Australia's international aviation sector continues to see signs of improvement after nearly 1.3 million people travelled internationally in May, jumping 85 per cent in just two months since March.

Professor Julie-Ann Tarr from the Queensland University of Technology has called for law reform around personal drone use, due to novel violations and disturbances posed by increasing drone usage.

Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt said the ‘biosecurity response zones’ would be set up at airport customs within days, with mats beginning to arrive on Friday.

The flight crew aboard a Qantas flight from Brisbane to Perth were forced to make a mayday call due to reduced fuel loads following landing delays.