Adam Thorn

Linda Beilharz was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2010 when she became the first Australian woman to ski to both the South and North poles.

It’s the first of three lift-offs planned from the Arnhem Space Centre, with the next happening on 4 and 12 July, and marked NASA’s first launch from a commercial port outside the US.

The airline’s chief executive, Alan Joyce, has insisted the payment was made to acknowledge the sacrifices employees have made during COVID.

The announcement came alongside news many employees would be eligible for a $5,000 bonus following a two-year wage freeze.

It comes after the AIPA voted through a deal on working terms to allow its members to fly the airline’s forthcoming fleet of Airbus A321XLRs. However, the group suggested the yes vote came under the duress of a “looming threat” roles could go elsewhere.

In a previously unthinkable turnaround, the Qantas CEO has said the WA Premier is, “one of, if not the best, politicians easily in the country”.