walter and Perry Duffin

Qantas plane in urgent landing at Sydney after captain suffers chest pains

A first officer requested a priority landing at Sydney Airport on Monday morning as flight attendants prepared to use a defibrillator on the captain.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
While the airline’s woes are largely of its own making, regional Australia’s reliance on Rex makes it a politically sensitive issue coming into this year’s election.

Albanese government says it will acquire collapsed Rex Airlines if no other buyers emerge

The move would make it the first Australian government to own an airline since Qantas was privatised in the 1990s.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Mike Foley
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‘Bali is more seamless’: The passport processing headache greeting Australian travellers

Long queues are forming at Australia’s airports thanks to a digital processing system that is riddled with faults.

  • Eryk Bagshaw

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