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Minister Giles backs down from drone surveillance claim
Drones

Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has rowed back on his claim that immigration detainees were being tracked by drones. 

Virgin holds off Sydney to Vanuatu and boosts Brisbane instead
Airlines

Starting 9 July, Virgin will fly every day between Brisbane and Port Vila except Thursdays, with two return services on Saturdays. The airline has seen strong demand for Brisbane–Port Vila flights since increasing frequency from two to five per week following the collapse of Air Vanuatu.

Upgrades completed at strategic Nackeroo Airstrip
Defence

The upgrades are expected to allow greater training opportunities to conduct enhanced land and air operations between Australia and the United States militaries at the Bradshaw Field Training Area in the NT.

Qantas launches group boarding on domestic flights
Airlines

This is the first time group boarding has been used by an Australian domestic carrier, and follows a “series of successful trials” in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, which Qantas says demonstrated a positive effect on on-time performance.

Airservices to route more flights over water in Brisbane noise plan
Airports

Developed after consultation with both community and industry over the past year, the Noise Action Plan for Brisbane is open for community feedback until 14 July, with community engagement sessions to be held in Brisbane from 4–18 June.

Australia to send F-35s to combined exercise in first fifth-gen outing
Defence

The aircraft will take part for the first time in the annual military exercise between the five nations in the Five Power Defence Arrangements, according to comments made by Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles.

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