The archaeological monuments, including an Aztec ceramic whistle, a pair of green Olmec ear-shaped plaques and a Zacatecas funerary bowl, were intercepted by Australian Border Force officers in 2023 while being illegally imported into the country from the US.
In its Sydney Airport Northern Winter 2025 Mid-Season Report, available online, the slot manager revealed that aircraft slot utilisation across international, domestic, regional passenger and freight services reached 91 per cent between October 26, 2025, to January 9, 2026.
The 16-kilometre section of the M12, which will link Elizabeth Drive to The Northern Road via WSI, will officially open on 14 March after four years of construction. It comes as the airport prepares to open in late 2026.
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In its latest Airport Monitoring Report, the consumer and competition watchdog said infrastructure investment at Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth Airports had grown by more than 43 per cent in 2024-25 to $1.5 billion in spending on aeronautical facilities.
The federal and Victorian governments have released early designs for the Sunshine superhub, which will see a $4.1 billion investment to “untangle the complex rail junction” and create space for the much-delayed new airport rail link, which will join the Melbourne train network at the station.