Matilda’s star Mary Fowler won Australia’s hearts during the Women’s World Cup in 2023 and now she is being honoured for her achievements in a huge way. Fowler is joining eight other female sporting stars and having a Barbie doll modelled after her. Fellow soccer star, Canadian player Christine Sinclair,Continue Reading
A US budget airline’s TikTok unveiling its new economy seats has gone viral – but not necessarily for the right reasons. Southwest Airlines shared the updated cabin interiors that will be on its new aircraft next year for the first time this week in a video that has been viewedContinue Reading
The world’s largest airline is launching its longest non-stop flight to Brisbane – averaging about 15 hours. Travellers will have the option to fly direct between the Queensland capital and Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas with American Airlines from October 27. American Airlines said this would mean one-stop connections to Brisbane fromContinue Reading
Israel’s about to unleash yet another overwhelming assault on the Gaza Strip. Then what? Israel’s government has enforced a punitive policy dubbed “mowing the grass”. It regarded the cycle of retaliatory strikes against Hamas as a necessary but unpleasant chore to prevent the terrorist organisation from growing out of control.Continue Reading
The federal government’s controversial decision to block Qatar flights has sparked heated scenes on TV, with 2GB host Chris O’Keefe launching into a spray at Labor minister Bill Shorten and demanding to know “why are we protecting” Qantas. Virgin Australia last week slammed the government’s decision in July to rejectContinue Reading
The former chief of Australia’s competition watchdog has slammed the current system of allocating slots to aircraft at Sydney Airport as “extremely problematic”. Rod Sims, who stepped down as chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission last year, told the committee of a senate inquiry on Wednesday that QantasContinue Reading
Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson has received a baptism of fire after being accused of trying to channel her predecessor Alan Joyce to filibuster a senate inquiry. The new chief executive and chair Richard Goyer fronted a marathon three and a half-hour committee hearing on Wednesday, raising concern that they couldContinue Reading
Western countries have not only lost the industrial capacity required to fight a war, but they’re rapidly forgetting how to make the things they used to — and should consider bringing retired workers back to pass on their knowledge to the next generation, defence experts say. While recent headlines haveContinue Reading
Amazon has released a “superhuman” assistant as it rolls out its latest range of tech products. The new Echo Hub and the latest versions of the Fire TV Stick were among the announcements at the HQ2 event in Washington today led by Amazon’s senior vice president David Limp. Alexa isContinue Reading
New Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson says she is putting customers first as she embarks on the challenge of repairing the airline’s reputation. Ms Hudson, Qantas’ former chief financial officer, took over the top job on Wednesday after Alan Joyce announced he would be bringing forward his retirement by two monthsContinue Reading