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Eleanor Wilson

Watchdog to probe fourth Sydney airport runway bungle

There's been another close call at Sydney Airport - the fourth in less than a month. (Sarah Wilson/AAP PHOTOS)

Safety at a major Australian airport is again in the spotlight, as a watchdog probes a fourth close shave between planes on a taxiway in less than a month.

A Qantas plane bound for Melbourne was forced to temporarily abandon takeoff preparations at Sydney Airport on Tuesday morning, after another Qantas flight was cleared to use the runway at the same time.

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