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Qatar Airways challenged to maximise Australian routes

Federal Labor minister Jason Clare says Qatar Airways should make the most of its existing Australian slots after the airline applied for more inbound flights.

AAP

Former Qantas boss Alan Joyce could face jail if he fails to front Senate aviation inquiry

Bridget McKenzie warns former CEO of legal ramifications if he does not provide evidence on blocking of Qatar Airways flights to Australia

The Guardian - AU

China lifts trade restrictions as relationship improves – as it happened

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Australia agrees to clear-the-air talks with Qatar over controversial airline decision

Exclusive: Senate inquiry hearings were told application for extra flights by the Gulf had been ‘unfairly rejected’

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Jacinta Allan to lead Victoria; surging petrol prices fuel inflation; and the US government sues Amazon

Labor MPs elect Jacinta Allan to be premier, replacing the retiring Daniel Andrews

The Guardian - AU

Qatar Airways executive says invasive gynecological examinations of passengers won't be repeated

A senior Qatar Airways executive has told an Australian Senate inquiry that there would be no repeat of an incident at Doha’s international airport in 2020 in which female passengers were subjected to invasive gynecological examinations

The Independent UK

Qantas chair Richard Goyder dismisses calls to step down during grilling before Senate

Qantas bosses face inquiry after Qatar Airways says it was ‘surprised and shocked’ Albanese government blocked requests for more flights

The Guardian - AU

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Embattled Qantas chair Richard Goyder to appear at Senate inquiry into Qatar Airways decision

Announcement follows statement from Qantas pilots calling for Goyder’s resignation for role in ‘one of the most damaging periods’ in airline’s history

The Guardian - AU

Joyce to be summoned by Senate probe on Qantas lobbying

Former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce will be summoned to appear at a Senate inquiry examining the airline's role in a government decision to reject extra Qatar flights.

AAP

Deputy premier puts hand up for Victoria’s top job – as it happened

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Qatar airs anger at Qantas over flights-bid 'lobbying'

Qantas has been accused of drumming up negative messaging over Qatar Airways' bid for more flights into Australia by the Gulf state's aviation authority.

AAP

Qantas CEO apologises as inquiry hears damning evidence

The new chief of Qantas has apologised to Australians for poor service as a Senate inquiry was told the airline had acted like it was "above the law".

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Calls to cut flight caps to lower prices, boost tourism

Removing a cap on the number of international flights coming into major airports would lower ticket prices and increase quality, an inquiry has heard.

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The Guardian - UK

Bayern fans show Manchester United a way for holding owners to account

The two clubs are linked on and off the field but occupy very different worlds when it comes to any influence supporters have

The Guardian - AU

Qantas an aggressive player with ‘strong presence’ in Canberra, Senate inquiry told

Sydney Airport submission says airline used ‘slot hoarding’ to hold flight slots despite not necessarily intending to use them

AAP

Extra Qatar flights would have cut fares, grown tourism

Qantas is an "exceptionally aggressive competitor", a parliamentary hearing into Qatar Airways' failed bid for extra flights into Australia has been told.

The Guardian - AU

‘We need to prepare’: climate scientists warn of El Niño summer – as it happened

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Qatar Airways CEO says Australian decision to block flights ‘very unfair’

Akbar al-Baker says was surprised by the rejection, given the airline was ‘supportive of Australia’ during the pandemic.

The Guardian - AU

Qatar Airways chief says Australia’s decision to block flights ‘very unfair’ after pandemic support

Akbar Al Baker says request for more flights into Australia was ‘legitimate’ at a time the airline was ‘so supportive of Australia’

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: furore over Jacinta Price’s ‘offensive’ remarks; minister blocks release of Qatar papers; and Hunter Biden indicted

Fallout from Coalition senator’s National Press Club speech reverberates as Linda Burney and Adam Bandt weigh in

Al Jazeera

Australia’s acting PM not consulted over Qatar Airways’ bid block

Qatar national carrier’s request to operate more flights into Australia was blocked in July by the government.

The Guardian - AU

No campaign accused of ‘Trump tactics’ – as it happened

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The Conversation

Under 'open skies', the market, not the minister, would decide how often airlines could fly into Australia

Federal Transport Minister Catherine King has offered several explanations for the decision to deny the Qatari government’s request to fly extra flights into Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.

The Guardian - AU

Qatar Airways has flown into a political storm. Here’s everything you need to know

Prices for international travel have soared as demand outstrips supply. So why has the Australian government denied permission to add more flights?

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