The Latest Breaking News from James Goodwin

Backpackers and students lose out in migration overhaul

Family visas for foreign students will be curbed and overstayers detained if they don't leave Australia as part of Labor's plan to cut migration numbers.

AAP · Sep 16

‘Not going anywhere’: fuel supply fears and soaring pump prices put a brake on the great Australian Easter road trip

Travel feels ‘quite wasteful’, says a Sydney mother whose family has shelved their school holiday plans amid the energy shock from the Middle East conflict

The Guardian - AU · Mar 26

Australia prepares fuel plans if Mideast war drags on

Australia is preparing for all scenarios should the war in the Middle East go on indefinitely and the fuel crisis escalates, the prime minister says.

AAP · Mar 17

Qantas cancelled flights partly to retain takeoff and landing slots at Sydney airport, ACCC claims

The competition watchdog’s allegation follows Qantas executives’ denials of so-called ‘slot hoarding’ at two parliamentary hearings

The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2023

Airlines could ditch flights to Australia to meet future emissions promises, parliament told

Operators warn long-haul routes to nation risk being ‘priced out’ of international aviation when carbon pricing takes effect over next decade

The Guardian - AU · Jul 20, 2023

Qantas and Virgin duopoly dwarfs the Australian banking and supermarket industries, airport peak body says

Australian Airports Association tells parliamentary inquiry market dominance has allowed the two airlines to jack up profit margins

The Guardian - AU · Jul 14, 2023

Rex and Bonza call for immediate overhaul of Sydney airport laws to increase competition

Aviation leaders make plea to federal government, saying higher airfares and poorer service will persist without change

The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2023

‘Paying too much’: calls for ongoing inquiry to monitor airlines over price-gouging fears

Exclusive: consumer and aviation figures call for continued scrutiny as Australian companies post multibillion-dollar profits and ticket prices remain high

The Guardian - AU · May 31, 2023

Eva Green to receive more than £1m towards legal costs after court win over film

The actress successfully sued White Lantern Film after production on A Patriot was shuttered in October 2019, claiming she was entitled to her fee.

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

Railroads fought to crush rules that Biden aims to revive after Ohio derailment

Long before this month’s fiery derailment, railroad industry leaders battled regulations meant to boost freight train safety, including plans to bolster some of the very same tank cars that ruptured and released chemicals in eastern Ohio.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023