Air Canada’s sneaky new fee for Aussie travellers
The unbundling of airfares has delivered a raft of ‘add-on charges’ for passengers, and now Air Canada has found another one that will sting Australian travellers.
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Can Australia expect to win a Trump trade war?
Canada and Mexico are writing the playbook in real time over how to navigate Donald Trump’s trade threats.
Airfares to US falling as thousands of extra seats added
The expansion of Delta Air Lines into Melbourne has triggered a welcome airfare price war with Qantas and Virgin both rushing to slash prices.
‘Price war’ as new airline stakes claim
The latest competitor on a key route between Australia and the US has put its first seats up for sale.
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Company collapses after 4 sales in 4 years
An Aussie tech start-up that sensationally collapsed with debts of more than $12 million was losing money since its inception.
Tragic post before chopper pilot crashed into hotel
A ground crew employee of Nautilus Aviation who had recently been promoted has been confirmed as the pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a Cairns hotel.
Why CSL doesn’t see itself as another big pharma
The homegrown drug company wants to be known as a smart manufacturer as much as for its role in helping to save lives.
ASX ticks up; CSL’s worst day this year; wages growth cools
Wages growth at its slowest pace in two years, but no rate cut yet. CSL’s FY25 guidance disappoints. Orora rejects Lone Star’s ‘opportunistic’ $4.3bn offer. Seek dives after swing to loss. Temple & Webster soars on trading update.
Virgin’s ‘bold new strategy’ for lucrative FIFO routes
Virgin Australia will spend ‘hundreds of millions’ on new Embraer 190-E2s and add 150 more jobs, including pilots and cabin crew, on its Western Australian fly in, fly out routes.
Aussie wages rise for June quarter
Australian wages have ticked up nearly 1 per cent in the past three months.
Viral reaction as US moves to ban gym ‘scam’
There’s been a viral response to a planned change to consumer law in the United States — showing how much people hate this “scam”.
Aussies buckle under ‘wageflation’ pressure
Wages are exploding across Australia, but there’s a downside to the money bump.
Pilot flew stolen chopper for four minutes before crash
A man who stole a helicopter from Cairns Airport in the early hours of Monday morning and flew it into a waterfront hotel full of people, ending his own life, was believed to be an employee of Nautilus Aviation.
‘Rubbish’: Lambie’s cost-of-living spray
Independent Senator Jacqui Lambie has hit out at the government as cost-of-living pressures soar, claiming Aussies can’t purchase essentials for under $10.
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