In its latest Domestic Airline Competition report, the consumer watchdog has noted “significant disruption to international air travel to Europe in particular” from the Iran war, and says it is “closely monitoring” Australia’s airline industry as the situation unfolds.
In its Australian Aviation Network Overview report for February 2026, the air traffic management provider noted that while international flights reached their highest growth rate in the past 12 months, long-haul demand is “expected to soften” due to the Middle East crisis.
The scientists from Monash University and RMIT examined different carbon fibre laminate designs under various hot and humid conditions, and found that moisture, rather than “specific temperature or humidity”, is the “dominant factor controlling how the material degrades over time”.
As the NSW Government pushes its "Transport Oriented Development" (TOD) program to address a generational housing shortage, a secondary, invisible regulatory layer is quietly capping the state’s ambitions. Across Sydney’s inner-ring, the city's skyline isn't being determined by architects or urban planners, but by 70-year-old aviation safety frameworks that many in the property sector argue are failing to reflect the precision of 21st-century flight.
The company said in a statement that Cridland resigned to “pursue other interests and prioritise time with his family” after over ten years with the company and nearly three years as CEO.
Speaking to David Speers on ABC’s Insiders on Sunday morning, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the Iran conflict has become a major consular crisis for Australia. It comes after the RAAF last week deployed two aircraft to the Middle East in case they are needed for evacuations.