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The flight, the first of six, is part of a new Australian government initiative to underwrite agriculture and fisheries airfreight routes cut off by the coronavirus crisis.

Round seven of the Remote Airstrip Upgrade (RAU) Program will see $9 million spent on work such as improving runway surfaces or installing lighting.

The catering and ground handling business claims the tax office performed a U-turn because it's owned by a foreign government.

The 11.5m long, artificially intelligent device will now move onto ground testing, followed by test flights later this year.