Regional airports have received $10.1 million in funding for improvements to their facilities from the latest round of the federal government's remote airstrip upgrade program.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) South Eastern Section’s first new Beechcraft King Air 350 is on its way from the United States to Australia. The aircraft, VH-VPQ, took off from Wichita in Kansas, on Monday August 27 (United States time) on the first leg of its journey to Australia. This content is available exclusively