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Third major airport runway blunder sparks reporting row

Turmoil is continuing at a major airport with a third incident in three weeks, after a jet was cleared to take off while another planned to cross the runway.

AAP

Sydney airport incident involving Virgin and Qantas flights didn’t have to be reported, Airservices Australia says

Airservices boss says planes remained 1km apart so runway incursion ‘didn’t meet mandatory reporting requirements’ but safety bureau is ‘concerned’

The Guardian - AU

Why China’s controversial navy drills have triggered a row with Australia and New Zealand

Beijing’s unexpected exercises disrupted flights and fuelled regional security debates

The Independent UK

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Virgin pilot sounded alarm on Chinese live-fire drill

Air officials first found out about Chinese live-fire drills from a Virgin pilot, an inquiry has heard, as Beijing ships continue to lurk off Australia's coast.

AAP

Autonomous flying taxis prepare for launch in Australia

Would you ride in a plane with no pilot? One aerospace company is betting on it, signing a deal with Australian air safety regulator to establish rules.

AAP

Senior bosses of NSW education, transport and treasury sacked by new Labor government

The new Labor government has sacked the most senior bureaucrats in education, transport and treasury as part of a major revamp of the public service.

ABC News

Sydney news: Levels of violent crime involving a weapon stay low in NSW, despite Sydney gangland murders

MORNING BRIEFING: Crime statistics show murders, assaults and robberies involving a knife or firearm are lower than in almost any other year over the past two decades.

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Dispute over new Sydney train fix costs

Transport officials say safety modifications for new NSW trains raised by the union will cost a lot less than $1 billion, contradicting government's estimates.

AAP

Line of Duty star Vicky McClure to narrate new short film on child loss

The film is being co-produced by Forever Stars, a stillbirth and child bereavement charity

Evening Standard

Top NSW rail bureaucrat sought urgent meetings with David Elliot before shutdown but was ignored

Rob Sharp, the head of the state’s transport network, tells estimates he wanted to brief the minister on possible outcomes but was denied a chance to

The Guardian - AU

NSW Transport chief claims documents show rail shutdown met with ‘minister Elliott’s approval’

Dossier shows department in ‘ongoing consultation’ with minister’s chief of staff ‘throughout the day’, says transport secretary

The Guardian - AU

NSW Transport official placed on leave before hearing on rail system shutdown

Megan Bourke-O’Neil had been due to appear at a budget estimates hearing on Tuesday

The Guardian - AU

NSW public servant on leave over trains

A public servant has been put on leave after the Sydney train shutdown but in an "extraordinary" twist the NSW Transport secretary has refused to say why.

AAP

‘Quite alarmed’: NSW auditor general says she will reconsider approval of state’s finances

Margaret Crawford says audit needs to be ‘reaffirmed’ after transport secretary casts doubt on approval of $5.2bn rail funding

The Guardian - AU

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