Adam Thorn

The business’ revenue during the first full 12 months of operating during the pandemic slipped 20 per cent to $256.2 million, but that included government aid of $87 million.

The former aviation ramp operator died on Sunday and is survived by his wife Paola as well as his children Caroline, Ian, Terry and Frank.

The Australian Defence Industry Awards was established in 2019 to celebrate the best and brightest in Australia’s innovative defence industry, and is run by Defence Connect.

The airline is planning to make jabs mandatory for customer-facing staff by 15 November 2021 and office-based employees by 31 March 2022.

The “International Freight Assistance Mechanism” (IFAM), which launched in April last year, has already provided $1.04 billion in financial help to the industry, connecting nine ports to 58 international destinations.

Defence Minister Peter Dutton has confirmed the ADF left Afghanistan just hours before last night’s terrorist attack, which has now killed 70.