Hannah Dowling

Kalumburu, considered the most remote permanent settlement in Western Australia, has received an upgrade to its airstrip under a jointly funded state and federal program.

The Australian government’s official travel advisory arm, Smartraveller, has downgraded its travel advice for the United Arab Emirates and Qatar to Level 2, recommending that travellers “exercise a high degree of caution”.

According to the Australian Services Union, the Virgin staff it represents will lodge their vote this week, as they continue to battle over new pay and working conditions with the airline.

A dodgy aircraft radio and insufficient visual inspection by an airport driver contributed to a runway incursion and near collision between a plane and a car at Mackay Airport in November, the ATSB has found.

The new four-year apprentice program combines formal theory learning with hands-on practical experience and is backed by a $1.3 million investment from Army.

Penned at Land Forces 2026, the MoU will see the two companies partner up to integrate Shield AI’s Hivemind mission autonomy software into Innovaero’s Australian-designed One-Way Loitering suite of autonomous precision munitions.