Air NZ to work with Airbus on carbon-free hydrogen planes

Air NZ to work with Airbus on carbon-free hydrogen planes

Air New Zealand will work with Airbus to study the viability of flying hydrogen-powered aircraft on short domestic routes,as it aims to operate carbon-free flights by the end of this decade.

  • byPatrick Hatch

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Australia’s senior public servants earn top dollar compared to international counterparts
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Australia’s senior public servants earn top dollar compared to international counterparts

More than 25 of Australia’s senior public officials were paid more than $1 million last year,with many earning much more than their international counterparts.

  • byRob Harris,Nigel Gladstone,Mark Stehle andDaniel Carter
NZ suspends quarantine-free travel from Sydney

NZ suspends quarantine-free travel from Sydney

The decision was made following the detection of two community cases in Sydney.

  • byGeorgia Forrester andHenry Cooke
Woman forced into WA hotel quarantine after trans-Tasman bubble breach

Woman forced into WA hotel quarantine after trans-Tasman bubble breach

Under the bubble rules anyone arriving from New Zealand who travelled there from overseas must have completed two weeks quarantine before flying to Western Australia.

  • byHamish Hastie
Jacinda Ardern savaged as British Parliament declares treatment of Uighurs ‘genocide’

Jacinda Ardern savaged as British Parliament declares treatment of Uighurs ‘genocide’

During the debate,Australia was repeatedly praised for its actions in standing up to China,despite the massive cost to the trading relationship.

  • byLatika Bourke
‘This is very special’:Families reunited as Victoria joins NZ travel bubble

‘This is very special’:Families reunited as Victoria joins NZ travel bubble

It felt like everyone had a baby in their arms at Melbourne Airport on Monday morning. But it was the adults shedding tears.

  • byPatrick Hatch andKate Lahey
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Open before Anzac Day:Morrison says NZ bubble ‘first of many more steps’

Open before Anzac Day:Morrison says NZ bubble ‘first of many more steps’

The first flight to leave Australia under the new arrangement will be Jetstar flight 201 from Sydney to Auckland at 6.15am on Monday,April 19.

  • byRachael Dexter andRachel Clun
Airlines schedule hundreds of NZ flights but border nerves remain

Airlines schedule hundreds of NZ flights but border nerves remain

Airlines have rushed to schedule hundreds of flights between Australia and New Zealand every week from April 19 in response to the opening of a “bubble” allowing quarantine-free travel between the two countries.

  • byPatrick Hatch
Trans-Tasman bubble:What you need to know about travel between Australia and NZ

Trans-Tasman bubble:What you need to know about travel between Australia and NZ

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is set to announce the start date for a trans-Tasman travel bubble with Australia on Tuesday. Here is what we know so far.

  • bySiobhan Downes
Air NZ announces non-stop flights between Auckland and Hobart

Air NZ announces non-stop flights between Auckland and Hobart

The twice-weekly service will begin as soon as a trans-Tasman bubble is established,the airline says.

  • byJohn Anthony
Qantas pushes back plans for long-haul international flights to October

Qantas pushes back plans for long-haul international flights to October

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says the airline is planning to resume international flying at the end of October following the completion of Australia’s vaccine rollout.

  • byPatrick Hatch