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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. 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. Brisbane’s Lone Pine Sanctuary has embarked on a program that will give kids the chance to get up close to Australian wildlife on their school holidays. The Sanctuary is running a “Junior Keeper” program, that will give young animal lovers the chance to help care for the animals for a day. Suraya Daly reports. 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. 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. Thousands of passengers around the world are still stranded while Qantas deals with the backlog created by grounding its planes. Kayla Millhouse reports. The estimated cost to the economy of the Qantas transport chaos is $250-million a day. And one of the industries worst-affected, is tourism. Matt Warren reports. Thousands of Qantas passengers had their travel plans disrupted today, when workers walked off the job at airports across the county. Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce warns, the on-going industrial action is now putting jobs at risk. Louise Cheer reports. Despite the January floods, tourism in Queensland is looking to make a come back. Tourism Minister Jan Jarratt has announced a $4-million boost for the industry. Naomi Lynch reports. By Frank Carmine, Madolline Gourley Members of the Australian Tourism Export Council have heard how making changes to working holiday visa requirements will make Australia a more attractive destination for visitors. The Backpacker and Youth Industry Conference has been held in Airlie Beach, north of Mackay. Read on » Tourism expert seeks reform of visa age requirements |
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