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Robyn Ironside is The Australian’s aviation writer, and has twice been recognised by the Australasian Aviation Press Club (in 2020 and 2023) as the best aviation journalist. She has been with The Australian since 2018, and covered aviation for News Corp since 2014 after previously reporting on Queensland state politics and crime with The Courier-Mail.

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Grace Walker (an aquarium staff member) sits under sharks in the Cairns Aquarium in Far North Queensland. Picture by Sean Davey.

Tourism’s $8bn bid to stay afloat

Australia’s tourism sector has demanded nearly $8bn in wage-subsidy payments for more than 100,000 of the worst-affected businesses once JobKeeper ends in March.

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(FILES) This NASA photo obtained November 4, 2018 shows the International Space Station photographed by Expedition 56 crew members from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking. - NASA said on June 7, 2019, it will open up the International Space Station for tourism and other business ventures as of next year, as it seeks to financially disengage from the orbiting research lab. (Photo by HO / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

COVID battle heads into space

COVID-killing technology developed in Australia is to be tested in outer space.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 10, 2021: VictoriaÃs Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton speaking at a press conference on Wednesday morning. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Geraghty

Traveller lockout, iso hotels may close

Victoria may scale back the number of returning travellers and use publicly owned assets in a hotel quarantine shake-up.

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Qantas pilot, 64, sues for age bias

Andrew Hewitt, the son of former Qantas chairman Sir Lennox Hewitt, is taking the airline to court after he was ruled ineligible for a redundancy because of his age.

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Jetstar Aircraft seen on the tarmac at Sydney Airport, Sydney, Friday, June 19, 2020. Qantas Group chief executive Alan Joyce says almost 400,000 seats have been sold on Qantas and JetstarÃ¢â¬â¢s domestic networks in the past two weeks, after some state borders opened. (AAP Image/James Gourley) NO ARCHIVING

Fare frenzy: Sydney to Melbourne flights hit $29

Bargain fares on Australia’s most popular routes are on offer today for as low as $29 as three airlines fight for supremacy in the skies.

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 10: Registered nurse Emily Enos attempts to extract an extra dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine outside the Los Angeles Mission located in the Skid Row community on February 10, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles Department of Health's Housing for Health division administered the doses to a select group of eligible people including unhoused seniors. Skid Row is home to thousands of people who either live on the streets or in shelters for the homeless. Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Jabs won’t inject life into air travel just yet

Most Australians should be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of October but that’s unlikely to be enough for borders to reopen.

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A Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300 lands at Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport, Sunday, June 14, 2020. Picture: Kevin Farmer

Cities snubbed as airline dumps Australia flights

A major Asia-based airline has axed most of its flights into Australia, ditching services to three key cities altogether.

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Virgin Australia is preparing to stage its first Pride Flight in March.

Virgin planning ‘pride flight’

There have been scenic flights and flights to nowhere since COVID devastated the aviation industry. Now Virgin Australia has come up with another unique service.

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CASA warns on mud wasp danger

A wasp has been found to pose an even greater threat to aircraft than previously thought, with its speedy nest building capable of blocking vital data feeds.

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Rex has unveiled its new livery on a Boeing 737 ahead of the launch of Sydney-Melbourne flights in March, 2021.

Virgin Australia matches Rex ‘cab fare’ tickets

Virgin Australia has matched Rex’s $49 fares on Melbourne-Sydney services as an airfare war heats up.

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