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Australia needs to address ‘significant gender disparity’ in STEM
Industry

The STEM Career Pathways report has found women are more likely to be on fixed-term contracts than men, and less likely to be in full-time work: only 58 per cent of women surveyed were on permanent full-time contracts, compared to 78 per cent of men.

Airfares drop in real terms, but more competition still needed: ACCC
Industry

In its first domestic airline competition report since it resumed monitoring the sector, the ACCC said average revenue per passenger incorporating all fare types was 13.4 per cent lower in December 2023 than in December 2022, when adjusted for inflation.

Melbourne breaks post-COVID record again as China flights surge
Airports

January marked one year since the resumption of flights between mainland China and Melbourne, and saw more than 3,136,944 people pass through the airport, up 16 per cent on January last year. More than six million people have transited Melbourne Airport over the December–January peak.

Sydney air traffic control tower to receive life-extending overhaul
Air Traffic Management

The overhaul is not expected to cause any disruption to ATC services, and will involve life extension on the tower’s infrastructure as well as upgrading internal facilities into a “modern workspace”, Airservices says.

Australia to see 60 million drone flights a year by 2043
Drones

A report by Scyne Advisory for Airservices Australia predicts that drone flights will increase by an average of 20 per cent per year for the next 20 years. Australia saw around 1.5 million drone flights in 2023.

Qantas FIFO pilots plan new 2-day strike this week
Airlines

The Flying Kangaroo said in response it was “reviewing schedules and planning contingencies” to minimise disruption to passengers.

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