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The bilateral exercise, which pairs the RAAF’s fifth-generation F-35A fighters with the Indonesian Air Force’s (TNI-AU) F-16 Fighting Falcons, officially opened on 21 August with a patch-exchange ceremony between pilots and a welcoming address by Roesmin Nurjadin Air Base Commander, Air First Marshal (Marsma) Abdul Haris.
The Flying Kangaroo is conducting a review of three of its regional bases – in Canberra, Hobart, and Mildura – and the potential impacts of closing them and relocating their staff to larger bases in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.
Starting 3 November, taxi rides between the airport and CBD will cost a flat fare of $60, which follows a recommendation from the NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal in its report into taxi fares in May.
The addition of the second bomber marks a significant milestone in the program, allowing engineers and aircrew to expand testing of what has been described as the most advanced long-range strike aircraft in history.
Assistant Minister for Defence Peter Khalil will oversee the new body alongside NSW Minister for the Environment Penny Sharpe, with an initial focus on affected sites in NSW.
The unnamed worker, who was killed when struck by a vehicle at the Qantas Freight terminal in Sydney on 7 September, was employed by labour-hire firm Wymap, having lost his job at Jetstar to outsourcing in 2020, the union has said.
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