WA Premier Mark McGowan said the border closure would protect residents from “outbreaks of infection in the eastern states”, adding he expects the restrictions to last “for some time to come”.

The start date confirmation emerged after the Federal Government announced a $5.25 billion injection into the project, which will also be funded by the state of NSW.

The first of a series of repatriation flights bound for Apia, the Samoan capital, has departed Auckland as Air New Zealand works with the national government to repatriate citizens stranded abroad. The Airbus A321A aircraft departed Auckland at 9:05am today and is due to arrive in Apia at 1:40pm local time. Repatriation flights between the

In this cross-posting from Australian Aviation’s sister title Lawyers Weekly, Jerome Doraisamy speaks to HFW partner Mert Hifzi and senior associate James Jordan on how the business of aviation will change after the coronavirus pandemic has subsided. The legal tasks for professionals in the aviation space keep piling up, say two senior lawyers from HFW.