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Qantas CEO grilled by Senate

Qantas Chief Executive Officer, Alan Joyce, has been grilled at a Senate inquiry in Sydney over the grounding of the entire Qantas fleet last Saturday.

And in further bad news for the airline engine trouble has forced a Qantas A380 flight from Singapore to London to land in Dubai.

Jessica Sier reports.

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SES volunteers to be recognised

Local heroes around the country will be recognised for their efforts during National SES Week.

The week will provide an opportunity to recognise the vital work carried out by volunteers and hopefully recruit more.

Kristy McMahon reports.

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Aussie Holden Commodore may go offshore

Design engineers at Holden have voiced concerns for Australian jobs amid rumours that the signature Commodore series will soon be designed overseas.

The engineers’ union says job cuts could begin in the next two months, if the company goes ahead with the move.

Rebekah Fay reports.

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Move over Qantas and Virgin: new airline in town

Australian travellers will soon have the choice of another budget airline as Air Australia prepares to launch its new service.

The launch coincides with the start of an airline price war as Virgin Australia moves to take advantage of the recent turmoil in Qantas.

Erin Smith reports.

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Building site death prompts safety audits

Safety audits are being conducted on worksites around Queensland in response to the death of a worker at a construction site in Brisbane on Monday.

The 65-year-old died when building materials fell from a crane and crushed him on a building site at the University of Queensland campus at St Lucia.

Michele Harris reports.

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Occupy Brisbane forced out

Occupy Brisbane protestors have been moved on from Post Office Square in Brisbane today.

Police arrived in the Square at 4.30am this morning to begin negotiations with the group.

Kayla Millhouse reports.

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Qantas in the air to stay

Qantas has begun the difficult task of clearing the backlog of passengers after it was ordered by Fair Work Australia to get the planes back in the air.

But the saga continues, as the airline scrambles to address the potential damage to its reputation.

Amy Partington reports.

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Qantas flies again

Qantas planes are back in the skies tonight two days after CEO Alan Joyce grounded the entire fleet.

Independent umpire, Fair Work Australia, was forced to step in to clean up the mess, putting a stop to all industrial action and ordering the airline to resume services.

Candice Anderson reports.

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Qantas fires up federal politics

The Qantas dispute has energised Federal Parliament today.

Both sides have been trading accusations and insults about what should have been done to resolve the dispute earlier.

Amy Partington reports.

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Disgruntled passengers stranded overseas

Thousands of passengers around the world are still stranded while Qantas deals with the backlog created by grounding its planes.

Kayla Millhouse reports.

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