All eight Chinese airlines that flew through Sydney Airport before Covid have now returned, with Sichuan Airlines the last to touch down. The airline’s first flight into Sydney in more than three and a half years landed on Monday afternoon from Chengdu. The airport said just three Chinese airlines wereContinue Reading
Victoria Police have made an arrest in the alleged abduction of a schoolboy from Melbourne’s Glen Eira College and officers say more arrests are imminent. Police arrested a 14-year-old boy on Thursday about 2pm in relation to Monday’s brutal attack in Glen Huntly, where a 14-year-old boy was allegedly forcedContinue Reading
Sydney’s CBD is facing an uncertain future, with demand for city-centric office spaces still not recovering to post-Covid levels. Repeated calls for Aussies to return to the office appear to have fallen on deaf ears, leading to an increasing number of businesses making the decision to downsize their CBD officesContinue Reading
Australia’s national carrier Qantas has forecast it will make a record-breaking pre-tax profit of $2.5bn for the 2023 financial year. In a statement to the ASX, Qantas Group credited an increased demand in travel, plus the arrival of new aircraft, plus the return of widebody jest from long-term storage. TheContinue Reading
Tourism organisations have slammed a measure in the federal budget that will inject $1.3bn to the government coffers as a move that will increase travel costs for everyday Australians. Inside Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ Tuesday budget was a decision to lift the Passenger Movement Charge (PMC) by $10 to $70 fromContinue Reading
Visitors returning to the holiday island of Bali could be hit with a “tourist tax” of up to $150 under a proposal being considered by the Indonesian government. The Australian Financial Review reports President Joko Widodo’s government is considering the levy of between $US30 ($A45) and $US100 ($A150) to curbContinue Reading
More Aussie businesses are collapsing now than before the pandemic as “zombie companies” are flushed out of the system — and experts warn it will “get worse before it gets better” as consumers tighten their belts. The latest insolvency statistics released by the corporate regulator on Tuesday showed 831 businessesContinue Reading
Online businesses will need to “work harder” to survive as Aussies tighten the purse strings on retail and e-commerce, choosing instead to spend on travel and education. New research from Airwallex has found travel and education sectors experienced the biggest increases in business turnover, growing 96 and 208 per centContinue Reading
The last time I visited Canberra was back in 2009 and let’s just say a lot has changed since then. When I told my friends I was heading to the Australian capital for the first time in 14 years their immediate response was, “Why? It’s so boring there – there’sContinue Reading
Aussies eager to nab cheap airfares are in luck with Virgin Australia announcing half a million seats on sale. The Aussie airline has flights as low as $55 one-way for domestic locations, with international prices starting from $319. Sydneysiders keen to head to the laid-back beachside town of Byron BayContinue Reading