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Tom Wark and Farid Farid

'More workers': simple fix to stop tarmac near-misses

Two airport employees have been stood down after two planes almost collided on the tarmac in Sydney. (HANDOUT/Dani Brown)

Recruitment of air traffic controllers is tracking well despite union warnings of widespread shortages, the head of Australia's aviation services says.

A dangerous safety incident at Sydney Airport was unacceptable but not the result of low staff numbers, the government-owned body that oversees air traffic control said.

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