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The co-operation with Qatar is designed to open the door to more international travellers on Virgin Australia’s flights.

Virgin kicks off Qatar flights partnership to close in on Qantas

The move is expected to expand choice for Australian travellers while stepping up competition with Qantas.

  • Chris Zappone

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The Trumps have done more to monetise the presidency than anyone who has ever occupied the White House.

The Trumps are monetising the presidency like never before. But where is the outrage?

By conventional Washington standards, according to graft watchers, the still-young Trump administration is a candidate for the most brazen use of government office in American history.

  • Peter Baker
Donald Trump and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, Emir of Qatar, at a signing ceremony in Doha last week.

Trump often snaps at journalists. But his latest meltdown was different

The US president’s angry reaction to a journalist suggests questions about the multimillion-dollar luxury aircraft are hitting close to home.

  • Michael Koziol
Paul Keating in 1992.

Trump gets a flying palace. Keating was doomed to a jalopy in the sky

The prospect of Donald Trump accepting a $600 million jet from Qatar is a reminder that Australia does things differently, as Paul Keating understood years ago.

  • Tony Wright
President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Miami International Airport, Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

‘Wildly expensive’: The inside story of Trump’s search for a new Air Force One

Unhappy with flying in 35-year-old planes, the US president needed a quick solution. Enter Qatar and a $230 million gift.

  • Eric Lipton, Maggie Haberman, Adam Rasgon and Eric Schmitt
A Palestinian youth injured in an Israeli airstrike is brought to Al-Aqsa Hospital.

Israel launches new military operation in Gaza as Netanyahu tells negotiating team to stay at talks

Israel’s PM has vowed to escalate pressure with the aim of destroying the militant group that has ruled Gaza for nearly two decades.

  • Ibrahim Hazboun and Samy Magdy
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‘A very nice gesture’: Behind Trump’s flying visit to Qatar

We’ve heard a lot about a fancy jet. But what else is there to know about Qatar and its soft power in the Middle East?

  • Angus Holland and Jackson Graham
Qsuite converts to a lie-flat bed, with options for couples to remove centre-seat privacy screens.

Virgin Australia now has ‘the world’s best business class’ (sort of)

The airline’s partnership with Qatar Airways will see the return of international routes and a business class suite featuring lie-flat seats and privacy doors.

  • Katherine Scott
Banners showing the faces of US Presidents Donald Trump and Abraham Lincoln on the US Department of Agriculture building in Washington.

No one should be surprised by Trump’s love-in with Middle East monarchs

With his face everywhere, Trump is becoming an American version of the Gulf’s absolute rulers. Of course, he seems to like it that way.

  • Michael Koziol
President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Tuesday.

Trump’s Middle East trip has shown he is not Netanyahu’s patsy

Israel and the United States remain close allies. But the president’s visit to the Middle East has exposed previously subterranean tensions with the Israeli leader.

  • Matthew Knott

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