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Western Sydney Airport’s 3.7-kilometre runway can handle aircraft as large as an A380 superjumbo.

Singapore Airlines locks in flights to Sydney’s new airport despite fuel crisis

Tickets go on sale on Wednesday for Singapore Airlines’ first flights to Western Sydney Airport in November, while other carriers could be landing weeks earlier.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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Qantas.

‘Unworkable’: Airlines warn aviation reforms could drive up ticket prices

The nation’s airlines say the federal government’s aviation consumer protection scheme will drive up costs, and consumer advocates question what will change for passengers.

  • Chris Zappone
Underworld figure Mick Gatto pictured last year.

‘Have a great life’: Gatto’s message to his building contacts after secret CFMEU meeting revealed

The Coalition’s industrial spokesman Tim Wilson said public trust in the turnaround effort had collapsed after the union’s “golden boy” facilitated a meeting with an underworld figure.

  • Nick Newling and Hannah Hammoud
Western Sydney International Airport is involved in a construction sector scandal.

Ministers demand answers over Western Sydney Airport violence, intimidation claims

Infrastructure Minister Catherine King has written to the airport’s corporation after allegations of criminality from a key contractor.

  • Nick Newling, Paul Sakkal, Alexandra Smith and David Swan
Qantas shares have ripped more than 70 per cent in the last amid rebounding travel activity, but analysts and fund managers warn it may not have much further room for growth.

Government leaves door open to refunds for airline passengers under new scheme

Federal Transport Minister Catherine King says the new aviation consumer protection scheme will deliver immediate redress to Australians fed up with flight delays and cancellations.

  • David Swan and Elias Visontay
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra on Monday.

Crisafulli flags budget infrastructure spend ‘like never before’

On top of a record infrastructure splurge, the premier is “sublimely confident” he can soon reach an Olympic funding deal with the federal government.

  • Cameron Atfield
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The M12 motorway will provide a link to the new Western Sydney Airport.

Construction of motorway to Sydney’s new airport hits financial bumps – again

The cost of the 16-kilometre motorway to Western Sydney International Airport has steadily risen over the past five years.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 11 September 2023. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Labor tips $1.1 billion into pothole-ridden freeway

Political support federal and state Labor has sunk in Victoria over the past 18 months, adding urgency to the case for new federal funding for Victorian roads.

  • Paul Sakkal
The revised plan for the Brisbane Arena saw the indoor stadium moved to the northern end of Roma Street Parklands.

State welcomes inter-city Olympic tension as Brisbane misses out on Matildas

Queensland’s sports minister has encouraged competitive tension between Brisbane and the Gold Coast over which city should host 2032 Olympic and Paralympic swimming.

  • Cameron Atfield
Queensland Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie.

Government to keep Games review advice secret for more than a month

The government will sit on the long-awaited Olympic review’s report for two weeks after receiving it – but it will know its advice even earlier.

  • Cameron Atfield