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Virgin leaders join Qantas on airport costs warning

Virgin leaders join Qantas on airport costs warning

Australia's second-largest airline is out of administration and back-paying taxes, but warns rising industry costs could put air travel out of reach for some.

Flying taxis poised to swoop down for Brisbane Olympics

Flying taxis poised to swoop down for Brisbane Olympics

Flying taxis poised to swoop down for Brisbane Olympics

Flying taxis poised to swoop down for Brisbane Olympics

Once promised in science fiction, flying taxis are expected to become reality within months and Australia is among the candidates to host them.

Aust diplomats' families told to leave Israel, Lebanon

Aust diplomats' families told to leave Israel, Lebanon

Aust diplomats' families told to leave Israel, Lebanon

Aust diplomats' families told to leave Israel, Lebanon

The families of Australian diplomats based in Israel and Lebanon have been told to leave as the security situation in those countries worsens.

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Demand for travel remains resilient: Flight Centre

Demand for travel remains resilient: Flight Centre

Demand for travel remains resilient, Flight Centre boss Graham Turner says, after the group lifted interim earnings by four per cent.

Australians released from Syrian camp turned back

Australians released from Syrian camp turned back

Dozens of Australians released from a camp holding families of suspected Islamic State militants in Syria have run into some snags with their departure.

Founder of scandal-hit travel firm gone, shares stuck

Founder of scandal-hit travel firm gone, shares stuck

Corporate Travel Management founder Jamie Pherous is retiring "in the best interests of the company", making room for a new CEO as its shares remain untraded.

Stairs shown door as bike ramp opens on famous bridge

Stairs shown door as bike ramp opens on famous bridge

A bike ramp the original designer of the Sydney Harbour Bridge envisioned is finally open in a win for people looking to ride across the ornament.

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Dismal start to holidays as national road toll soars

Dismal start to holidays as national road toll soars

Dismal start to holidays as national road toll soars

Dismal start to holidays as national road toll soars

A grim start to the Christmas holidays on the roads continues, with Australia on track to record its worst year of fatalities in more than a decade.

Expense scandal critics back MP travel perks crackdown

Expense scandal critics back MP travel perks crackdown

Expense scandal critics back MP travel perks crackdown

Expense scandal critics back MP travel perks crackdown

Restrictions on family travel entitlements sparked by MPs flying partners to major events has strong support but there are calls for even stricter limits.

Long commute deal breaker as workers stay close to home

Long commute deal breaker as workers stay close to home

Long commute deal breaker as workers stay close to home

Long commute deal breaker as workers stay close to home

Spending hours on public transport or driving to work is falling out of favour as more employees seek local and hybrid working options.

PM under pressure to overhaul ministerial entitlements

PM under pressure to overhaul ministerial entitlements

PM under pressure to overhaul ministerial entitlements

PM under pressure to overhaul ministerial entitlements

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has asked the expenses watchdog to look at changes to entitlements as the travel claims scandal deepens.

Rule-breaking AG to repay taxpayers for family holiday

Rule-breaking AG to repay taxpayers for family holiday

Rule-breaking AG to repay taxpayers for family holiday

Rule-breaking AG to repay taxpayers for family holiday

Australia's top law officer will reimburse taxpayers after a family holiday was ruled outside guidelines, but Treasurer Jim Chalmers says she should not resign.

Pre-poll expense tweaks made to 'simplify': minister

Pre-poll expense tweaks made to 'simplify': minister

Pre-poll expense tweaks made to 'simplify': minister

Pre-poll expense tweaks made to 'simplify': minister

The government has defended rule changes made before the federal election amid a growing furore about politicians' taxpayer-funded travel expenses.

Aussie travellers to give up socials crossing US border

Aussie travellers to give up socials crossing US border

Aussie travellers to give up socials crossing US border

Aussie travellers to give up socials crossing US border

Travelling to the United States without a visa will require Australians to give their social media accounts in the latest Trump move on American borders.

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PM won't sack minister as travel expenses saga grows

Federal minister Anika Wells will keep her job in Anthony Albanese's government as more incidents of her travel at taxpayers' expense attract scrutiny.

Minister's public purse spending bonanza under audit

A besieged cabinet minister under fire for slugging taxpayers with the bill to fly her husband to sports events has referred herself for an independent audit.

Labor digs in on entitlements as minister cops scrutiny

A senior minister has splashed thousands of dollars of taxpayer money on family travel, as the Albanese government stands behind rules allowing the spend.

Call for independent body to review minister's spending

The coalition wants a review of the communications minister's spending as she comes under renewed fire for the cost of taxpayer-funded trips.

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Minister under fire for $100k NY trip to spruik laws

Sussan Ley says the communications minister should have been focusing on her day job rather than jetting to New York in the middle of the Optus outage crisis.

Jetstar flights resume after software issue resolved

Jetstar flights have resumed across Australia after the airline resolved a software issue but a separate passport system outage has also caused delays.

Travel agency confesses to overcharging British clients

An Australian corporate travel agency says large clients in the UK have been overcharged going back three years, and an investigation is ongoing.

Laos hostel where two Australians died could reopen

The federal government has backed the families of two Australian teenagers who died from methanol poisoning, angered by reports the hostel could reopen.

Bounce in US travel keeps Flight Centre looking up

Middle East tensions and Trump travel wariness may have hit Flight Centre in the last financial year but signs of profit blue skies ahead are encouraging.

US airlines cancel 1200 flights as shutdown continues

Flight cancellations and delays have continued despite the US Senate passing a bill to end the longest government shutdown.

US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown

The US Senate has passed a bill to end the 41-day government shutdown, sending it to the House for a final vote.

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