‘It ends up just being a bloodbath’:Why plucky,third player Rex Airlines came unstuck

‘It ends up just being a bloodbath’:Why plucky,third player Rex Airlines came unstuck

A graveyard has filled with airline groups that have tried and failed to challenge the duopoly in the skies,from Compass to Tiger Airways and Bonza. Rex is just the latest.

  • byAnne Hyland

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Rex collapses with 600 jobs at risk as all capital city flights axed
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Rex collapses with 600 jobs at risk as all capital city flights axed

The airline has cancelled all flights between major airports after halting its domestic 737 services,prompting Virgin and Qantas to offer free rebooking for Rex customers.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Airport prepares fight after mediator backs skyrail for Tullamarine

Airport prepares fight after mediator backs skyrail for Tullamarine

An underground station should not be built at Melbourne Airport unless the airport operators show it makes commercial sense,a federal report has found.

  • byKieran Rooney andPatrick Hatch
Another approach? The Qatar decision scar has barely healed. Now it’s about to be reopened
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Another approach? The Qatar decision scar has barely healed. Now it’s about to be reopened

This time Qatar has a lot more support for gaining extra flights to Australia. A conga line of competition economists and tourism operators will be watching closely.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Kangaroo Point bridge a step closer to opening as final piece of deck slots into place

Kangaroo Point bridge a step closer to opening as final piece of deck slots into place

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has celebrated this week’s installation of the final span of the long-anticipated bridge ahead of its opening this year.

  • byCameron Atfield
Who really runs the country? The secret roles of Albanese’s ministers

Who really runs the country? The secret roles of Albanese’s ministers

Anthony Albanese’s ministers have portfolios – they also have other roles:confidantes,influencers,attack dogs. And some are more equal than others.

  • byJames Massola
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Qantas,Virgin backflip on support for airline customer ombudsman

Qantas,Virgin backflip on support for airline customer ombudsman

Australia’s biggest airlines are inching towards support for a customer ombudsman that would deal with passenger complaints and compensation claims.

  • byJames Massola andAmelia McGuire
Miles rails against LNP’s ‘car park’ criticism of Sunshine Coast link

Miles rails against LNP’s ‘car park’ criticism of Sunshine Coast link

The state and federal Labor governments have defended their staged approach to delivering the Sunshine Coast rail line,amid LNP claims it would turn Caloundra into a “car park”.

  • byCameron Atfield
Sunshine Coast rail link to get $1.15 billion budget boost

Sunshine Coast rail link to get $1.15 billion budget boost

The extra funding,to be announced in Tuesday’s budget,will take the federal contribution to $2.75 billion – just a fraction of the $12 billion to complete the planned line.

  • byCameron Atfield
Blown-out North East Link’s extra $3.25 billion gets Albanese’s thumbs up

Blown-out North East Link’s extra $3.25 billion gets Albanese’s thumbs up

Next week’s federal budget will feature extra money for the blown-out road project,bringing the Commonwealth’s contribution to $5 billion.

  • byBroede Carmody
Bonza enters voluntary administration after cancelling all flights until Friday
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Bonza enters voluntary administration after cancelling all flights until Friday

The airline’s boss Tim Jordan confirmed all Bonza flights have been grounded ahead of the company’s voluntary administration filing.

  • byAmelia McGuire andSarah Danckert