Virgin has already agreed enterprise agreements with cabin crew, engineers and ground crew, but those in the cockpit are the last group to sign.
Cosmovision Global Corporation claims the new aircraft could fly between Sydney and LA in less than six hours and would boast a flight range comparable to a 787-9.
UNSW's Sangeetha Pillai talks through the legal ramifications of Australia slamming shut its border to its own citizens currently in COVID-ravaged India.
The decision means the country’s flag carrier will now operate two to three return flights a week to Rarotonga using its 787-9s, before increasing to daily trips from July.
John Barilaro told residents to “do your bit” and suggested Australia needs to jab 70 per cent of the population for the virus to be kept under control.
The University of Sydney's Carissa Bonner and Rachael Dodd argue we need to improve understanding and access to vaccinations in order convince Australians to step forward for inoculation.