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Dexus wins injunction in battle over stake in Melbourne, Launceston airports
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-05-21 11:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

Real estate assets manager Dexus has won a court injunction against the forced sale of its shares in the company that operates Melbourne and Launceston Airports after allegations of confidentiality breaches.

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‘Massive and irreparable harm’: Qantas faces possible $121M fine for ground crew outsourcing
Employment 2025-05-19 11:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Qantas should pay a penalty of the “highest order” for outsourcing its ground crew staff during the COVID pandemic, a union has argued, while a judge has questioned if he needs to send a message that “you can’t play the court for a fool”.

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Dexus accused of breaching confidentiality in Melbourne, Launceston airport share sale
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-05-16 11:19 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Dexus faces allegations it breached a shareholder deed in selling a stake in the privately-owned Asia Pacific Airport Corporation, which operates Melbourne and Launceston Airports.

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High Court finds Air Canada did not waive defence in passenger suit over turbulence
High Court 2025-05-14 11:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Air Canada did not waive a defence allowing it to cap damages at $240,000 in a claim by several passengers over alleged spinal and psychological injuries caused by turbulence on a 2019 flight, the High Court has ruled. 

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Corporate Air goes to High Court over payment for stand-by duty
Employment 2025-05-09 11:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

Aviation company Corporate Air Charter is taking its fight over pilot pay up to the High Court, after twice losing its argument that stand-by duty should not be remunerated.

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Stand-by duty is paid work, court says in win for pilots’ union
Employment 2025-04-08 11:48 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An appeals court has upheld a decision that found a pilot employed by Corporate Air Charter is entitled to be paid for stand-by duty.

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Labor invests $1B in Sydney rail link construction
Aviation 2025-03-13 3:28 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The federal government has pledged to invest $1 billion to build a rail link between Leppington and the new Bradfield Metro station in Sydney’s south west.

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Webjet to pay $9M for misleading air travelers about bookings
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-02-28 10:58 pm By Andy Sidler

Online flight bookings service Webjet has agreed to cop a $9 million penalty for misleading air travelers about prices and bookings, just months after the consumer cop took it to court.

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AirServices can’t get separate hearing in airport lease fight over PFAS
Real Estate 2025-02-27 11:41 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has rejected AirServices bid for a separate hearing on whether it was required to manage environmental issues outside of its leased site at the Launceston Airport in Tasmania.

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Bechtel tapped for $5B Perth Airport expansion
Aviation 2025-02-20 11:31 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Engineering, construction and management firm Bechtel has been selected as Perth Airport’s capital portfolio partner for its $5 billion airport expansion project.

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