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The Latest Breaking News from Qatar Airways

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

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The Guardian - AU

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".

AAP

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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.

AAP

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 - UK

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

The Guardian - AU

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.

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

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The Guardian - AU

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.

Al Jazeera

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

The Guardian - AU

Other airlines wait in the wings as Qantas suffers severe turbulence

Alan Joyce has shredded all loyalty felt towards what used to be Australia’s favourite airline, say Crikey readers.

Crikey

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.

Al Jazeera

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

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The Guardian - AU

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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?

The Guardian - AU

Qatar Airways, Qantas and Catherine King’s decision: everything the government has said on the saga

As questions about the transport minister’s decision to reject extra Qatar Airways flights into Australia continues, here’s what happened and when

The Guardian - AU

The week in parliament: a rowdy protest, ‘aggressive’ MP behaviour and then the pressure cooker blows

Qatar Airways decision and questions to Richard Marles raise hackles, NSW Liberals jostle for Senate seat and Trump’s gift to UAP’s Ralph Babet

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The Guardian - AU

The Qantas saga shows Labor is crunched in a time shift – and there’s no more skating by on the vibe

Voters have been more aspirational during Albanese government’s first term, but economic conditions mean they’ve switched their focus to the here-and-now

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Pull Out Yr Passport ‘Cos The Transport Minister Says That Airfares Are Set To ‘Drop Soon’

Tell that to the kidney I sold for Euro summer flights this year.

Crikey

Labor’s nonsensical Qatar reasoning can barely get off the tarmac

The transport minister says the shocking 2020 Doha Airport saga gave ‘context’ to rejecting Qatar Airways’ bid. It’s another ridiculous excuse.

Crikey

More than midterm blues — an awful week for Labor points to bigger flaws

If Labor botches something as straightforward as the Qatar Airways decision, what will it do when there’s a real problem?

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Transport Minister Catherine King struggles to find a landing strip amid Qatar turbulence

A few days ago, the furore over the government’s rejection of Qatar Airways’ bid for more flights into major cities was all about cheaper tickets and additional seats.

The Independent UK

Australian minister says invasive examinations were part of reason Qatar Airways was refused flights

Australian Transport Minister Catherine King says invasive gynecological examinations conducted on passengers at Doha’s international airport in 2020 were part of the reason she refused to allow Qatar Airways to double its services to Australia

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Possible secret graves at Stolen Generations institution; one dead in WA shooting; and 48 species added to threatened list

Multiple sites of possible ‘clandestine’ burials discovered on grounds of Kinchela boys’ home in NSW

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