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14 August 2026

'Fair share': PM reassures state ahead of GST showdown

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'Fair share': PM reassures state ahead of GST showdown

Every state and territory bar Western Australia will urge the federal government to axe a lucrative deal sending billions of dollars to the resource-rich state at a tense meeting of treasurers. The ...

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

14 August 2026

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’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates The chief executive of the commonwealth-owned Airservices Australia, Rob Sharp, said he did not believe the incident met the reporting threshold given the substantial distance between the Virgin plane and a Qantas aircraft crossing the runway in front of it on Sunday.

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