Virgin Australia plane. | Newsreel

ACCC urges airlines to increase seat capacity

Most flights between Australia’s major cities are more than 90 percent full, the highest capacity rate in more than six years. In releasing the latest Domestic Airline
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Airport departures Melbourne. | Newsreel

Police respond to 4200 airport incidents over holidays

Police were called to more than 4000 incidents at Australia’s major airports over the Christmas-New Year holiday period. Australian Federal Police (AFP) Aviation
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Woman on phone in car. | Newsreel

Road safety messaging targets “other drivers”

A new road safety campaign in the United States is leaning into research that shows most drivers think other road users are the problem. Transurban, which operates toll
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Electric vehicles charging. | Newsreel

Two-way charging set to boost energy storage

More than a third of Australia’s energy storage needs could by found on our roads within the next five years. Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) CEO Darren
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Multiple drones flying. | Newsreel

60 million drones to be integrated into Australian airspace

Airservices Australia is preparing for more than 60 million drones to operate in Australian airspace within the next 20 years. The government body responsible for
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Brisbane ferry and Story Bridge, Queensland, Australia. | Newsreel

50 cent investment returns $180 million to passengers

Public transport use across South-East Queensland jumped by almost 20 percent across the six-month trial of 50 cent fares. Queensland Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg
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Construction workers. | Newsreel

New employment laws drive spike in collective bargaining

A report on the impact of new Federal employment laws has shown an increase in collective bargaining and real wages since the legislation was passed, but has been
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Coolum Beach, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Push to better prepare coastlines for climate change

A $100 million funding boost to prepare coastal habitats from climate change is on the Sunshine Coast Council’s Federal election wishlist. Mayor Rosanna Natoli said
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Heavy vehicle Dubbo Australia

Heavy vehicle drivers deliver fatigue breaches

Almost five percent of heavy vehicle drivers, intercepted during a two-week operation across Australia, breached fatigue-related regulations. National Heavy Vehicle
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London black cab. | Newsreel

Big-brained London cabbies shape AI-mapping

Researchers are tapping into the oversized brains of London cab drivers to create the next generation of artificial-intelligence (AI) guided route mapping. Dr Pablo
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