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In its Australian Aviation Network Overview report for April 2026, Airservices Australia revealed Australia saw 2,475 daily average passenger flights last month, up just 0.2 per cent on the previous year, with domestic regional flights dropping by 4.1 per cent.
In the 2026 Budget, announced this week, $38.1 million over four years from 2026–27 and $7.3 million per year ongoing was earmarked for the government’s consumer protection priorities, as well as $4.5 million over four years to continue the ACCC’s domestic airline monitoring program.
From January next year, the tax, which is applied to all airfares and cruise tickets leaving the country, will increase from $70 to $80 in what Tourism and Transport Forum chief executive Margy Osmond has labelled “an absolute shocker for the tourism industry”.
To support regional communities in Western Australia adversely affected by Cyclone Narelle, the state government is offering cheaper flights to encourage travel to the affected areas.
Under the $10 billion Australian Fuel Security and Resilience package, unveiled for next week’s budget, $3.2 billion will be used to establish a government-owned Australian Fuel Security Reserve of around a billion litres to bolster long-term supply and storage of jet fuel and diesel.
The shipments, alongside almost half a billion litres of diesel bound for Darwin, are on top of eight already announced with BP Australia, Ampol, and Viva Energy, which are scheduled to arrive in Australia over the next two months.
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