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Slanging match as inquiry looks to chase ex-Qantas boss

A Nationals senator has called out the prime minister's "cosy" relationship with the former CEO of Qantas, who she wants to front at an inquiry into flights.

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PM says Dutton playing politics on Israel-Hamas war response – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Probe wants government to revisit Qatar flights ban

A coalition-led parliamentary inquiry wants the government to review its decision to stop Qatar Airways being allowed extra flights into Australia.

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Senate committee says government should 'immediately review' its rejection of Qatar flights

A Senate inquiry into the Albanese government’s refusal to agree to the extra flights sought by Qatar Airways has recommended the decision be immediately reviewed.

The Conversation

Labor should review decision to block extra Qatar Airways flights to Australia, Senate inquiry says

Committee seeks more time so it can quiz former Qantas boss Alan Joyce about the Albanese government’s Qatar Airways ruling

The Guardian - AU

Tensions in review of 'clogged' infrastructure pipeline

One state government is warning a review of Australia's infrastructure pipeline should not result in cuts to funding for projects crucial to its rapid growth.

AAP

Minister linked Qatar Airways decision to treatment of Australian women at Doha airport, FoI reveals

Exclusive: federal government coordinated letters to the women and Qatari officials when they formally rejected the request for extra routes

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Flyover to improve Monaro Highway safety part of $70m contract

Works are expected to begin next year.

The Canberra Times

Catherine King refuses to front ‘political stunt’ Senate inquiry into Qatar Airways decision

Transport minister says it is ‘longstanding practice’ not to appear and says she is doing the ‘hard work the Coalition never did’

The Guardian - AU

Policy pothole: are the states ready to share road safety data with the federal government?

It’s hard to think of any other policy areas where governments might suggest ignoring the problem instead of at least measuring the gap

The Guardian - AU

Qatar Airways challenged to maximise Australian routes

Federal Labor minister Jason Clare says Qatar Airways should make the most of its existing Australian slots after the airline applied for more inbound flights.

AAP

Grattan on Friday: In the second half of this term Albanese will need to concentrate on delivery

Labor’s national landscape is changing. Daniel Andrews’ abrupt exit from the Victorian premiership this week is the latest development in a wider picture.

The Conversation

Former Qantas boss Alan Joyce could face jail if he fails to front Senate aviation inquiry

Bridget McKenzie warns former CEO of legal ramifications if he does not provide evidence on blocking of Qatar Airways flights to Australia

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: court win for traditional owners over Woodside; crew returns after a year stuck in space; and Brisbane buzzing ahead of finals

Federal court judge throws out fossil fuel giant’s $16.5bn Scarborough gas development plan

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Former Qantas CEO Joyce faces extraordinary jail threat

A coalition senator has delivered a remarkable threat to former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, suggesting jail is an option if he doesn't front a parliamentary inquiry.

The Independent UK

Qatar Airways executive says invasive gynecological examinations of passengers won't be repeated

A senior Qatar Airways executive has told an Australian Senate inquiry that there would be no repeat of an incident at Doha’s international airport in 2020 in which female passengers were subjected to invasive gynecological examinations

The Guardian - AU

Qantas chair Richard Goyder dismisses calls to step down during grilling before Senate

Qantas bosses face inquiry after Qatar Airways says it was ‘surprised and shocked’ Albanese government blocked requests for more flights

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Qantas CEO apologises as inquiry hears damning evidence

The new chief of Qantas has apologised to Australians for poor service as a Senate inquiry was told the airline had acted like it was "above the law".

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Qantas clears the runway for Turkish Airlines flights

Qantas will not oppose a bid from Turkish Airlines to set up in Australia, despite lobbying the Albanese government to block Qatar's request for more slots.

The Guardian - AU

Qantas an aggressive player with ‘strong presence’ in Canberra, Senate inquiry told

Sydney Airport submission says airline used ‘slot hoarding’ to hold flight slots despite not necessarily intending to use them

AAP

Extra Qatar flights would have cut fares, grown tourism

Qantas is an "exceptionally aggressive competitor", a parliamentary hearing into Qatar Airways' failed bid for extra flights into Australia has been told.

Al Jazeera

Qatar Airways CEO says Australian decision to block flights ‘very unfair’

Akbar al-Baker says was surprised by the rejection, given the airline was ‘supportive of Australia’ during the pandemic.

The Guardian - AU

Qatar Airways chief says Australia’s decision to block flights ‘very unfair’ after pandemic support

Akbar Al Baker says request for more flights into Australia was ‘legitimate’ at a time the airline was ‘so supportive of Australia’

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: furore over Jacinta Price’s ‘offensive’ remarks; minister blocks release of Qatar papers; and Hunter Biden indicted

Fallout from Coalition senator’s National Press Club speech reverberates as Linda Burney and Adam Bandt weigh in

Newcastle Herald

Cash locked in to reopen Upper Hunter road after botched upgrade

The Merriwa to Willow Tree road will stay shut for two more years.

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